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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"Microenterprises"”.
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Three essays on microenterprises and self-employment
… taxation to enable greater participation among microenterprises in the public procurement market. Using eight years of panel data on program contracts, we assess the impact of ChileCompra’s microenterprise participation component with regards to the share of the total business and the share of …
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Factors Inhibiting Growth of Women Microenterprises (MES) in Tanzania
… in Tanzania, with specific focuses on microenterprises in Ilala municipality. Specifically, the study had the aim of finding out the extent, to which women business ventures are growing, innovative, the effects of loans received from MFI on growth in women business venture and also …
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The impact of ICT use on livelihoods of microenterprises : case of South Africa
… Technology (ICT) on the livelihoods of microenterprises in the developing countries context.
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Exploring the challenges faced by microfinance industry in facilitating ecosystem financing for microenterprises in Malaysia
… Malaysia. Despite the efforts, participation by microenterprises remains low in comparison to small and medium enterprises. Thus, this study intends to analyse and better understand the challenges faced by microenterprises with the aim of developing a conceptual model for the microfinance …
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Impact of credit on microenterprise development in Kenya
… non-governmental organization's (NGOs) loans on microenterprises in Kenya. The study also identified barriers perceived to be hindering microenterprises from growing. This was an exploratory naturalistic type of inquiry. The results were obtained through structured interviews and observations of …
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Evaluation of electronic banking for microfinance institutions and its impact on microenterprises: A case study of Ga-Rankuwa.
… the much-needed support for small, medium and microenterprises to help them grow and develop. Ultimately, microfinance institutions could benefit immensely by adopting electronic banking systems in their daily operations because these systems promote efficiency by way of increased productivity, …
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Enhancing entrepreneurship in Sri Lanka: the provision of business development services (BDS) by microfinance institutions to support the self-sufficiency of microenterprises
The literature shows that microenterprises can make a significant contribution to the economies of the developing world but that such firms face considerable challenges, especially during the start-up phase. Microfinance initiatives in the form of micro credit and business development services …
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The role of credit extension programs in generating changes in the structure of private, informal sector microenterprises : the ADEMI program in the Dominican Republic
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1985.
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Impact of Mobile Money Usage on Microenterprise Evidence from Zambia
… has the potential to transform the way microenterprises conduct business. Through a pilot study in Livingstone, Zambia, I examine the effect of mobile money usage on microenterprise profits. I employ an instrumental variable strategy using the type of mobile operator as the instrument to …
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SHOP-Net: Moving from Paper to Mobile
Stock-ordering is one of the challenges that microenterprises face, because shop owners often need to leave their shops to travel to suppliers of goods. Triple Trust Organization (TTO) is a non-profit organization (NGO) that works with microenterprises around Cape Town and addresses this problem. …
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Economic empowerment through business loans - A critical look at credit protection law for small, micro and medium enterprises in South Africa and Australia
… there needs to be a decline in the number of microenterprises over a period of years and an increase in the number small and medium enterprises (SMEs). 2 This dissertation interrogates whether the NCA supports this kind of sustainable growth of the South African economy. The hypothesis …
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Administración de capital de trabajo, para microempresas en el municipio de San Vicente, departamento de San Vicente, período segundo semestre 2019.
… que es pequeña empresa. The strengthening of microenterprises is a general benefit for the country, this is what in turn encourages and gives meaning to this research that is called "Administration of Working Capital, for Microenterprises, in the City Hall of San Vicente, San Vicente …
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Establishment of Entrepreneurship Skills Development Centre for Youth’s Economic Empowerment: A case of Mwisenge Ward-Musoma Municipality
… and business advice to start and sustain microenterprises. This study concludes that youth development projects should be viewed as one aspect of the strategy towards youth unemployment and social-cultural problems. However, findings from this study shows that establishment of a youth …
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Different Uses of Microfinance Among Conventional and Islamic Borrowers: Evidence from Jordan
… do not differ in investments regarding their microenterprises, but Islamic borrowers are less likely to invest in home improvement projects and purchase consumer durables. The findings suggest that there exists a substantial difference among investment decisions made by the two types of …
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The Effects of Grameen-Model Microfinance Institutions and Self-Help Group Microfinance on Women’s Economic Empowerment in Rural India
… market information and control over their microenterprises. As a result, I recommend that Grameen-model MFIs adopt the SHG into their own models in order</p>
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Challenges micro-enterprises experience in accessing support information using e-Government websites: Case of the Western Cape
… costs and improved efficiency and productivity. Microenterprises also experienced several challenges with accessing support information using e-Government websites. These included content, structure, design, language availability and red tape. Support information relating to business skills …
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Migrant remittances and socio-economic status of recipient households in the DRC: Case of Congolese migrants in the Western Cape in South Africa
… to employment creation by providing capital for microenterprises and community based projects. The study also found that migrants based in the Western Cape would rather use informal channels instead of formal channels due to high costs and compliance requirements. One contribution of this study …
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Rebuilding livelihoods of the poor affected by conflict through donor-led market-based approaches: the case of Liberia
… thus further compromising sustainability of microenterprises. Positively, results suggest that, in spite of low income gains, a market based approach holds potential to empower direct beneficiaries through skills gains, improve their self-esteem and contribute towards peacebuilding within …
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The applicability of the Grameen Bank model in South Africa
… In addition, borrowers are unable to create microenterprises that effectively compete with the formal economy. Microfinance institutions could address operational inefficiency by making use of the community based lending structures already operating under the Grameen philosophy, known as …
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Empirical and behavioural economic applications to the energy sector
… working in off-grid renewable energy microenterprises and its effects on business success in the context of including more women as entrepreneurs in the energy sector. Specifically, the second paper: 'Competition and Gender in the Lab vs Field: Experiments with Off-Grid Renewable …
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