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Author : Yukichi Mano
Release : 2011
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Book Synopsis How Can Micro and Small Enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa Become More Productive? by : Yukichi Mano
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Author : Yukichi Mano
Release : 2017
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Book Synopsis How Can Micro and Small Enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa Become More Productive? the Impacts of Experimental Basic Managerial Training by : Yukichi Mano
Download or read book How Can Micro and Small Enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa Become More Productive? the Impacts of Experimental Basic Managerial Training written by Yukichi Mano. This book was released on 2017. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The vast majority of micro and small enterprises in developing countries are located in industrial clusters, and the majority of such clusters have yet to see their growth take off. The performance of micro and small enterprise clusters is especially low in Sub-Saharan Africa. While existing studies often attribute the poor performance to factors outside firms, problems within firms are seldom scrutinized. Entrepreneurs in these clusters are unfamiliar with standard business practices. Based on a randomized experiment in Ghana, this study demonstrates that basic-level management training improves business practices and performance, although the extent of improvement varies considerably among entrepreneurs.
Author : Maryke Dessing
Release : 1990
Genre : Business & Economics
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Book Synopsis Support for Microenterprises by : Maryke Dessing
Download or read book Support for Microenterprises written by Maryke Dessing. This book was released on 1990. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Microenterprises play an important role in sub Saharan Africa. They account for a sizeable portion of the economy, by providing employment and a means of livelihood for much of the nonagricultural population. This paper is the result of a survey of the literature and extensive discussions with practicioners and its primary focus is a direct approach in support of microenterprises. Perhaps the simplest objective to pursue is access to credit. The main lesson from experimentation in this field is that the poor are bankable and and can be served relatively inexpensively, provided nontraditional lending methods are utilized (e.g. group lending). Technical assistance and support services can also be provided to help first-time entrepreneurs set up their own businesses, to assist microenterprises in their daily business, or to help them graduate to a larger size. The task of assisting microenterprises requires small, flexible, and responsive organizations, with sufficient autonomy to make ad hoc decisions, yet with adequate coordination at the national level. Such organizations include PVOs, NGOs, cooperatives, banks, business associations, churches and women's groups. The report recommends that capacity building be incorporated as a specific objective of microenterprise support programs and should be budgeted for. Shifting the focus of assistance from beneficiaries to support institutions is an effective way of reaching the most marginal groups.
Author : Tyler Biggs
Release : 2006
Genre : Business networks
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Book Synopsis African Small and Medium Enterprises, Networks, and Manufacturing Performance by : Tyler Biggs
Download or read book African Small and Medium Enterprises, Networks, and Manufacturing Performance written by Tyler Biggs. This book was released on 2006. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This paper examines the role of private support institutions in determining small and medium enterprise (SME) growth and performance in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It finds that SMEs in SSA get around market failures and lack of formal institutions by creating private governance systems in the form of long-term business relationships and tight, ethnically-based, business networks. There are important links between these informal governance institutions and SME performance. Networks raise the performance of "insiders" and, in the sparse business environments of the SSA region, have attendant negative consequences for market participation of "outsiders," such as indigenous African SMEs. This is indicated through the determinants of access to supplier credit. Policy interventions will be needed to improve the platform for relation-based governance mechanisms and to address the exclusionary effects of tight networks. "
Author : Yutaka Yoshino
Release : 2011
Genre : Business & Economics
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Book Synopsis Industrial Clusters and Micro and Small Enterprises in Africa by : Yutaka Yoshino
Download or read book Industrial Clusters and Micro and Small Enterprises in Africa written by Yutaka Yoshino. This book was released on 2011. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The World Bank, in collaboration with others, recently conducted a study on Africa's domestic enterprises to improve the understanding of the constraints micro and small enterprises in Africa face in improving productivity and expanding their markets. In Africa, there are stark performance gaps between domestically owned enterprises and foreign-owned enterprises in terms of sales performance, productivity, and ability to reach distant markets. Among others, size appears to be a dominant factor in explaining the gap. Against this background, the study analyzes how naturally formed industrial clusters - concentrations of enterprises engaged in same or closely related industrial activities in specific locations - could potentially mitigate constraints Africa's micro and small enterprises face and enhance their business performance. The study is one of the first comprehensive quantitative inquiries on industrial clusters in Africa.
