Abstract:
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of technology related work for small scale rural entrepreneurs on income
generation and employment creation. The depended variables were income generation and job creation whereas the independent
variables were technology related work and entrepreneurship empowerment. The questionnaire approach was used to collect
data from small scale rural entrepreneurs in the Makonde District of Mashonaland West Province. A total of 150 small scale
rural enterepreneurs, women, the youth and men, participated in the study. The purposive sampling method was adopted in
order to select respondents who were already engaged in some income generation activities. To that end two hypotheses were
generated and tested. The first hypotheses examined the relationship between entrepreneurship empowerment and unemployment
reduction, whereas the second hypotheses examined the relationship between work related technology and income generation
activities. Data was analysed using Peason’s Correlation Matrix. The findings showed that there is a positive relationship
between entrepreneurship empowerment and unemployment reduction. Furthermore, the findings revealed that technology
related work for small scale rural entrepreneurs correlates positively with income generation activities. Therefore the
government is encouraged to fund small scale rural entrepreneurs in order to reduce unemployment in the rural areas of
Zimbabwe.
