The assessment of Sabah handicraft industry from the perspective of handicraft entrepreneurs: Issues and challenges of handicraft entrepreneurs in Kudat and Kota Belud, Sabah

Small and medium enterprises in handicraft production have been widely performed as one of the economic solution in rural areas of Sabah. Finding innovative ways of supporting entrepreneurs and encouraging indigenous businesses is now seen as critical for economic success in rural Sabah. This resear...

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Main Authors: Tini Maizura Mohtar, Kamarul Mizal Marzuki, Noor Fzlinda Fabeil
Format: Research Report
Language:English
English
Published: 2007
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Online Access:https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36625/1/ABSTRACT.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36625/2/FULLTEXT.pdf
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author Tini Maizura Mohtar
Kamarul Mizal Marzuki
Noor Fzlinda Fabeil
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Noor Fzlinda Fabeil
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description Small and medium enterprises in handicraft production have been widely performed as one of the economic solution in rural areas of Sabah. Finding innovative ways of supporting entrepreneurs and encouraging indigenous businesses is now seen as critical for economic success in rural Sabah. This research attempts to assess, the challenges faced by handicraft entrepreneurs in rural Sabah especially in producing and marketing their products. This research has been conducted in the rural area of Kota Belud and Kudat as they are the largest producers of handicraft in Sabah by implementing face to face structured questionnaires. The results exposed that the three main challenges that become the obstacles for them to be successful in their business are access to resources, especially raw materials and capital as well as absence of young successor to continue the business legacy. The research findings will help to improve the guiding principles in reducing poverty in those remote areas in Sabah.
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spelling ums.eprints-366252023-09-01T00:52:40Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36625/ The assessment of Sabah handicraft industry from the perspective of handicraft entrepreneurs: Issues and challenges of handicraft entrepreneurs in Kudat and Kota Belud, Sabah Tini Maizura Mohtar Kamarul Mizal Marzuki Noor Fzlinda Fabeil HD9999 Miscellaneous industries and trades Small and medium enterprises in handicraft production have been widely performed as one of the economic solution in rural areas of Sabah. Finding innovative ways of supporting entrepreneurs and encouraging indigenous businesses is now seen as critical for economic success in rural Sabah. This research attempts to assess, the challenges faced by handicraft entrepreneurs in rural Sabah especially in producing and marketing their products. This research has been conducted in the rural area of Kota Belud and Kudat as they are the largest producers of handicraft in Sabah by implementing face to face structured questionnaires. The results exposed that the three main challenges that become the obstacles for them to be successful in their business are access to resources, especially raw materials and capital as well as absence of young successor to continue the business legacy. The research findings will help to improve the guiding principles in reducing poverty in those remote areas in Sabah. 2007 Research Report NonPeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36625/1/ABSTRACT.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36625/2/FULLTEXT.pdf Tini Maizura Mohtar and Kamarul Mizal Marzuki and Noor Fzlinda Fabeil (2007) The assessment of Sabah handicraft industry from the perspective of handicraft entrepreneurs: Issues and challenges of handicraft entrepreneurs in Kudat and Kota Belud, Sabah. (Unpublished)
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Noor Fzlinda Fabeil
The assessment of Sabah handicraft industry from the perspective of handicraft entrepreneurs: Issues and challenges of handicraft entrepreneurs in Kudat and Kota Belud, Sabah
title The assessment of Sabah handicraft industry from the perspective of handicraft entrepreneurs: Issues and challenges of handicraft entrepreneurs in Kudat and Kota Belud, Sabah
title_full The assessment of Sabah handicraft industry from the perspective of handicraft entrepreneurs: Issues and challenges of handicraft entrepreneurs in Kudat and Kota Belud, Sabah
title_fullStr The assessment of Sabah handicraft industry from the perspective of handicraft entrepreneurs: Issues and challenges of handicraft entrepreneurs in Kudat and Kota Belud, Sabah
title_full_unstemmed The assessment of Sabah handicraft industry from the perspective of handicraft entrepreneurs: Issues and challenges of handicraft entrepreneurs in Kudat and Kota Belud, Sabah
title_short The assessment of Sabah handicraft industry from the perspective of handicraft entrepreneurs: Issues and challenges of handicraft entrepreneurs in Kudat and Kota Belud, Sabah
title_sort assessment of sabah handicraft industry from the perspective of handicraft entrepreneurs issues and challenges of handicraft entrepreneurs in kudat and kota belud sabah
topic HD9999 Miscellaneous industries and trades
url https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36625/1/ABSTRACT.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36625/2/FULLTEXT.pdf
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