Financial Management of Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (Smme) in Rural Areas: Case Study of Capricorn Distric in the Limpopo Province : South Africa
THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF SMALL, MEDIUM AND MICRO ENTERPRISES IN THE RURAL COMMUNITIES
A mini - dissertation
By
NAME OF STUDENT: Motimele M.E
STUDENT NUMBER: 200812772
Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree
MASTERS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA)
Turf loop Graduate School of Leadership
Faculty of Management Sciences and Law
University of Limpopo
Supervisor: Prof. H.P Wolmarans
30 November 2010
i) DECLARATION
I declare that the mini-dissertation hereby submitted to the University of Limpopo for the degree
of Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degree in the Financial Management Department
has not previously been submitted by me for a degree at this or any other university, it is my
work in design and in execution and that all material contained herein has been duly
acknowledged.
ii) ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I would like to express sincere gratitude to God Almighty, who gave me the wisdom to register for this special course.
I would also like to thank the following people for their maximum support during my
mini -dissertation study:
My family, my mother, sisters, brothers and my daughters for their understanding when I could not give them the attention they mostly desired. Your support as a family has meant a lot towards my success and for that, I thank you.
My study leader, Professor Hendrik Wolmarans for his maximum support and believing in what I was doing. His expertise, professionalism and patience with me are appreciated.
To the University of Limpopo for allowing me to pursue a study on this topic. I thank you for equipping me with the excellent research skills which I will also use in future when I will be doing my doctoral degree.
To all the participants who made this study possible by providing vital information for its success. There could not be a research without you, and I therefore thank you very much.
To everyone who helped me to make this mini –
A mini - dissertation
By
NAME OF STUDENT: Motimele M.E
STUDENT NUMBER: 200812772
Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree
MASTERS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA)
Turf loop Graduate School of Leadership
Faculty of Management Sciences and Law
University of Limpopo
Supervisor: Prof. H.P Wolmarans
30 November 2010
i) DECLARATION
I declare that the mini-dissertation hereby submitted to the University of Limpopo for the degree
of Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degree in the Financial Management Department
has not previously been submitted by me for a degree at this or any other university, it is my
work in design and in execution and that all material contained herein has been duly
acknowledged.
ii) ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I would like to express sincere gratitude to God Almighty, who gave me the wisdom to register for this special course.
I would also like to thank the following people for their maximum support during my
mini -dissertation study:
My family, my mother, sisters, brothers and my daughters for their understanding when I could not give them the attention they mostly desired. Your support as a family has meant a lot towards my success and for that, I thank you.
My study leader, Professor Hendrik Wolmarans for his maximum support and believing in what I was doing. His expertise, professionalism and patience with me are appreciated.
To the University of Limpopo for allowing me to pursue a study on this topic. I thank you for equipping me with the excellent research skills which I will also use in future when I will be doing my doctoral degree.
To all the participants who made this study possible by providing vital information for its success. There could not be a research without you, and I therefore thank you very much.
To everyone who helped me to make this mini –
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