Difficulties encountered by black women entrepreneurs in accessing training from the small enterprise development agency in South Africa

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
G.E Chiloane ◽  
W Mayhew
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Black Women ◽  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Small Enterprise ◽  
Enterprise Development ◽  
Development Agency

scholarly journals An investigation into the financial barriers facing women entrepreneurs operating in SMMEs in Tshwane, South Africa

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 347-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evelyn Chiloane-Tsoka
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Small Business ◽  
South African ◽  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
African Women ◽  
Small Enterprise ◽  
Policy Statement ◽  
Financial Barriers ◽  
And Gender ◽  
South African Women

The South African women emancipation policy statement and gender equality are critical tools established by government to eradicate poverty among entrepreneurs operating in small business. Khula was established to act as a financial wholesaler to emerging entrepreneurs who needed finance to start and grow businesses. The Small Enterprise Development Agency was established to provide training needs to small business operators. Lack of finance is a major stumbling block to women entrepreneurs reaching their full economic potential in South Africa. Financial collaterals are barriers for women operating in SMMEs in Tshwane. The objective of the study was to investigate the financial barriers facing women entrepreneurs in Tshwane when starting or growing businesses. In order to achieve the results a structured questionnaire and interviews were used as method of collecting data. A sample of 300 women operating SMMEs in six townships of the Tshwane metropolitan area was analysed per a quota of 50 businesses per township. The results indicate that women entrepreneurs lack the financial collateral that is demanded by financial institutions when applying for finance to start or grow their business.

scholarly journals Small enterprise development in South Africa: The role of business incubators

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (26) ◽  
pp. 141-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mukhove Masutha ◽  
Christian M. Rogerson
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Support Services ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Small Enterprise ◽  
Enterprise Development ◽  
Business Incubators ◽  
Business Incubation ◽  
Institutional Issues ◽  
Start Up

Abstract Business incubation is a relatively new phenomenon in scholarship and policy development for small enterprise development. Business incubators offer targeted business support and technical support services to accelerate the growth of emerging and small start-up business enterprises into financially and operationally independent enterprises. South Africa has adopted business incubation as one vehicle for upgrading the SMME economy. This article examines the evolution of policy towards business incubation, current progress, institutional issues and emerging geographies of business incubators as part of the unfolding and dynamic SMME policy landscape in South Africa. Considerable differences are observed between the activities of the network of state-supported incubators as opposed to private sector operated incubators.

scholarly journals El efecto de las iniciativas de apoyo sobre las operaciones y el rendimiento de las cooperativas de trabajadores sudafricanas

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (1 Verano) ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
Riaan Oelofse ◽  
J. L. Van der Walt
Keyword(s):  
Small Enterprise ◽  
Enterprise Development ◽  
Development Agency ◽  
Para Determinar ◽  
Los Grupos

Este estudio de 111 cooperativas de trabajadores registradas como clientes en la Small Enterprise Development Agency representa una investigación de la contribución del apoyo del gobierno al rendimiento empresarial y las operaciones de estas entidades. Se evaluó un grupo relativamente exitoso versus las que no tuvieron éxito, para determinar si había alguna diferencia en el apoyo que recibieron los grupos concernidos. Además, se evaluaron el rendimiento, las operaciones y la gestión de las cooperativas apoyadas versus las que no lo fueron, para determinar si la ayuda había hecho una diferencia. Los resultados revelan un efecto mínimo en las operaciones y el rendimiento de las cooperativas. Se hacen recomendaciones para el desarrollo futuro.

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