Small business incubators: An emerging phenomenon in South Africa’s SMME economy
In South Africa much policy attention is focused on the potential of the small, medium and micro-enterprise (SMME) economy for job creation. Nevertheless, despite government support for the SMME economy, high mortality rates are experienced by start-up enterprises. In common with international e...
| Published in: | Urbani Izziv |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Urbanistični inštitut RS
2014-07-01
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| Online Access: | http://urbani-izziv.uirs.si/Portals/uizziv/papers/urbani-izziv-en-2014-25-supplement-004.pdf |
| Summary: | In South Africa much policy attention is focused on the potential of the small, medium and micro-enterprise
(SMME) economy for job creation. Nevertheless, despite government support for the SMME economy, high
mortality rates are experienced by start-up enterprises. In common with international experience South Africa
has adopted business incubation as a strategic tool for assisting the survival as well as building the
competitiveness of SMMEs. This article analyses the state of business incubation in South Africa drawing
attention to marked differences between the groups of public sector business incubators as opposed to those
business incubators which have been initiated by the private sector. |
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| ISSN: | 0353-6483 1855-8399 |