Small Enterprises (SEs) and basic need of rural women heads of household (Hamedan Province)

From the perspective of rural development experts, organize Small Enterprise, s (SEs), is a strategy for empowering villagers, especially Poor Women's and rural women heads of household. Hundreds of SEs by women heads of household has been launched in Iran. This research has been done to evaluate the effects of SEs on women's economic empowerment of rural women heads of household in the Hamadan province. The research is an applied Research in which Descriptive method has been employed. The tool for data collection was questionnaire the Reliability of which was 85%. Population of the research consisted of 712 rural women heads of household in 20011, 109 of whom were selected as a sample through stratified sampling. The data were analyzed in two descriptive and inferential parts through SPSS software. Analysis of Minimum Basic Needs (MBN) is used to evaluate the main needs of the household. Three variables are effective in providing the basic needs of households, Business income, number of dependents, and poverty in rural communities. In this study percentage of households who can take the basic needs according to different scenarios is study. The findings showed that women's ability to meet the needs of households is reduced Poverty line with sharp gradients. Identification and introduction of high-profit SEs, education Women heads of household in management costs and income, Control inflation and Poverty reduction in rural communities and Finally, Compensate Financing of women heads of household to the poverty line, including suggestions for this research.