Microenterprise Development Programs in the United States and in the Developing World

Schreiner, Mark; Woller, Gary M.

doi:10.1016/s0305-750x(03)00112-8

Cited by 112 publications

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“…For this reason, Sonne (2012) stated that business incubation and venture capital are alternative financing initiatives that can effectively support innovation and entrepreneurship in developing countries. Schreiner & Woller (2003) found that financial programs that concentrate on micro-financing rather than public bids are more effective in encouraging entrepreneurial activity. A detailed review of these two alternatives will be presented in addition to some recent trends such as training and business formation, crowd-funding and networking events.…”

Section: Initiatives Aimed At Supporting Entrepreneurship In Developimentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Since then, this form of financing has proved to be useful in encouraging women to start micro businesses in unprivileged areas of the world (GEM, 2014). Usually microfinance projects provide financial services coupled with basic business literacy, to groups of aspiring entrepreneurs (Morduch, 1999;Schreiner & Woller, 2003). The financed venture normally takes the form of a microenterprise; a tiny business initiative with mostly one employee, i.e.…”

Section: Initiatives Aimed At Supporting Entrepreneurship In Developimentioning

confidence: 99%

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Supporting opportunities for female entrepreneurs in Jordan

Caputo

Mehtap

Pellegrini

et al. 2016

IJESB

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Female entrepreneurship in developing countries is a growing body of research that tries to address the main challenges faced in such a context. The aim of this paper is to shed some light on the real opportunities for female entrepreneurs in terms of support for their start-ups. A lack of studies with this specific focus may detach the pertinent literature from real business practice and the true conditions faced by women during the start-up process. We grounded our analysis in Jordan, a country that has received little attention, despite the fact that it has one of the liveliest entrepreneurial contexts in the Middle East. A sample of 28 institutions operating in Jordan that offer support for entrepreneurial activities were examined. This is followed by a discussion of the main implications of the initiatives dedicated to female entrepreneurs.

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Section: Initiatives Aimed At Supporting Entrepreneurship In Developimentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Initiatives Aimed At Supporting Entrepreneurship In Developimentioning

confidence: 99%

Supporting opportunities for female entrepreneurs in Jordan

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Pellegrini

et al. 2016

IJESB

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“…According to our knowledge, this is the fi rst empirical study of the determinants of competitiveness and innovations of the rural food processing enterprises in any of the European post-socialist countries. Our research therefore fi lls in the gap in the prevailing literature dealing predominantly either with the trade with agricultural products (Bielik et al 2013), or the fi rst world or the third world (Schreiner and Woller 2003;or Anik et al 2013).…”

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Factors that influence the competitiveness of Czech rural SMEs

Abrhám¹,

Strielkowski²,

Vošta³

et al. 2015

Agric. Econ. - Czech

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Th e paper focuses on determining the key factors that infl uence the competitiveness of rural small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Czech Republic. Rural SMEs play an important part in sustainable rural development, post-transformation processes, as well as in the integrated development of formal and informal rural institutions in the Czech economy. Th e research design is based on a questionnaire survey conducted with a sample of 1144 randomly selected Czech rural SMEs. Th ere was applied a one-way error model expressed either by the fi xed eff ects (FE) model and the random eff ect (RE) model with the error term consisting of two components: a time-invariant component and a remainder component that is assumed to be uncorrelated over time. It was also attempted to rule out the individual location eff ects in the econometric model by using the location variables (location dummies).Th e results also show that the success of the rural SMEs in the Czech Republic is mostly related to its manager and enterprise characteristics. Th e most signifi cant determinants of rural enterprise's competitiveness are location within a region with competitive situation, the enterprise size, the enterprise age, and the fact whether the enterprise has some form of innovation. Th e results might have signifi cant implications for both academics and stakeholders and can be used as a basis for the targeted rural enterprise policies in the Czech Republic and in the post-transitional Eastern and Central Europe.

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“…Even though formal MSEs may enjoy the benefits associated with contracts enforcement by the government (Schreiner & Woller, 2003), when the procedures to join the formal sector are cumbersome, costly, or when the country's legal framework is de facto ineffective, people will have fewer incentives to opt joining the formal economic sector (de Soto, 1987;Johnson, Kaufmann, Shleifer, Goldman & Weitzman, 1997;Friedman, Johnson, Kaufmann, & Zoido-Lobaton, 2000;Djankov, La Porta, Lopez-de-Silanes & Shleifer, 2002). Therefore, informal MSEs avoid formal requirements like official registration and bear the cost of informality such as exclusion from accessing government programs or formal funding sources.…”

Section: Informal Economy: Micro and Small Enterprisesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Do Microenterprises’ Size and Status Matter to Access Informal Finance?

Raccanello¹

2017

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Microenterprise Development Programs in the United States and in the Developing World

Cited by 112 publications

References 31 publications

Supporting opportunities for female entrepreneurs in Jordan

Supporting opportunities for female entrepreneurs in Jordan

Factors that influence the competitiveness of Czech rural SMEs

Do Microenterprises’ Size and Status Matter to Access Informal Finance?

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