- Title
- The contribution of export support programmes for small and medium enterprises in the agro-processing sector in the Eastern Cape
- Creator
- Fihlani, Asisipho
- Subject
- Small business -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Subject
- Economic development -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Subject
- Entrepreneurship -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Date Issued
- 2021-04
- Date
- 2021-04
- Type
- Master's theses
- Type
- text
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/51400
- Identifier
- vital:43271
- Description
- Globally, government export support programmes have been created to assist SMEs with exports. In South Africa, there has been an introduction of government export support programme. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the contribution of the Export Marketing and Investment Assistance (EMIA) for SMEs in the agro-processing sector in the Eastern Cape, with specific focus on East London and Port Elizabeth. A qualitative methodology meant to acquire in-depth knowledge was employed in the study. A case study was developed, in which EMIA’s contribution to SMEs’ export was the case in study. A group of seventeen participants, which included government officials and SMEs were interviewed and thematic analysis was used to evaluate the contribution of EMIA to agro-processing SME exports. The study found that EMIA was useful towards SME exports but lacked on addressing key barriers to exports faced by SMEs. The study recommends that government should place more emphasis on linking SMEs with proper contacts of buyers in international markets and that SMEs should be incentivised for costs relating to logistics for initial export orders.
- Description
- Thesis (MPhil) -- Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences, Development Finance, 2021
- Format
- computer
- Format
- online resource
- Format
- Format
- 1 online resource (113 pages)
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela University
- Rights
- All Rights Reserved
- Rights
- Open Access
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