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    South Africa SME's Experience of Enterprise
    (2011-04-19) Macharia, Patrick
    The purpose of this research was to determine the challenges facing small businesses in South Africa and further determine the experiences of small businesses under enterprise development by large firms. These challenges were determined to be lack of skills for small business owners, lack of guaranteed markets, and lack of trade financing. The supports that small businesses receive from large businesses under enterprise development were determined to be training and preferred procurement. A sample of SMEs under support from large businesses was chosen to carry out this research. Questionnaires and telephonic interviews were administered to these sampled SMEs. These SMEs were from the previously disadvantaged communities who are targeted by most SMEs support interventions from large companies through the B-BBEE policy of enterprise development. From the interviews and questionnaires administered, analysis was conducted using the content analysis method to test the research propositions. The results were discussed and conclusions drawn from them. A framework was developed which will be useful in guiding interventions within the SME development arena where linkages with large businesses are undertaken
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    Urban regeneration and small scale enterprise development
    (2011-03-28) Chauke, Mikateko Hazel
    The Alexandra Renewal Project deals with economic empowerment by providing development support to small-scale enterprises in order to support local markets in job creation and sustainable economic growth. The project involves bringing disadvantaged groups into the economic mainstream and also creating sustainable livelihoods for Alexandra Township. The study examines the Alexandra Renewal Project, the City of Jo’burg Council and the Gauteng Department of Housing as they address the challenge of managing developmental changes and implementing the Alexandra Renewal Project for Small Scale Enterprise development in Alexandra Township. The aim of the study was to determine what has happened since the ARP started in 2001 addressing small-scale enterprise development in Alexandra Township. A structured interview questionnaire was used comprising five questions that dealt with the respondents’ perceptions, knowledge and views on what has changed since the inception of ARP to small-scale enterprise. There were ten respondents from Alexandra Township. The main findings of the research revealed that small-scale enterprises have not yet benefited from the ARP as envisaged by the initiators of the project.