Business as usual -small and micro enterprise support versus traditional business practices in Western Namibia
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Date
2001
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University of Western Cape
Abstract
This research describes the current situation of small and micro enterprises (SME) in
Western Namibia, its problems and constraints, but also its potential for growth and its
capacity for absorption of the unemployed particularly in the informal sector. The
thesis addresses a set of problems, especially regarding research in the region, impact
of apartheid rule on SMEs as well as lack of business acumen on micro level and the
new government SME support strategy which is ignoring traditional differences in
business practices on macro level.
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Magister Artium (Development Studies) - MA(DVS)
Keywords
Traditional business, West Namibia, Small and micro enterprise, Apartheid rule on SME, Trading