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Showing 1 to 20 of 42 for “"SMME"”.
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SMME access to finance in South Africa
… support programmes. This research studied SMME access to state and commercial financing vehicles and how this impacted on their growth prospects. The results from case studies show pervasive lack of access to finance by the SMMEs and that business start-ups and cash flows are financed …
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Identification of common factors of innovation in a SMME
Small, Medium and Micro Enterprise (SMME) businesses in manufacturing contribute significantly to the economic growth of a nation, yet most of the research on innovation management in manufacturing industries has been focused on big firms. The current study identifies factors in SMME’s that are …
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Business Development Services (BDS) and SMME Development in South Africa
… to assist small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) help government to address unemployment. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are recognised for the crucial role they play in activating and supporting economic growth. While much attention and hope has been placed on SMEs to provide the …
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Supporting the SMME sector for sustainable growth and development- in the Northern Cape province
Small and Medium Enterprises are critical for creating employment and alleviating poverty and inequality by driving inclusive, sustainable socio-economic development. Therefore, as a vital sector, SMEs can improve the regional Gross Domestic Product growth and development by adding value to the …
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Exploring the impact of COVID-19 on private sector SMME incubation support in South Africa
… for small, micro, and medium-sized enterprises (SMMEs). Small business development initiatives, such as incubation and acceleration programmes, ostensibly provide a supportive environment for SMMEs to overcome economic pressures and market failures. They provide a critical role in the development …
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The [flourishing] entrepreneur: a case for legislative intervention to support healthy SMME financial access in South Africa
… of small, micro and medium enterprises (SMMEs) in South Africa. Further, this thesis will consider in what manner the law can support the realisation of the potential of South African SMMEs. The main value of this thesis is to illustrate the positive distributional impact that a human …
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Digital Spaza-shops and the Digitalisation of SMMEs' in South Africa
… financing model to digitalise South African SMMEs to encompass both the sourcing and the administration of development funds for digitalisation. The SMME 4IR (digitalisation) financing model provides finance for SMMEs digitalisation, especially for e-commerce and operational efficiencies. The …
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Rural Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises And Role of Local Economic Development Agencies in the Vhembe District, Limpopo Province
Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMME) are vital factors in the economy of less developed countries. It has been a major source of employment, motive force for local economic development and poverty alleviation in developing countries including South Africa. It is agreed world wide that strong …
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The effects of government funding agencies’ support on the success of SMMEs within the King Cetshwayo District: a study of uMhlathuze Municipality
… success of small, micro, and medium enterprises (SMMEs) within the uMhlathuze Municipality in the King Cetshwayo District of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Despite the critical role SMMEs play in economic growth and job creation, South Africa faces a high business failure rate, exacerbated by …
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Towards a model for ERP user adoption in SMMEs an emerging economy analysis
Small, micro and medium-sized enterprises (SMMEs) are the breeding ground for entrepreneurs, the future of emerging economies and the driving force in the global economy. A successful SMME sector holds numerous benefits for an emerging economy such as South Africa. Due to the large growth in SMMEs …
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Outcomes of SMMEs participation in incubator programmes in South Africa
… Africa's small, micro and medium enterprise (SMME) sector is an important contributor to GDP and employment. However, the contributions underperform the average low-income and middle-income country. The government has plans to increase SMME GDP and employment contributions. To do this, the …
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Procurement policies and sustainability on SMMEs: a case study of Gauteng Province
SMME targeted procurement policies in South Africa gets swapped and changed every couple of years before they take hold and assessed against initially set desired outcomes, this makes them unsustainable. As such, it has become necessary for research to be undertaken to investigate those SMMEs that …
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An Explorative Study on the Effects of The Fourth Industrial Revolution on Employment in Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises
… the way that things are done, including in the SMMEs sector. Using the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals numbers 8 and 9 and South Africa's National Development Plan as the guiding framework and legislation within which the Fourth Industrial Revolution will unfold in South Africa, …
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Barriers and facilitators to transitioning of small businesses (SMME’s) from the second to the first economy in South Africa
… explore and better understand the perceptions of SMME owners, in South Africa, of the financial and non financial barriers and facilitators to the formalization/transitioning process. The study was motivated by the lack of data on the South African context of the barriers and facilitators of the …
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The South African Small Business Programme, 1994- 2001: An Evaluation of the dti Family Institutions
… policies in the development and promotion of an SMME strategy that would benefit the majority of the inhabitants of this country. This strategy took into consideration South Africa's entry into the global market and the concomitant constraints that this posed for the development of the said …
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Challenges faced by small real estate entrepreneurs in the Johannesburg Central Business District
… will be on small medium and micro-enterprise (SMME) developers as entrepreneurs in an urban context, namely in the Johannesburg central business district. The impact of these developments is higher; thus, the challenges experienced by these developers are of significance. Literature on …
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Inclusive urban centres
… small scale, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) and the neglect of this mainstream township economy, is reflected in its spatial exclusion from central business districts within cities around the country and within the township centres themselves. The Khayelitsha Business District is a …
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Fourth Industrial Revolution framework for Sustainable Development of rural-based SMMES in South Africa
… quantitative data. The study found that SMMEs are finding it more and more challenging to learn about the new technologies accessible for business. SMMEs cannot sufficiently assess how new technology might fit into the goals and procedures of the business. The government appears to have …
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Workplace forums: a critical appraisal with specific reference to section 80 (2) and 84 of the Labour Relations Act, 66 of 1995
… is also totally insensitive to the needs of SMME's. It is a known fact that workers in this sector are vulnerable, exploited and deserving of legislative or other forms of protection. The introduction or legislative facilitation of the establishment of workplace forums in SMME' s has …
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The role of entrepreneurial leadership on the business performance in small medium and micro enterprises in Vhembe District, Limpopo Province
… years, Small, Medium, and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) in South Africa's Vhembe District have been pivotal in driving economic growth, fostering job creation, and sparking innovation within the region. Despite their significant contributions to the local economy, these enterprises face formidable …
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