Abstract: Women enterprise, unlike other businesses, utilizes the idea and opportunities to generate not only profits, but also solutions to social problems that alleviate poverty within the households. Without increased attention on capacity building to endered dimensions in the management of enterprises, women will continue to unlikely improve the socio-economic wellbeing of their households. Capacity building is the key to community development as well as national development. Access to training for the management of the enterprises is an urgent need to promote women owned enterprises for socio-economic wellbeing of the households. This study was guided by social entrepreneurship theory and cross sectional research design was adopted. The study population was 280 registered social entrepreneurs in Nyamira South Sub-County. Data was collected using questionnaires and interviews schedules. Data was analysed using SPSS Version 24.3 and the results presented tables, graphs, and pie charts. Qualitative data was analysed using thematic analysis and findings were presented using texts and verbatim quotations. The findings of the study indicates that the majority (82.5%) of the respondents had not received any entrepreneurial training before establishing their enterprises. The study concludes that as a result of lack of entrepreneurship training, the sustainability of women-owned enterprises is not guaranteed for social economic wellbeing of the households. The study recommends that women entrepreneurs be trained on access and utilization of funds from the enterprise.

Abstract: Over the years, women-owned social enterprises have had both positive and negative outcomes. Guided by social entrepreneurship theoretical foundations, this paper examines how financial access and utilization by women-owned social enterprises influence household socio-economic wellbeing. The study adopted descriptive research design. The target population was women social entrepreneurs and the sample size was 280 registered women-owned social enterprises in Nyamira County. Simple random sampling was used to obtain data from women entrepreneurs. Purposive sampling was used to sample 4 officials and 5 group leaders. Data was collected using questionnaires and interview schedules. Data was analysed using SPSS-Version 25. Analysed quantitative data were presented using tables, graphs, pie charts and percentages. Qualitative data was analysed using content analysis and findings were presented using texts and verbatim quotations. The result of the findings revealed that inadequate access to funds forces women entrepreneurs to start up small business using their own savings and capital from chamas, which is not even adequate. It was also found that lack of networks and knowledge also constrain women entrepreneurship, since men have more social connections th at enable them to access business opportunities, information, and contacts than women. The study concludes that women are disadvantaged with fewer professional connections, role models, and mentorship opportunities, which can adversely affect their social enterprises in the long run. The study recommends that women social entrepreneurs be allowed to equal opportunity in accessing financial resources and be trained on utilization of the financial resources for sustainability of their social enterprises.