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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Soc Sci‚ 29(3): 193-204 (2011) The Impact of Human‚ Social and Financial Capital 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
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classification of small and medium scale industries in global context Meanings of Small and Medium Industries differ from country to country‚ depending on one or more of thresholds laid down in respect of investment‚ employment‚ turnover etc. The issue of what constitutes a small or micro and medium scale industry is a major concern in the literature (Ward‚ 2005). Different writers have usually given different definitions to this category of 25 business. Small and medium scale industries have indeed
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A PROJECT PROPOSAL ON DEVELOPMENT OF AN AUTOMATED INVENTORY CONTROL SYSTEM FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZE ENTERPRISES BY OLUMEKUN OLUBANJO (2006/0136) TO BE SUPERVISED BY MISS RAJI MR. OLANIYI SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY‚ COLLEGE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY‚ BELLS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY‚ OTA‚ OGUN STATE. IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT FOR THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY (B.TECH) IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. January
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MICROFINANCE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES IN MOGADISHU BY ABDIGANI ABDIJALIL ABDIGANI ABDIMAJID OMAR ABU-HADI SU’AD HASSAN ABDIRAHMAN A GRADUTION PROJECT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENTS OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE IN BACHELOR OF ACCOUNTING FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND ACCOUNTANCY SIMAD UNIVERSITY JUNE‚ 2012 ABSTRACT This study investigated the accessibility of microfinance for small businesses in Mogadishu. Since‚ the accessibility of microfinance for small businesses considered
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PRUDENTIAL REGULATIONS FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES FINANCING BANKING POLICY AND REGULATION DEPARTMENT STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN THE TEAM NAME DESIGNATION TELEPHONE NO. & E-MAIL Muhammad Kamran Shehzad Syed Irfan Ali Inayat Hussain Mohsin Rasheed Allauddin Achakzai Executive Director Director (BP & RD) Director (BID) Joint Director Jr. Joint Director (92-21) 9212512 kamran.shehzad@sbp.org.pk (92-21) 9213580 syed.irfan@sbp.org.pk (92-21) 9211059 inayat.hussain@sbp.org
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SME finance is the funding of small and medium sized enterprises‚ and represents a major function of the general business finance market – in which capital for different types of firms are supplied‚ acquired‚ and costed or priced. Capital is supplied through the business finance market in the form of bank loans and overdrafts; leasing and hire-purchase arrangements; equity/corporate bond issues; venture capital or private equity; and asset-based finance such as factoring and invoice discounting.
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A STUDY ON “LICIT SECT TYCOONS IN SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES” AT “IPDOME STRATEGY.PVT.LTD” By ABSTRACT The study deals with “A STUDY ON LICT SECT TYCOONS IN SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES AT IPDOME STRATEGY” The main objective of this study is to know about the legal problems faced by the small and medium enterprises and to enhance their growth. The Small and Medium Scale Enterprises/Industries (SMEs) are functioning as a lifeline in industrial sector in tamilnadu due to their significant
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scientific reasearch paper about Small and Medium Sized Enterprises‚ and their internationlization in central and middle eastern Europe done by Máté Galambos and Marcell Bakos. Our work is mainly concered with the research question of how these enterprises go international and what supports do they need in order to make it in the global market. Naturally we have to clarify the meaning of internationalization itself. ‘Internationalisa-tion’ refers to all activities that put SMEs into a meaningful business
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order to outline the characteristics of small businesses‚ and also to explain the importance of these small businesses to the Australian economy. This report aims to achieve its purpose through the use of several Australian small businesses as examples. The businesses examined are: “Laservision Australia”‚ “Luken and May”‚ and “Peter Alexander”. Characteristics of Small Businesses Although there is no universally accepted definition of a small business‚ small businesses are generally identified through
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