Education and SMME Business Growth: A Gender Perspective from South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorBrijlal, Pradeep
dc.contributor.authorNaicker, Visvanathan
dc.contributor.authorPeters, Ricardo
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-06T09:33:55Z
dc.date.available2017-06-06T09:33:55Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractEntrepreneurship 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.en_US
dc.description.accreditationDepartment of HE and Training approved list
dc.identifier.citationBrijlal, P. et al. (2013). Education and SMME Business Growth: A Gender Perspective from South Africa. International Business and Economics Research Journal, 12 (8): 855-866en_US
dc.identifier.issn1535-0754
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/2931
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe Clute Instituteen_US
dc.rightsCopyright authors. Published articles are Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.
dc.subjectEntrepreneurshipen_US
dc.subjectEducationen_US
dc.subjectBusiness growthen_US
dc.subjectGenderen_US
dc.subjectSMMEsen_US
dc.titleEducation and SMME Business Growth: A Gender Perspective from South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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