Education and SMME Business Growth: A Gender Perspective from South Africa
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Date
2013
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The Clute Institute
Abstract
Entrepreneurship is becoming an increasingly important source of employment for women in many countries. Policymakers and other stakeholders typically fail to differentiate between the needs of different SMME sectors when designing support programmes. Using survey data obtained from SMME owner managers in the Western Cape, this article attempts to identify whether the level of education and gender has an impact on business growth. A survey instrument in the form of a questionnaire was utilized to capture the data from 369 face-to-face interviews. The findings from this research reveal a positive relationship between the level of education of business owners and their respective business abilities to increase business growth. There were no significant differences between men and women in relation to business growth. The research has implications for policymakers seeking to understand the factors that influence business growth.
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Entrepreneurship, Education, Business growth, Gender, SMMEs
Citation
Brijlal, P. et al. (2013). Education and SMME Business Growth: A Gender Perspective from South Africa. International Business and Economics Research Journal, 12 (8): 855-866