Mitigating Covid 19 Pandemic Challenges of Small Business of Female Household Heads through Cooperative Societies in South East Nigeria

Mitigating covid 19 pandemic challenges of small business of female household heads through cooperative societies in south east Nigeria was empirically investigated. The population of the study covers 2093 businesses owned by female household heads of cooperative societies in South East, Nigeria ranging from Anambra State, Abia State, Ebonyi State, Enugu State and Imo. Primary source of data was used for the study and statistical test of estimate was done using panel least square model with the aid of e view 12. A total of three hundred and sixty copies of questionnaire were retrieved and used in the data analysis. The findings of the study show that there is a significant and positive relationship between women membership of cooperative societies MWCS , provision of affordable finance PAF , pooling resources together PTTR , cooperative skill acquisition and businesses owned by female household heads. On this note, the study concludes that mitigating covid 19 pandemic challenges has a significant and positive effect on small business of female household heads through cooperative societies in Southeast Nigeria. Based on this, the study recommends that government of the country should make risk analysis and business steadiness planning in all critical federal and regional institutions, explore opportunities for women membership of cooperative societies that can improve businesses owned by Female Household Heads through digital trade. Uzondu Chikodiri Scholastica | Anigbogu Theresa Ukamaka | Okoli Moses Ikechukwu "Mitigating Covid-19 Pandemic Challenges of Small Business of Female Household-Heads through Cooperative Societies in South-East Nigeria" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-7 | Issue-2 , April 2023, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com.com/papers/ijtsrd55175.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com.com/management/business-economics/55175/mitigating-covid19-pandemic-challenges-of-small-business-of-female-householdheads-through-cooperative-societies-in-southeast-nigeria/uzondu-chikodiri-scholastica