Abstract:

Financial literacy, defined as taking decisionmaking knowledge-based about budget keeping, contributes to increasing the welfare of individual, households, and the society at macrolevel. Especially, in recent years, with it’s contribution to both home and national economy, it’s important to rise of financial literacy level of the women entrepreneurs with contribution to both family budget and also national economy. Level of the financial literacy of woman, contributes to individual’s growing and education process, is considered to be major influence both in the working life and in the family environment in terms of financial knowledge, behavior and attitude. In this study, it is aimed to be determined financial literacy level and sufficiency of the women entrepreneurs in Milas,Muğla. Considering literature, in last years, studies about financial literacy have increased gradually. However, in the studies mostly consistedof under graduates, it seems that there is no much surveys an upon women entrepreneurs. It is predicted that this study will contribute to the literature with different perspective.

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