... for policymaking. Practical implications This study suggests that managers of ET programmes in churches need to be helped to focus their programmes on developing business competencies, specifically technical skills. Originality/value There is a gap in understanding of the nature of ET programmes...

...Fanny Adams Quagrainie; Abigail Opoku Mensah; Alex Yaw Adom Purpose Review of literature suggests mixed findings on the relationship between the church and micro women entrepreneurship development. This signals that questions remain about the roles of churches in entrepreneurial development. Thus...