The relationship between levels of education of entrepreneurs and their business success: A study of the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorPeters, Ricardo M.
dc.contributor.authorBrijlal, Pradeep
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-07T09:34:17Z
dc.date.available2018-06-07T09:34:17Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractThe small, medium and micro enterprise (SMME) sector has been widely recognized as an engine of economic growth in South Africa. The implementation of the National Small Business Strategy (NSBS) in 1995 established important objectives for the sector to address such problems as lack of access to markets and procurement, lack of access to finance and credit, low skills and education levels, lack of access to information and a shortage of effective support institutions. In response, the South African government established institutions and programmes designed to improve access to sources of finance, market opportunities, technology, training and development and education. This paper examines whether there is a relationship between the level of education of SMME owners and the growth of their businesses, using labour force and turnover as success indicators. The study adopted a mixed method approach, including questionnaire surveys, observations and face-to-face interviews. The results indicate that in the two years preceding the study there had been a relationship between the owner/manager's level of education and the business's ability to grow by increasing its labour force and annual turnover. This study, conducted in a developing economy, therefore supports the findings of similar studies in developed economies, that the level of education of an entrepreneur and the success of their business are related.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPeters, R.M. & Bridjlal, P. (2011). The relationship between levels of education of entrepreneurs and their business success: A study of the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Industry & Higher Education, 25(4): 265 – 275.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0950-4222
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.5367/ihe.2011.0048
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/3788
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterFALSE
dc.publisherSAGE Publicationsen_US
dc.rightsThis is the author-version of the article published online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.5367/ihe.2011.0048
dc.status.ispeerreviewedTRUE
dc.subjectEntrepreneurshipen_US
dc.subjectEducational levelsen_US
dc.subjectBusiness success factorsen_US
dc.subjectSMMEsen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.titleThe relationship between levels of education of entrepreneurs and their business success: A study of the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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