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<strong>Information</strong> <strong>Asymmetry</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Obstacles</strong> on SMMEs growthin the Rural Areas of uThungulu District Municipality ofKwaZulu-NatalByNkonde Sipho David(200702103)2012Supervisor Co-supervisor Co-supervisorProf Terry Contogiannis Ms M.F Vezi Dr I Kaaseram…....………………… …………………….. ………………………..Date…………………… Date………………… Date……………………
DECLARATIONI, Nkonde Sipho David, declare that the work on the topic “<strong>Information</strong> <strong>Asymmetry</strong><strong>and</strong> obstacles on SMMEs growth in Rural Areas of uThungulu DistrictMunicipality of KwaZulu Natal” is my original work, that I am the owner of thecopyright thereof <strong>and</strong> that I have not previously in its entirety or in part submitted itfor obtaining any qualification <strong>and</strong> that all the sources that I have used or quoted havebeen indicated <strong>and</strong> acknowledged by means of complete references.Researcher:Nkonde Sipho DavidDate:……………………...……………………………...I
Page 1: Information <stron
Page 5 and 6: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSI would like to exp
Page 7 and 8: 2.6.3. Ghana 272.7. The importance
Page 9 and 10: 5.4.2. Managerial skills improve th
Page 11 and 12: LIST OF ACRONYMSBOSS Business Oppor
Page 13 and 14: LIST OF FIGURESFigure 1.1 Study lay
Page 15 and 16: SMMEs are playing a significant rol
Page 17 and 18: identified which relate to markets
Page 19 and 20: 1.2 PROBLEM STATEMENTThe SMME secto
Page 21 and 22: 1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDYThis s
Page 23 and 24: The municipal database was used to
Page 25 and 26: 1.6.5 Data analysis techniquesBusin
Page 27 and 28: Chapter oneBackground and</
Page 29 and 30: CHAPTER TWOTHEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE
Page 31 and 32: 2.2.2 Small EnterprisesSmall enterp
Page 33 and 34: 2.4 THE ROLE OF THE SMME SECTOR IN
Page 35 and 36: Table 2.3: SMME participation <stro
Page 37 and 38: The SMMEs sector contributes to a c
Page 39 and 40: 2.6.2 South AfricaSmall, medium <st
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Page 43 and 44: The disadvantages of SMMEs identifi
Page 45 and 46: 3. With economic stability
Page 47 and 48: cement, beverages, food processing,
Page 49 and 50: 2.9.2.2 Informality of SMMEsInforma
Page 51 and 52: are relevant to that enterprise. Th
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2.10.1 The National Small Business
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2.10.2.1 Centre for Small Business
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to start their businesses, while al
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II.The role and fu
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government has sought to address th
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CHAPTER THREEENTREPRENEURSHIP AND F
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Entrepreneurship is the dynamic pro
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Figure 3.1 Entrepreneurial processO
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3.3.1.4 Need for independenceEntrep
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are application forms that need to
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3.6 ISSUES PERTAINING TO SMME FINAN
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TaxesHigh interest ratesTaxesGovern
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3.8.1.2 Access to marketsAccess to
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Overtrading comes about when the bu
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entrepreneurial activity. Mutezo (2
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3.9 SUMMARYThe chapter illustrated
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4.2.1. Research DesignThe research
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4.3 POPULATION AND SAMPLINGThe popu
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4.3.1.2. Sample sizeThe sample size
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seaboard of South Africa. It consis
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Section C: Managerial skills <stron
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participants (see Appendix B), <str
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intended to measure. The control <s
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Section A5.2 DESCRIPTIVE RESULTS OF
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The largest percentage of responden
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Table 5.7 gives a brief description
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Table 5.9 Cross-tabulation between
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Figure 5.3 Government agencies offe
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Table 5.10 Seda programmes on assis
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Question 3The participation consist
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All the statements above will be di
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5.4.7 SMMEs need government interve
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6.2 SUMMARY AND OVERVIEW OF THE RES
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6.3.1 Hypothesis testingH1: <strong
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6.6 SUMMARY OF THE RESULTSThe quest
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municipality in KwaZulu-Natal provi
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Babbie, E. & Mouton, J. (2001). The
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Department of Trade and</st
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Hisrich, R.D., & Peters, M.P. (1998
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Lichtenstein B.M.B., & C.G Brush. (
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Ntsika Enterprise Promotion Agency.
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Robinson, P.B., & Sexton, E.A. (199
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UThungulu SMME development strategy
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Appendices126
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conditions of anonymity and
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Research participant‟s signature:
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SEDAKhula enterprise finance limite
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NoNot applicableSection C:Factors i
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On 16 August 2011 the research prop
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The University of Zululand<
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