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Table 1

Representative quotations for motivational factors stage

Theme	Representative quotation
Economic motivations	“You know if you have children and go to work for someone to pay you, how much will you get to take care of yourself and your children? So I chose to do my own business in order to get some income that will be able to take care of my children” [GH3]
Economic motivations	“I started this business to be able to take care of my needs. You know I am not doing any government work …. So I decided to start this business as a way to get income” [GH7]
Social motivations	“The formal employment I wanted to do I realized if I did it I wouldn't have time for my children, that's why I chose to do my own business” [GH18]
	“… when I got married and gave birth I felt it wouldn't be possible anymore to do that so I chose to get a shop and rather sell provisions so I can be at one place to take care of my children and still earn income” [GH8]
	“… with the school I have my children in the school and I raise them the way I want. I know their friends, their food, and so on. But if they are in a different school you can't know what they do and what happens to them there”. [GH33]
Passion-related motivations	“I have the passion for this business especially designing and sewing. This desire has been in me since my childhood and so when I grew I decided to do what I like for fulfilment and also for a living” [GH27]
Passion-related motivations	“I like fashion and I am also very passionate about all that has to do with food and restauration. And so I decided into go into restauration business in addition to the sale of beauty products and the acting that I do. Fulfilling my passion is the main reason for my going into this business” [CI 21]
Psychological motivations	“I went into doing my own business to supply my needs … and to save as insurance for any unforeseen circumstances in the future and even build a house” [GH8]
Psychological motivations	“You know as a woman with children you need to also be working to support your husband to take care of the children … I can't rely on my husband for everything. Besides you no one knows the future. So if you rely solely on him and something happens to him, what will you do?” [GH25]
Intellectual motivations	“I like business naturally … it permits you to know a lot of things, to a have a lot of relations with people [which] makes you learn a lot of things” [CI 7]
	“I went into business because … I thought to myself I will be able to … learn a lot about how to make other products that people come to request, learn management as I manage my business and others” [GH6]
	“today, it is not everyone who is raised to work in the offices as government functionaries or as bureaucrats. In that case if you cannot, and are not working in those places you cannot sit down doing nothing and waiting for your husband to take care of all your needs and those of the family” [CI 8]
	“… I was teaching at the time and he later asked me to stop the teaching and come and take over the management of the place since I am educated and can read and write, skills that are very necessary for this type of business” [GH9]
Political motivations	“I started doing business since I was very little. I have always liked doing business because doing business makes one autonomous, you don't have a director or a boss, you are your own boss” [CI 12]
Political motivations	“As I said already, life has gradually become more expensive than in the past. And so if one wants to live comfortably without being a burden on someone else one has to work and so I have always decided to be in business in order to get myself the financial freedom I need to be comfortable.” [CI 24]

Theme	Representative quotation
Economic motivations	“You know if you have children and go to work for someone to pay you, how much will you get to take care of yourself and your children? So I chose to do my own business in order to get some income that will be able to take care of my children” [GH3]
Economic motivations	“I started this business to be able to take care of my needs. You know I am not doing any government work …. So I decided to start this business as a way to get income” [GH7]
Social motivations	“The formal employment I wanted to do I realized if I did it I wouldn't have time for my children, that's why I chose to do my own business” [GH18]
	“… when I got married and gave birth I felt it wouldn't be possible anymore to do that so I chose to get a shop and rather sell provisions so I can be at one place to take care of my children and still earn income” [GH8]
	“… with the school I have my children in the school and I raise them the way I want. I know their friends, their food, and so on. But if they are in a different school you can't know what they do and what happens to them there”. [GH33]
Passion-related motivations	“I have the passion for this business especially designing and sewing. This desire has been in me since my childhood and so when I grew I decided to do what I like for fulfilment and also for a living” [GH27]
Passion-related motivations	“I like fashion and I am also very passionate about all that has to do with food and restauration. And so I decided into go into restauration business in addition to the sale of beauty products and the acting that I do. Fulfilling my passion is the main reason for my going into this business” [CI 21]
Psychological motivations	“I went into doing my own business to supply my needs … and to save as insurance for any unforeseen circumstances in the future and even build a house” [GH8]
Psychological motivations	“You know as a woman with children you need to also be working to support your husband to take care of the children … I can't rely on my husband for everything. Besides you no one knows the future. So if you rely solely on him and something happens to him, what will you do?” [GH25]
Intellectual motivations	“I like business naturally … it permits you to know a lot of things, to a have a lot of relations with people [which] makes you learn a lot of things” [CI 7]
	“I went into business because … I thought to myself I will be able to … learn a lot about how to make other products that people come to request, learn management as I manage my business and others” [GH6]
	“today, it is not everyone who is raised to work in the offices as government functionaries or as bureaucrats. In that case if you cannot, and are not working in those places you cannot sit down doing nothing and waiting for your husband to take care of all your needs and those of the family” [CI 8]
	“… I was teaching at the time and he later asked me to stop the teaching and come and take over the management of the place since I am educated and can read and write, skills that are very necessary for this type of business” [GH9]
Political motivations	“I started doing business since I was very little. I have always liked doing business because doing business makes one autonomous, you don't have a director or a boss, you are your own boss” [CI 12]
Political motivations	“As I said already, life has gradually become more expensive than in the past. And so if one wants to live comfortably without being a burden on someone else one has to work and so I have always decided to be in business in order to get myself the financial freedom I need to be comfortable.” [CI 24]

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