State financial assistance within Lesotho Maseru’s small, medium and micro enterprises
Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) function in both the micro and macro environments, and are subject to internal and external forces in most economies. The monitoring of the external and internal factors and vital strategies by SMME owners and stakeholders including government and supporti...
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| author | Liako Priscilla Masupha Andrisha Beharry-Ramraj John Amolo |
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| description | Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) function in both the micro and macro environments, and are subject to internal and external forces in most economies. The monitoring of the external and internal factors and vital strategies by SMME owners and stakeholders including government and supporting institutions is necessary to attempt a reduction in their failure rates. Literature supports this proposition in the development of SMMEs. The aim of this study was to analyze the environmental factors that result in a low rate of success and a high failure rate of SMMEs in Maseru the capital city of Lesotho. Primary data for this study was collected through questionnaires which were distributed to a sample of 250 SMMEs owners, however, only 180 respondents completed and returned questionnaires, which were then used for data analysis. The data was analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS21). The findings revealed that there still persists inadequacy in financial assistance and the need to develop a financial strategy by the state. Government key intervention is proposed to enable growth and development in a sector that sustains job creation and poverty reduction through financial strategy. Further research on how the sector establishes support is also proposed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-64d4d13d4c234407bc46a467b93fe3312022-12-21T20:32:19ZengLLC "CPC "Business Perspectives"Public and Municipal Finance2222-18672222-18752017-12-016471410.21511/pmf.06(4).2017.019692State financial assistance within Lesotho Maseru’s small, medium and micro enterprisesLiako Priscilla Masupha0Andrisha Beharry-Ramraj1John Amolo2Ms., Masters Student, University of KwaZulu NatalDr., Academic and Researcher, the University of KwaZulu-NatalDr., Post Doctoral fellow, Graduate School of Business and Leadership, University of KwaZulu NatalSmall, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) function in both the micro and macro environments, and are subject to internal and external forces in most economies. The monitoring of the external and internal factors and vital strategies by SMME owners and stakeholders including government and supporting institutions is necessary to attempt a reduction in their failure rates. Literature supports this proposition in the development of SMMEs. The aim of this study was to analyze the environmental factors that result in a low rate of success and a high failure rate of SMMEs in Maseru the capital city of Lesotho. Primary data for this study was collected through questionnaires which were distributed to a sample of 250 SMMEs owners, however, only 180 respondents completed and returned questionnaires, which were then used for data analysis. The data was analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS21). The findings revealed that there still persists inadequacy in financial assistance and the need to develop a financial strategy by the state. Government key intervention is proposed to enable growth and development in a sector that sustains job creation and poverty reduction through financial strategy. Further research on how the sector establishes support is also proposed.https://businessperspectives.org/images/pdf/applications/publishing/templates/article/assets/9692/PMF_2017_04_Masupha.pdfenterprisefailurejob creation and financial acquisitionpoverty |
| spellingShingle | Liako Priscilla Masupha Andrisha Beharry-Ramraj John Amolo State financial assistance within Lesotho Maseru’s small, medium and micro enterprises Public and Municipal Finance enterprise failure job creation and financial acquisition poverty |
| title | State financial assistance within Lesotho Maseru’s small, medium and micro enterprises |
| title_full | State financial assistance within Lesotho Maseru’s small, medium and micro enterprises |
| title_fullStr | State financial assistance within Lesotho Maseru’s small, medium and micro enterprises |
| title_full_unstemmed | State financial assistance within Lesotho Maseru’s small, medium and micro enterprises |
| title_short | State financial assistance within Lesotho Maseru’s small, medium and micro enterprises |
| title_sort | state financial assistance within lesotho maseru s small medium and micro enterprises |
| topic | enterprise failure job creation and financial acquisition poverty |
| url | https://businessperspectives.org/images/pdf/applications/publishing/templates/article/assets/9692/PMF_2017_04_Masupha.pdf |
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