Factors responsible for the growth of small business
South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Factors responsible for the growth of small business | |
| Creator | Döckel, JA Ligthelm, AA | |
| Description | Entrepreneurial conduct holds the key to economic growth. Thus those business that show growth and development areconsidered entrepreneurial, implying that SMME policy initiatives should focus on businesses with growth potential, and notthe small business sector as a whole. The success of a small business seems to depend on the intentions of the owner,together with factors associated with the ability of, and opportunity for, the specific business to grow. The aim of thisarticle is to make use of a multiple linear regression model to determine the variables that impact positively on businessgrowth. In addition to demand factors, it was established that smaller and younger businesses are the ones that grow faster.A successful business also shows a positive correlation between business management skills and entrepreneurial conduct. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS Publishing | |
| Date | 2015-01-12 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/sajems.v8i1.1283 | |
| Source | South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences; Vol 8, No 1 (2005); 54-62 2222-3436 1015-8812 | |
| Language | eng | |
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