Theories of Growth of Small Enterprises Various theoretical models have been developed which describe the growth of small businesses. One class of theoretical models focus on the learning process‚ either active or passive‚ and the other models refer to the stochastic and deterministic approaches. In the passive learning model (Jovanic 1982 cited in Liedholm 2001)‚ a firm enters a market without knowing its own potential growth. Only after entry does the firm start to learn about the distribution
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Introduction Horticultural deals in growing of fruits‚ vegetables and flowers while horticultural commodities have been growing in Kenya since 1950`s‚ the government only began to allocate resources for research and export promotion in late 1960`s. as a result of the government encouragement the volume of horticultural exports from Kenya rose almost 25 fold between 1968-1986‚ becoming a major source of foreign exchange. The horticultural export sector has experienced rapid growth since 1966 because
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www.ccsenet.org/ijbm International Journal of Business and Management Vol. 6‚ No. 5; May 2011 Drivers for Information and Communication Technology Adoption: A Case Study of Nigerian Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Idisemi Apulu (Corresponding author) School of Technology‚ University of Wolverhampton Wulfruna Street‚ West Midlands‚ WV1 1LY‚ United Kingdom Tel: 44-776-578-5662 E-mail: i.apulu@wlv.ac.uk Dr. Ann Latham School of Technology‚ University of Wolverhampton Wulfruna Street
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Importance of WEB DESIGNING in SMALL and MEDIUM Business Small businesses have a lot to evaluate‚ but really the most important thing is attracting customers. In a challenging economy‚ that can be much easier said than done. Try taking a step back and evaluating things from your customer’s perspective. Customers have needs‚ and want to locate the places that meet that need as quickly as possible. There’s always the phone book‚ but there are questions that go along with the purchase. It’d
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Project Management & Global Sourcing [Assignment 1] Procurement Process in Small or Micro Enterprise TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 1. INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………… 3 2. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF ORGANISATIONS ………………………………… 4 3. POSITION OF ORGANISATIONS AND TWO MAJOR PRODUCTS………… 5 4. PROCURE TO PAY PROCESS………………………………………………….. 6 - 7 5. SUPPLIER IDENTIFICATION AND SELECTION………………………………. 8 - 10 6. STRESS TESTING AND
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Key issues in small business enterprises | Personal Reflective Report | | Zdravko Mihaylov | BA (HONS) Business Enterprise Development2012 | | Introduction Small business enterprises are important for the modern market economy in terms of innovation‚ employment and flexibility. They are the backbone of our economy. Around 98.6% of all businesses are considered small (Goodman‚ 2006) and every large business was at some point small. Small business enterprises are very different
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on the Performance of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in South Africa Olawale Olufunso Fatoki Department of Business Management‚ University of Fort Hare‚ Alice‚ P.B. X1314‚ Eastern Cape‚ 5700‚ South Africa Fax: 927-40-653-2248 E-mail: ofatoki@ufh.ac.za KEYWORDS Human Capital. Social Capital. Financial Capital. SMEs. Performance ABSTRACT The study investigates the impact of human‚ social and financial capital on the performance of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in South Africa
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP: A CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF RURAL MICRO ENTERPRISE (RME) IN MALAYSIA Musdiana Mohamad Salleh Faculty of Business Management‚ Universiti Teknologi MARA ( UiTM) Kedah Branch. P.O Box 187 08400‚ Merbok Kedah‚ Malaysia e-mail: diana001@kedah.uitm.edu.my Noor Zahirah Mohd Sidek Faculty of Business Management‚ Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) P.O Box 187‚ 08400‚ Merbok‚ Kedah‚ Malaysia e-mail: zahira@kedah.uitm.edu.my RURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: A CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF
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research works and articles I made use of in writing of this work‚ indeed‚ your research works and articles have served as major sources of literature and knowledge. ABSTRACT This study examined effects of microfinance on small and medium enterprises in the Accra Metropolis‚ in the Greater Accra Region. .The population of the study comprised clients and staff of Micro finance Institutions (MIF). A sample of 60 clients and eight staff was used for data collection. Two interview guides
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Improve Agricultural Extension for women farmers in Kenya KENYA • A country in East Africa lies on the equator • It is a poor and developing country • Land Area: 580‚000 km2 • Capital: Nairobi • Population: A little over 43 million residents • Climate: warm and humid • Language: Swahili & English • GDP (2011): Total - $71.427 billion; Per capita - $1‚746 • Agriculture and Service are the greatest contributor to its GDP The Problem in Kenya The Role of a Solid Agricultural Extension Program
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