Factors Perceived To Contribute To Success In Small Businesses: The Case Of K-map Trainers And Clients
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Date
1993Author
Dossajee, Habib Bashirali
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This study sou~ht to identify factors that are perceived to
contribute to success in small businesses from the points of view
of the small business owners and the trainers. The need for this
study arose from the fact that a lot of small businesses perish
no sooner they are started. and there is lack of identified factors
that could indicate the chances of success or failure of
small businesses.
In order to achieve the objective of this study. primary
data was collected from a sample of 45 small business owners who
were Kenya Mana~ement Assistance Programme (K-MAP) clients and a
sample of 10 trainers drawn from K-MAP and Kenya Institute of
Management (KIM) . Individual factor analysis was conducted in order
to establish the factors pertinent to each ~roup.
The results of the analysis indicate that the small business
owners perceive six factors as those contributing to success in
their businesses:
(i) Personal approach to business.
(ii) Management ability.
(iii) Business skills.
(iv) Start - up Characteristics
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University of Nairobi
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