- Title
- An analysis of small, medium, and micro enteprise contribution to job creation: a case study of the Chris Hani District Municipality
- Creator
- Mbotshane, Sibongile
- Subject
- Job creation -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Subject
- Business enterprises -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Date Issued
- 2021-11
- Date
- 2021-11
- Type
- Master's theses
- Type
- text
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/54913
- Identifier
- vital:48472
- Description
- It is the norm that job creation becomes the responsibility of entrepreneurs in the area where they operate. The role of the state is legislatively to create a conducive environment for the entrepreneurs to flourish and do their respective businesses in a manner that is beneficial to themselves and the society at large. This study was conducted in Chris Hani District municipality. The district consists of six Local Municipalities where it coordinates their activities and renders support where necessary. Over the past few years, the district has been inundated with requests for financial support from SMMEs. In this regard the researcher undertook to do a follow up in the form of this study to the extent in which the SMMEs contribute to job creation in the district. The study undertook both a qualitative and quantitative approach in ensuring they complement one another and to allow effective engagements with the SMMEs as the core of the study. The sampled respondents/participants in the study were given questionnaires to respond to that would assist the researcher in analysing the raw data and be able to arrive at a particular conclusion in relation to the research questions. Respondents were given an opportunity to respond to questionnaires for a period of two weeks at the comfort of their homes. The results of the study indicate that those firms with a good track record, high annual turnover, sophistication and diverse skills, good credit record, good cash flow, proper financial records, bankable and viable business plans, collateral and registered for VAT were more likely to have a higher impact on the creation of both the short- and long-term employment as they are in a more sustainable position. The conclusion of the study is that the internal factors turned to have the greatest influence on SMME sustainability and job creation in this regard. However, there is more to be done by the private and public SMME support agencies. The study recommends that in-depth empirical research be conducted on the support services provided by private and public SMME support agencies in terms of the services that they offer and the effectiveness of the services and how these are communicated to potential customers. It is also recommended that training workshops aimed at addressing the internal constraints identified be conducted. It is further recommended that the development and implementation of sector-specific mentoring programmes for the owner-managers of the SMMEs be implemented for them to positively contribute to job creation in the region. Strategies to improve the awareness of support services provided by SMME support agencies need to be developed. This would ensure the effective use of these services by SMMEs. It is also recommended that SMME support agencies staff be trained in order to better understand and be more responsive to the owner managers’ needs.
- Description
- Thesis (MADS) -- Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences, 2021
- Format
- computer
- Format
- online resource
- Format
- Format
- 1 online resource (iv, 79 pages)
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences
- Language
- English
- Rights
- rights holder
- Rights
- All Rights Reserved
- Rights
- Open Access
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