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Toomey, David Colbert. "South African small business growth through interfirm linkages." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003046.

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Economic stagnation in sub-Saharan Africa since 1970 is well documented. While the causes are varied, the paradigm of nationalistic state-led economic development has changed. Economic development occurs in a global marketplace. Manufacturing has shifted from developed to less developed countries, an opportunity that was seized in Asia and Latin America. South Africa’s labour, unskilled and costly by world standards, is at a disadvantage as an agile and competitive world market seeks skilled labour at the lowest cost. South Africa’s Gear economic policy suggests that 300 000 new jobs need to b

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Boniwe, Sihlangule. "Growth strategies for black township entrepreneurs." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/14598.

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The situation in South Africa throws up a trickier and more unconventional challenge. The country has symptoms of a spatial realm that is not fully connected with the urban systems (spatially, socially, or structurally) and is certainly disconnected from the rural economy. This is the realm of the country’s townships and informal settlements. Conceptually, they are relics of the country’s special past, but the policies of post-apartheid South Africa have inadvertently kept their contemporary reality alive. In many ways, the townships and especially the informal settlements are similar to the s

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Musengi, Sandra. "The role of bank finance in small firm growth : a case study." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2003. http://eprints.ru.ac.za/2317/1/MUSENGI-MCom-TR03-75.pdf.

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Ras, Waleed. "Woodstock small business development initiatives : an impact study." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2441.

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Thesis (MTech (Business Administration))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2016.<br>This research study explored perceptions which small business owners and managers have of the impact that initiatives, aimed at revitalisation, have on small business development. The Woodstock Salt-River Revitalisation Framework (WSRRF, 2002) served to guide these initiatives in order to achieve their various objectives, which included, inter alia, the development of small business. Often, official initiatives cannot adequately meet the needs of all stakeholders. The benefits that are derived from thes

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Sha, Shafeek. "An investigation into problems facing small-to-medium sized enterprises in achieving growth in the Eastern Cape : enhancing the strategy for developing small 'growth potential' firms in the Eastern Cape." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2006. http://eprints.ru.ac.za/288/.

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Redelinghuys, Gerhardus Wynand. "Impact of tax legislation on economic growth in relation to small business development in South Africa." Pretoria : [s.n.], 2008. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02182009-143037/.

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Samson, Nambei Asoba. "Factors influencing the growth of African immigrant-owned business in selected craft markets in the Cape metropolitan area of South Africa." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2349.

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Thesis (MTech (Business Administration))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2014.<br>The majority of craft retail outlets in Cape Town are owned by immigrants mostly from the SADC and elsewhere on the continent. However, a notable proportion of African immigrant-owned survivalist and micro businesses that do not grow and develop into small and medium size enterprises (SMEs). Despite many studies conducted on craft businesses generally, little information exists on factors affecting the growth of African immigrant-owned craft businesses. The main objective of this study is to determine t

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Mthimkhulu, Alfred Mbekezeli. "Small enterprise development in South Africa : an exploration of the constraints and job creation potential." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/97117.

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Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 2015.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis, presented in six thematic chapters, investigates an approach for promoting the growth of small businesses in South Africa. Chapter 1 motivates the thesis by discussing the contested role of small businesses in reducing unemployment and fostering social equity. Chapter 2 reviews the small business development policy in South Africa and explicates the socioeconomic conditions underpinning the policy. Chapters 3, 4 and 5 are empirical analyses using data from the World Bank Enterprise Surveys of 2003 and 2007, and the

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Richards, Amanda Dale. "Sustainable micro-entrepreneurship to ensure positive economic growth in the Western Cape." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1012.

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Thesis (MTech (Business Administration))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, 2006<br>The high unemployment rate in South Africa has forced many people to think of creative ways to derive an income. This in turn has resulted in the increase of microentrepreneurs who could contribute positively to the economy if given the opportunity. According to the White Paper on National Strategy for the Development and Promotion of Small Business in South Africa (1995), the objective is to stimulate and promote small businesses by providing access to requisite resources. However, what

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Maswanganyi, Willie Masiza. "The constraints and prospects facing the development of growth of the small businesses in the Giyani area - a case study of the Giyani Business Centre." Thesis, University of Limpopo, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/2348.

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Mukwarami, Josephat. "Factors affecting the growth of locally owned spaza shops in selected townships in South Africa." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2719.

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Thesis (MTech (Business Administration))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2017.<br>The ANC government relaxed a great many restrictions enforced by the apartheid regime. The restrictions included the illegal status of the spaza shops which operated in the townships. Faced with the challenge of unemployment, the present government crafted policies and programmes to support and promote the creation of Small, Medium and Micro-sized Enterprises or SMMEs. However, despite all of these initiatives, the small grocery shops which are commonly known as spaza shops, and particularly those owned

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Chipunza, Lovemore Tendayi. "Driving innovation in small accommodation businesses : a comparative study of Zimbabwe and South Africa." Thesis, Bloemfontein: Central University of Technology, Free State, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11462/274.

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Thesis (D. Tech. (Business Administration )) - Central University of Technology, Free State<br>The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which certain selected factors serve as drivers of innovation in small accommodation businesses (SABs) in two developing economies in Southern Africa namely South Africa and Zimbabwe with the ultimate aim of assisting policy makers and support agencies in formulating innovation oriented strategies for the sector. Two samples were randomly selected from SABs in Zimbabwe and South Africa- two neighbouring Southern African countries. Parametric t

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Myeni, Sibongiseni Selby. "The effect of occupational health and safety programmes in the growth of small businesses in Gauteng province, South Africa." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/8846.

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Introduction: Managers in small businesses are faced with a dilemma of meeting the requirements of health and safety legislation and trying to grow their businesses. It is important that they understand the business value of occupational health and safety programs. For them to allocate resources to occupational health and safety programs they need to understand if there are any economic benefits attached to such programs. Thus this study was designed to investigate the benefits of occupational health services on economic performance and growth of small businesses in Gauteng, South Africa. Meth

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Nzawou, Arnaud. "E-commerce strategies for SMME sustained growth in the manufacturing sector." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/989.

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Thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Technology: Business Information System In the Faculty of Business At the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2013<br>The South African manufacturing industry landscape has changed due to the pressures of globalisation and liberalisation of trade policy regimes. The structural shift of this industry has led to a global market in which many small businesses in the manufacturing sector find it difficult to compete with competitors for example, in Asian countries. Companies are required to improve their compet

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Ponelis, S. R. (Shana Rachel). "An exploratory study of business intelligence in knowledge-based growth small, medium and micro-enterprises in South Africa." Thesis, University of Pretoria, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28042.

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Small, medium and micro-enterprises (SMMEs) play an important part in all economies but particularly in developing economies. Growth 'SMMEs seek to grow either in size, revenue and/or asset value by reinvesting available resources; these enterprises tend to spend their available resources on operational when it comes to information and communication technology (ICT). But these systems, whilst necessary are not sufficient. They are geared toward capturing data but not producing information. Business intelligence (BI) can provide decision-makers, who in SMMEs are predominantly owner-managers, wi

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Fildes, J. "Constraints to small firm growth and the role of business advice in townships on the Cape Flats, South Africa." Thesis, Open University, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.503483.

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Van, Heerden Garth William. "Constraints to the implementation of a market development approach to the delivery of business Development Services within the Makana municipal area." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1007746.

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South Africa's biggest challenge remains the high rate of unemployment especially among the country's youth. Small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) have been shown to be instrumental in many third world economies as a sustainable means not only to address unemployment but also to contribute significantly to economic growth. Despite government's good intentions and support, the South African SMME sector is not growing as expected and this is impacting negatively on unemployment creation in the country. Good business development services (BDS) is necessary to support SMMEs and specifically

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Wyeth, Charles Anthony. "The role of local industrial parks in stimulating and supporting the growth and development of small, medium and micro enterprises in the Western Cape Province." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/52018.

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Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2000.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Over the past few years considerable debate has taken place regarding the role of Local lndustrial Parks (LIPs) in stimulating the growth and development of Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) in South Africa. LIPs are normally established to achieve specific development objectives, namely, job creation, sector specific support, entrepreneurship/small business promotion and the provision of affordable workspace. Through interviews with centre managersof each of the LIPs located in the Western Cape Province, and th

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Nkem, Linus C. "Assessing the role of stokvels in the start-up and growth of Cameroonian owned businesses in the Cape Metropole." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2655.

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Thesis (MTech (Business Administration (Entrepreneurship)))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2017.<br>Entrepreneurial activities are very evident within the Cape Metropole as the proliferation of small, medium and micro-sized enterprises (SMMEs) will attest. The most recent literature confirms the preponderance of immigrants in these economic activities. This phenomenon is unfolding against the backdrop of the contingent of challenges which they face which are not limited to discrimination, limited access to finance from formal financial institutions, inadequate skills, and language b

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Fortuin, Christiaan Jacobus. "Interaction between Seda and other small-business organisations as forerunner to integrated service delivery." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/880.

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Thesis (MDF (Development Finance))--Stellenbosch University, 2008.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The need for Small, Micro and Medium Enterprise (SMME) growth in South Africa is beyond question. Government sees SMMEs as an important vehicle to boost the economy of the country because of the contribution they make to job creation. According to recent estimates by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), small businesses represent 98% of the total number of registered firms, employ 55% of the country’s labour force and account for 35% of GDP. Unfortunately South Africa has a low survival rate am

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Petrus, Henry George. "An investigation into causes of success and failure in small businesses within the Department of Social Development in the Eastern Cape." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003942.

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The failure rate of small business initiatives in South Africa is phenomenal, and much is needed to unravel the causes contributing to such failures. Yet small businesses are playing a vital part in our global economy and in particular in terms of job creation and poverty eradication. There are internal as well as external factors that play a significant role in determining the success of these small businesses. In South Africa much emphasis is placed by national, provincial and local governments on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to drive wealth creation and black economic empowerment. Th

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Tinta, Akhona Nelisa. "An assessment of industrial development zones in growing SMMEs: the East London industrial development zone case." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/21427.

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The small, medium and micro enterprises sector in South Africa is critical in addressing poverty, job creation and social instability inherited by the democratic government. The transformation of the economy has seen various pieces of legislation being enacted in order to promote a favourable environment for the growth of the SMME sector. As such, instruments such as the Industrial Development Zones were put in place to facilitate investment, create jobs and promote exports with one of the main objectives to grow the SMME sector. In this study, the case of the East London Industrial Developmen

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Mbedzi, Khaukanani Percival. "The role of government agencies in promoting SMME's in Limpopo : a critical assessment." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/8541.

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Thesis (MDF)--University of Stellenbosch, 2011.<br>In 2003, the then president of the Republic of South Africa, Mr Thabo Mbeki, alluded to the dual nature of the South African economy which, on the one hand, is well developed with sound macroeconomic management, while, on the other hand, it has characteristics of an underdeveloped Third World economy. The province of Limpopo is no exception to this anomalous economic phenomenon. It can be argued that, due to its preponderant rural character, the dual economy phenomenon is more pronounced in Limpopo than in other parts of the country. Acc

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Smulders, Sharon Ann. "Taxation compliance burden for small business in South Africa." Pretoria : [s.n.], 2009. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-04282009-172111/.

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Exner, Justin. "An entrepreneurial framework for starting a small tourism business in Cape Town." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/995.

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Thesis (MTech (Business Administration))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2009.<br>The 2010 FIFA World Cup toumament could provide valuable opportunities for the tourism entrepreneur in Cape Town. This study focuses on the factors that affect the entrepreneurwho chooses to make tourism a career in Cape Town. The aim of the study is to examine the tourism entrepreneurs' ability to be sustainable and is focused on the single tourism owner operating a service business in the Cape Town CBO such as small tour operators, tour guides and accommodation agents. Using the quantitative res

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Zhang, Li. "Quality Management in the small business environment of South Africa." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1210.

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Dissertation submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master Technologiae: Quality in the Faculty of Engineering at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology<br>Beginning in the United States in December 2007, and with much greater intensity since September 2008, much of the industrialised world is being subjected to an economic downturn, which manifests in unemployment, small-business lending, and in particular, the closing of small business enterprises, etc. Customer satisfaction, quality and retention are global issues that affect all organisations, no matter whether

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Stols, J. A. (Jeanne Anine). "Review of small business tax relief measures in South Africa." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/41575.

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Small businesses form an essential part of any country’s economy and these businesses are essential for growth and employment opportunities. It is however recognised that the success of small businesses are dependent on a few factors of which tax relief measures are one. The South African Government is supporting small businesses in our country through various initiatives and current small business tax relief measures form part of these initiatives. This study focuses on only two such tax relief measures namely section 12E of the Income Tax Act for entities that qualify as a small busines

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Makumbila, Louis Boy. "Supplier development for competitive advantage in manufacturing small medium enterprises." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/18102.

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Competitive advantage is crucial for a business to be sustainable, yet many small- and medium-sized enterprises are not engaging in supplier development in order to achieve a competitive advantage. This empirical study was conducted on a sample of 64 small- and medium-sized enterprises in the manufacturing industry in Kempton Park, Gauteng. The factors that influence engagement in supplier development were analysed to assess whether supplier development can lead to competitive advantage and other benefits. The findings indicate that supplier development can create and improve competitive advan

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Mwanza, Phales Mbewe. "Utilisation of budgets by small and medium enterprises in the manufacturing industry in the Cape Metropole." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2684.

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Thesis (MTech (Cost and Management Accounting))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2017.<br>Background: Research has shown that a high percentage of SMMEs in South Africa are not sustainable, most of them failing in their infancy stage. In order to make sound decisions and achieve desirable results, owners/managers need to make use of budgets in managing their businesses. Utilisation of budgets is the core of financial planning and decision-making in manufacturing enterprises. Lack of utilisation of budgets in managing businesses can lead to business failure. There is need to conduct a

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Eybers, Carey. "Copreneurships in South African small and medium-sized family business." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/1207.

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Taking cognisance of the increasingly important role that copreneurial businesses play in national economies, the unique challenges that they face, and the lack of research attention given to such spousal teams, the purpose of this study was to contribute to the more effective functioning of copreneurships in South Africa by identifying the factors that impact on their success. Consequently, the primary objective of this study was to investigate the factors that influence the Perceived success of copreneurships in South Africa, as well as the conditions required for the effective and harmoniou

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Herholdt, Petrus Stephanus. "Assessing the competitiveness of small and medium sized retail business in South Africa." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1020279.

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The South African economy and especially its retail environment are continuously experiencing the impact of globalisation. The continuous expansions of large public retail businesses that consist of numerous chain stores are evident in both the local and international arena. South Africa has witnessed large amounts of foreign direct investment (FDI) invested into its retail sector. The above mentioned facts hold a serious challenge for small and medium retail businesses in South Africa (SMEs). In order for SME retail businesses to stay competitive against these global retail businesses, it nee

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Monks, Patrick Grant Standish. "Sustainable growth of SME's." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/1488.

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South Africa and more specifically Port Elizabeth is faced with many challenges with regard to economic growth and unemployment. It is generally acknowledged that the “Small to Medium Enterprises” (SME) are the largest employers in any economy, additionally SME’s are large contributors to the gross domestic product. Successful SME’s are the catalysts of the economy and over time they can develop into large enterprises. It is clear that in order for a country to have a strong and sustainable economy it needs to have a strong and successful SME sector. Unfortunately the South African SME sector

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Matabooe, Makatleho Julia. "A proposed framework for mentoring in black-owned small businesses in South Africa." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/6520.

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In view of the important role that small businesses play in the economic development of most economies in the world, including South Africa (Adeniran & Johnston, 2012:4088; Kongolo, 2010:2290), as well as the survival challenges that they face, the purpose of this study was to propose a framework for effective mentoring. This framework can be used to develop the business management skills of black small business owner–managers which will eventually increase the survival of small businesses in South Africa. As such, the primary objective of this study was to gain an understanding of the conditi

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Tai-Hing, Paul. "Research into entrepreneurship and small business in South Africa: current status and future challenges." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1015981.

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This research seeks to advance knowledge of the current state of entrepreneurship and small businesses in South Africa, and reports on a review of 32 articles and 244 research abstracts in the field. The studies as a whole indicate that entrepreneurs in South Africa require more knowledge in the fields of: Networking in business, Internationalisation of business, Entrepreneurship training. Since the 1990s, research in entrepreneurship has grown in terms of the number of articles published and conference papers presented. In many countries entrepreneurship has also become part of the political

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Mazibuko, Palasta. "Economic growth and commodity-market volatility in South Africa." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/6170.

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Thesis (MBA (Business Management))--Stellenbosch University, 2008.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This research studies the relationship between economic growth and commodity-market volatility in South Africa. The mining industry, largely supported by gold, diamonds, coal, iron ore and platinum-group metals, has played a central role in South Africa's economic development. The commodities that were selected for the study are the five major minerals, namely gold, coal, iron are, platinum-group metals and diamonds. It investigates two central questions, the first of which is whether the mining of the abov

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Kanguru, Rutendo Melody. "Inventory management practices of small, medium and micro enterprises in the Cape Metropole, South Africa." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2431.

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Thesis (MTech (Cost and Management Accounting))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2016.<br>Small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) in South Africa are perceived to be failing partly due to ineffective management practices. Using a questionnaire survey, this study sought to determine the inventory-management practices of SMMEs operating in the Cape Metropole, and to evaluate the effectiveness of the inventory-management practices currently used by these entities. In addition, the study sought to determine the challenges, if any, that are experienced by SMMEs from the inventory-manag

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Wilmot, Chloé Margot. "An investigation into the factors that influence the success of small business in Port Elizabeth." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001629.

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South Africa has one of the highest unemployment rates in the world, currently 23.90%. One way for the government and policy-makers of South Africa to address this dire statistic is through the fostering and promotion of entrepreneurship and small business creation. The benefits of entrepreneurship are numerous and can include: increasing a country’s productivity, enhancing the welfare and well-being of its citizens, reducing emigration rates, improving economic development and perhaps, most importantly, increasing employment rates. Worldwide, small businesses within the private sector have be

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Boubala, Helene Gesika Oumbahouin. "Risk management of SMMEs." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1723.

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Thesis (MTech (Internal Auditing))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2010<br>Developing countries face the great challenge of balancing growth with equity and justice. Growth, in all its fairness, should translate into equitable opportunity for all, but as is observed, the distributional effect of growth often does not filter down to the majority of the socially and economically disadvantaged communities. It is imperative in these situations to embark on a process of developmental change to improve the quality of life of the majority of the disadvantaged community. South Africa u

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Farrington, Shelley Maeva. "Sibling partnerships in South African small and medium-sized family businesses." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/952.

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Given the predicted increase in the number of family businesses owned and/or managed by siblings (Sibling Partnerships), as well as the lack of understanding and research attention given to such sibling teams, the purpose of this study was to contribute to the more effective functioning of such family businesses in South Africa by identifying the factors that impact on their success. With this purpose in mind, the primary objective was to identify, investigate and empirically test the possible influences of, and relationships between, various factors and the Perceived success of Sibling Partne

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Mgoduka, Bulelwa Keitumetse. "Impact of microfinance institutions on small business sustainability in Nelson Mandela Bay." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/8564.

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The rise of microfinance in South Africa as a development trajectory has dismissed ideas that small business enterprises have no significant contribution to the economic growth and development of the country. The primary objective of the study is to assess the impact of microfinance service providers on the success and sustainability of small business enterprises in the Nelson Mandela Bay. By applying descriptive statistics, 2 ordinary least square regression analyses as well as correlation matrix; the results reveal that microfinance has a positive and significant impact on the success and su

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Visser, Dirk Jacobus. "An investigation into aspects of transformational leadership in South African small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/49840.

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Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 2004<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: To the world community at large globalisation has been a gradual process, whereas its impact in South Africa was more intensive and concentrated over a shorter period of time - in particular since South Africa's return to the international community in the early to middle 1990s, its economy, inter alia, has had to adjust to this phenomenon. It is within this environment that all enterprises constituting the South African economy also had to adapt and adjust to a new world environment. From the middle 1980s a new discourse

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Booth-Jones, Laurene. "Assesssing small business training programme effectiveness in an incubator setting and beyond." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1014074.

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The focus on entrepreneurs as drivers of the economies of nations has catapulted them into the forefront of the local and international marketplace. This has led to a demand for entrepreneurial education and training resulting in a plethora of different and often divergent views. One commonality that has emerged is that entrepreneurship can be taught; although it cannot be taught in conventional and traditional ways. It requires a move from traditional education and training to more enterprising participative and supportive forms of business development. It requires investments of time, resour

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Babalola, Oluwanifesimi Omolade. "Development finance in small and medium enterprises in Matjhabeng Municipality." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1020215.

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It has been generally accepted within the developed and developing countries of the world that SMES contributes significantly to employment creation as the world population increases and that it also contributes to the economic growth of the areas they are situated in. Finance is the blood (life) of any business, for a business to be successful it needs steady successful access to funds and post financial support which leads to actualization of ideas, leads to investment and expansion, improves access to market amongst others. This is why the impact of development finance can never be over emp

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Abor, Joshua. "Capital structure and financing of SMEs : empirical evidence from Ghana and South Africa." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/21522.

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Dissertation (PhD)--University of Stellenbosch, 2007.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis is made of stand-alone essays on the capital structure and financing of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana and South Africa. Chapter Two reviews issues on SME development in Ghana and South Africa. Chapter Three compares the capital structures of large, quoted firms and SMEs in Ghana. The results show that quoted firms exhibit higher debt ratios than those of SMEs. The results suggest that age, size, asset structure, and profitability of the firm affect the capital structures of quoted firms a

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Inusa, Daniel Yakmut. "The use of e-commerce by rural communities for small business development." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1775.

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Thesis (MTech (Business Information Systems))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2006<br>The emphasis on economic development of rural communities, especially small businesses within it has attracted the attention of most local, regional and national governments and non governmental agencies alike. As we move towards technology-oriented global market, community development now becomes a veritable strategy for ''pushing back the frontier of poverty" and maintaining socio-economic stability. This research argues that the deployment and use of appropriate e-commerce technology to facilitat

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Toomey, David Colbert. "South African small business growth through interfirm linkages /." 1998. http://eprints.ru.ac.za/27/.

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Dekker, Johannes Marthinus. "The stimulation of small business." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/5736.

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M.Comm.<br>There has been renewed focus recently on the small business sector, particularly from the South African government. However, there are many and serious questions in the media with regard to the effectiveness of efforts made to stimulate this sector, especially from governement. This study attempts to determine effective and efficient ways of stimulating small business in South Africa and recommend changes in current strategies.

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Kuju, Adetayo. "Barries to growth and development of lower CIDB grade contractors." Thesis, 2017. https://hdl.handle.net/10539/24608.

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A research report submitted to the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Building<br>Literature is replete with what constitutes barriers and challenges to the development of small, midsized and micro enterprise (SMME) contractors, often referred to as emerging contractors. The International Labour Organization (1987) proposed three solutions geared towards contractor development in developing countries. This research alludes to the importance of understan

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Mtshali, Sbongiseni Sanele. "The relationship between entrepreneurial orientation, competitive advantage and business performance among small businesses in Durban." Thesis, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10321/2606.

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Submitted in fulfillment oof part of the requirements for the Masters ooff Business Administration, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2017.<br>Small businesses form the backbone of any nation’s economy, especially where unemployment is extremely high. South Africa is one of the many countries that struggle with low economic growth resulting in low employment. This study investigates the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation, business performance and competitive advantage. South Africa’s small business sector is under pressure as evidence exists that the failure

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Campbell, Harold. "Business intelligence, cooperative corporate venturing relating to SMME growth in South Africa." Thesis, 2014.

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Small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) face significant challenges that include resource scarcity and information asymmetry (when competing with larger well-established firms), and the general problems associated with making timely, market-aware strategic decisions. SMMEs may be able to improve their firm performance by copying aspects of corporate entrepreneurship, such as cooperative corporate venturing, and by adopting of technological innovations such as the use of business intelligence. These are initiatives that are typically utilised by large well-established firms; however, SMMEs

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