RUAHA CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY

The focus of this study was to analyze the influence of innovation training on the performance of street food vendors in Tanzania especially women owned business in Iringa Municipality. This study was quantitative in nature where cross section research design was used to capture data at one time. Questionnaire was used to collect data for statistical analysis from women owned business in food vending industry. Questionnaire was found to be suitable as it capture measurable data suitable for hypothesis testing. Simple random sampling was used to draw 356 respondents from the targeted population in the context of Iringa Municipality. Using multiple regression analysis, findings revealed that innovation training has significant influence on the performance of street food vendors who are women in Iringa. It was further found that the significant contribution of innovation training is contributed by the explanatory power of general innovation training, food safety training and business communication training. Based on these findings this study concludes that innovation training is significant predicting street food vendor’s performance. This study recommends that sensitization for street food vendors to access training program should be done by the government in order to capacitate food vending on general innovation skills, communication skills and food safety skills.

Food Street Vendors, Women Entrepreneurship, Innovation Training