Basardien Fawzy2025-08-132025-08-132003https://hdl.handle.net/10566/20707The focus of this mini-thesis is on the exploration of the connection between two dimensions of action strategies namely planning strategies and entrepreneurial orientation on the success according to the GiessenAmsterdan1 Model of Entrepreneurial Success. It is argued that although the traditional factors ( example, access to capital and markets) relating to failure are taken into account, this approach offers another perspective.enPlanning strategiesEntrepreneurial orientationDirect influenceSME environmentSouth AfricaThe impact of action strategies on the success of sme's in a South African contextThesis