Women around the world are becoming entrepreneurs. In
a large number than before, women are moving away from traditional economic
roles and started their own business ventures. It is not hard to find women
entrepreneurs who have overcome the odds to achieve success. However, there
would be no entrepreneurship without the opportunities providing the input
which stimulates entrepreneurs to realise their business ideas in the economic
activity. Opportunity recognition is an important part of entrepreneurial
process. Hence, this study was
conducted with the aim to identify the factors that influence entrepreneurial
opportunity among women in Subang Jaya, Selangor. The research design that is
adopted in the study is cross-sectional study. The total of 377 questionnaires
were distributed to the respondents in Subang
Jaya, Selangor. Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 22
software were used in the study for data analysis. The results obtained through
the study found that the determinants factors that influence entrepreneurial opportunity
among women which include women dual roles, network building and technology
skills have a significant relationship with entrepreneurial opportunity with p
value < 0.05. Furthermore, it was found that the most contributing factors
the influence entrepreneurial opportunity in Subang Jaya, Selangor is women
dual role. Thus, it can be concluded that there are several recommendations for
government, institutional bodies and NGOs to improve the landscapes of
entrepreneurship to promote more involvement of women in the field by giving
supports and encourage their growth. Thus, this could really help women to
recognize opportunities by improving their living standards along with improving
the income of the nations and strengthen the economic structure.
