Essays about: "Microenterprise"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the word Microenterprise.

  1. 1. Where There’s a Will There’s a Way: Self-efficacy and Resilience in the Creation and Consolidation of Micro-enterprises Owned by Victims of Forced Displacement in Colombia.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Ana Duzan; [2023]
    Keywords : Micro-enterprises; Resilience; Self-efficacy; Non-cognitive skills; Colombia; Victims of Armed Conflict; International Development; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In the past decade, micro-enterprise development has gained popularity as an intervention in the Global South, including Colombia, a country where more than 90% of businesses are micro. For decades, this country has endured an internal conflict that has left millions of victims of forced displacement, who live in vulnerable situations and, in many cases, resort to creating micro-enterprises to make a living. READ MORE

  3. 2. Investigating Uppsala Regional Alternative Food Networks - an explorative case study on Farmer-to-Wholesale Food Hubs

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Energy and Technology

    Author : Veronica Chifamba; Daniel Petri Cortés; [2022]
    Keywords : Alternative Food Networks; ; Local Food Systems; Regional Food Hub; Swedish Food Strategy; Ät UPPsala Län; Small-scale Farmers; Microenterprises; Wholesale; Food Service; Retail;

    Abstract : The sustainability crisis that conventional food systems are suffering worldwide has recently led Sweden and Uppsala County to publish reports on new food strategies. Solutions for the problems need collaborative efforts from a multiplicity of actors. READ MORE

  4. 3. Shared Smartphones – a Tool for Power or Empowerment? : A qualitative study about female microenterprises in Ghana

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Siri Klintberg; Sevana Melkon; [2020]
    Keywords : Female microenterprises; Smartphones; Digital Divide; Feminist Standpoint; Social relations;

    Abstract : Aim – The paper aims to acknowledge female microentrepreneurs' situation, using a feminist perspective, by identifying affecting aspects and factors when relying on borrowing a smartphone in order to run their business. Further, the study will have the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals number 8. READ MORE

  5. 4. Microenterprise growth advice industry : Scrutinizing content by introducing the views of academics and entrepreneurs on microenterprise growth advice

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

    Author : John Thyr Alklid; [2015]
    Keywords : microenterprise; microfirm; growth; micro-entrepreneur; advice industry; consultant-client; business advice; mikroföretag; tillväxt; mikroentreprenör; rådgivningsindustri; konsult-klient; affärsrådgivning;

    Abstract : According to Johansson & Hjalmarsson (2003) the business advice industry targeting microenterprises, small and medium sized businesses is a multibillion pound activity throughout the world, but little research has been conducted upon the theoretical basis for this field. The content of the advice coming from the advice industry targeting microenterprises is questioned by both micro-entrepreneurs and researchers, according to Johansson (1997), who describes that the use of support services among microenterprises doesn’t answer to their needs. READ MORE

  6. 5. Microcredit Impact on Business Performance : A Minor Field Study in El Salvador

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Nationalekonomi; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Camilla Johansson; Lisa Pettersson; [2014]
    Keywords : Microcredit Impact; Business Performance; Microenterprise; Usulután; El Salvador.;

    Abstract : Microcredits have become a popular way to include poor people in the financial market. Former research on the impact on business performance has provided divergent findings and its impact on the Salvadoran market is not yet investigated. READ MORE