Abstract:

Entrepreneurship has become accepted as an imperative means to improve livelihood, boost job creation and ensure economic independence. Economic dependence on male partners is one of the reason battered women do not leave abusive relationships, hence the need to have a steady means of sustenance both for themselves and their children. Entrepreneurship, when embraced can be the solution to this over-reliance of women on their abusive partners. This short paper looks at the role entrepreneurship can play in empowering women especially those who suffer economic abuse in intimate relationships