Survey of women leading micro, small and medium businesses about the main challenges they face as a result of the Coronavirus crisis
This survey was conducted in the framework of the partnership between the National Council for Women (NCW), the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency (MSMEDA) and the International Labour Organization (ILO), under the project "Decent work for women in Egypt and Tunisia”, funded by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland with the technical support of ILO's enterprises and employment departments.
The National Council for Women (NCW) through the Women Business Development Center, in cooperation with the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency (MSMEDA) and the International Labour Organization (The Decent Work for Women in Egypt and Tunisia project, funded by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland), have conducted an opinion poll for women leading MSMEs to identify the most important challenges they face in their private businesses due to the coronavirus crisis, and their need of the different means of support for sustainability of their businesses, in order to provide them with the necessary support and training, and formulate the different policy options that will alleviate the negative impact of the crisis on them.