Women are becoming increasingly important in the socio-economic development of both
developed and developing economies. This is because they account for a significant
percentage of the operators of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) in virtually all
aspects of the globe.Despite these success stories emanating from these economies, the
Nigerian case have not been encouraging. The Nigerian women have for decades
engagedin survivalist activities due to little or no encouragement from the government and
the organised private sectors.This study examined, among others, the impact of financing
women entrepreneurs and employment generationamong these groups within the Nigerian
state. The study reports that financing women entrepreneurs hasincremental effects on
employment generations and their efforts also results in multiple employment generations
through improvement in their business activities, thereby increasing the numbers of selfemployed
individuals in the country. The study recommends governmental intervention
through the enactment of adequate policies tailored toward the encouragement and
empowerment of women entrepreneur
