Simon Radipere
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The role of age and business size on small business performance in the South African small enterprise sector
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The effects of culture as a start-up factor on business performance
Simon RadipereProblems and Perspectives in Management Volume 12, 2014 Issue #4 (cont.)
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Shape up or ship out. Experiences of micro and small business entrepreneurs in the Bulawayo Metropolitan Province of Zimbabwe
Gwendoline Nani , Simon Radipere doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/imfi.13(2-1).2016.05Investment Management and Financial Innovations Volume 13, 2016 Issue #2 (cont. 1) pp. 173-183
Views: 979 Downloads: 257 TO CITEThis study was part of a larger study that sought to find out why businesses tended to imitate one another. However, this particular study focused on the challenges faced by micro and small entrepreneurs in the Bulawayo Metropolitan Province in Zimbabwe as a result of business imitations. A case study design was adopted and individual interviews were used as data collecting instruments. Qualitative data were collected from 30 purposively selected micro and small business entrepreneurs. Findings revealed that while micro and small business entrepreneurs used imitation as a business entry strategy, they also faced challenges of imitation by other players. Recommendations are that capacity building workshops be conducted to educate these entrepreneurs on appropriate strategies to remain relevant in the market