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Microenterprise performance and microenterprise zones (MEZOs) in China

Management Decision, 2013
PurposeThe purpose of this exploratory study is to examine whether performance of microenterprises located in a microenterprise zone (MEZO) in China is positively related to key management practices, entrepreneurial orientation, marketing capability, and technology capability.
Dianne H.B. Welsh, J. Mark Munoz, Shengliang Deng, Peter V. Raven   +3 more
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Microenterprise financing preference

Journal of Economic Studies, 2012
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the determinants of financing preference of micro and small enterprises (MSEs) whilst distinguishing a broader range of financing sources beyond what is typically the case within the corporate finance literature.Design/methodology/approachUnder the framework of ordinal logistic regression, the paper ...
Eric Osei‐Assibey, Godfred A. Bokpin, Daniel K. Twerefou   +2 more
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Micro‐credit for microenterprises?

Gender in Management: An International Journal, 2010
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the factors that constrain women petty traders' access to microcredit, and the innovative measures they have initiated in order to counter these constraints.Design/methodology/approachThe paper is based on in‐depth interviews with women micro‐entrepreneurs drawn from a convenience sample of 20 petty ...
Nnamdi O. Madichie, Anayo D. Nkamnebe
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Network Effects and Microenterprises: An Empirical Analysis of Microenterprises in China

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2019
Social networks play a crucial role in entrepreneurial processes and outcomes. However, little is known about the impact of social networks on microenterprises’ business performance. Addressing this gap, I focus on two dimensions of social networks, namely network size and resources embedded in a social network.
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USAID microenterprise stocktaking evaluation

Enterprise Development & Microfinance, 1990
A recent stocktaking exercise has been examining the performance of the microenterprise assistance programmes funded by USAID. The programmes can be divided into three categories: enterprise formation, enterprise expansion and enterprise transformation.
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Partnership financing of microenterprises

International Journal of Social Economics, 1997
Reviews the progress of the institutions relating to financing of the microenterprises. Proposes a participatory financing scheme as an alternative to the interest‐based lending scheme. Highlights the theoretical framework of the scheme and examines its practical performance.
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Annual Report on Microenterprise Development: 2000: Building Partnerships for Microenterprise Development

2001
In 2000, the fourth year of the IDB's five-year Microenterprise Development Strategy (1997-2001), the Bank supported a range of efforts to help increase the incomes and productivity of urban and rural microentreprenuers in 26 Latin American and Caribbean countries.
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Financial analysis for microenterprises

Enterprise Development & Microfinance, 1992
Many microentrepreneurs lack basic numeracy skills and are also too poor to afford professional financial and accounting assistance. This article describes the simplest procedures to keep track of the business cash flow, including the 'two-box' system and the use of representative icons in cash-flow statements.
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NETWORKING AMONG FEDERATIONS OF MICROENTERPRISES

2023
International Journal of Management (IJM) Volume 10, Issue 6, Nov- Dec 2019, pp. 623-632, Article ID: IJM_10_06_060 Available online at https://iaeme.com/Home/issue/IJM?Volume=10&Issue=6 ISSN Print: 0976-6502 and ISSN Online: 0976-6510 NETWORKING AMONG FEDERATIONS OF MICROENTERPRISES Vineet Prabha Department of School of Management Studies, Graphic
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MicroEnterprise Americas: Fall, 2006

2006
This issue of MicroEnterprise Americas explores the various issues and challenges of extending economic opportunities to all. The Special Section of the magazine focuses on access to markets, which most microenterprises characterize as the single most important challenge they face after access to finance.
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