Husbands are often presumed to hold back women entrepreneurs in sub-Saharan Africa. In this study, we challenge this frequently voiced preconception and argue that some husbands provide resources to their wives’ business development. Building on both social role theory and rational resource allocation theory, we consider the unique context of sub-Saharan Africa, suggesting husbands’ influence consists of two dimensions: Husbands as constraints and husbands as resource providers for their wives’ businesses. The two dimensions result in four profiles of husbands that are hypothesized to differentially predict women entrepreneurs’ business success.