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    Internal Audit Function Quality, Accountability of Public Funds and Success of Government Funded Projects in District Local Governments in Eastern and Central Uganda.
    (Makerere University Business School, 2025-11-26) Bwire Richard
    Entrepreneurial resilience is increasingly recognized as a critical determinant of business sustainability, particularly among women-owned enterprises operating in dynamic and uncertain business environments. This study examined the influence of entrepreneurial passion and technology adoption on entrepreneurial resilience among women-owned businesses in Nakasero Market, Kampala District. Specifically, the study sought to examine the relationship between entrepreneurial passion and entrepreneurial resilience, assess the relationship between technology adoption and entrepreneurial resilience, and determine the combined effect of entrepreneurial passion and technology adoption on entrepreneurial resilience. The study adopted a cross-sectional research design employing a quantitative approach. Data were collected using a closed-ended self-administered questionnaire from a sample of 265 women entrepreneurs operating in Nakasero Market. A response rate of 94% was achieved. The collected data were coded, cleaned, and analyzed using SPSS version 25. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis were employed to establish relationships among the study variables. The findings revealed significant positive relationships between entrepreneurial passion and entrepreneurial resilience, and between technology adoption and entrepreneurial resilience. Regression results further indicated that entrepreneurial passion and technology adoption jointly and significantly predict entrepreneurial resilience among women-owned businesses. The study concludes that entrepreneurial passion enhances motivation, commitment, and persistence, while technology adoption improves adaptability, efficiency, and competitiveness, thereby strengthening entrepreneurial resilience. The study recommends enhancing access to digital technologies and entrepreneurial training programs aimed at fostering resilience among women entrepreneurs. It also suggests the establishment of supportive financial systems and policies that promote gender equality in entrepreneurship and address systemic barriers faced by women-owned enterprises. Future studies should explore additional determinants of entrepreneurial resilience, including cultural, social, psychological, and institutional factors that may influence the sustainability and growth of women-owned businesses in Uganda.