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1	Challenges facing small black business in securing viable and sustainable contracts Manana, Henry Jabulani Ndodenye 16 August 2012 (has links) M.B.A. / The Black enterprise sector in South Africa has, despite a long history of exclusion and restriction, substantial potential to help distribute employment, income, and wealth more equitably between whites and blacks. This report summarizes research on the subject and attempts to evaluate realistically the potential role that small black enterprise can play in this effort. It also examines the challenges and constraints that face small black businesses. South Africa's small black business is highly constrained by the restrictions that apartheid placed on the establishment of businesses, on the opportunities for skilled employment, and on the educational opportunities for blacks as well as by the restrictions affecting the spatial arrangement of cities (Riley, 1993: ix) Despite severe constrains, evidence of dynamic growth does exist, notably among small light manufacturing enterprises, whose incomes and employment are above averages for the sector. Also, the incomes of even the most survival-level businesses are critical to the survival of many households. The small black businesses has two distinct roles that deserve to be supported in any project or policy intervention: it is a residual employer with an important role to play in improving welfare and alleviating poverty, and it is a source of dynamic and potentially dynamic firms that create wealth and generate employment. (Riley, 1993: ix) Since the dawn of democracy in South Africa in April 1994, the government has come up with concerted efforts to create a conducive environment for developing Small, Medium, and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs), particularly from historically disadvantage individuals (Petje: i) Approach chosen for the study was to personally interview eight respondents both from established business and black small businesses with the aid of a structured interview schedule. Questions were open ended and allowed for self expression by the respondents. The nature of the research was to be investigative rather than to provide statistical measure of dependency. Small black businesses - South Africa
2	An investigation of the accounting records maintained by black businesses in rural Qwaqwa Benedict, Refiloe Gladys 09 October 2012 (has links) M.Comm. / Towards addressing the detrimental economic effects past dispensations had on the marginalized majority, different Government initiatives and other interventions have been put in place to encourage the participation of Blacks in the economy of South Africa. These development initiatives seek to address poverty and unemployment levels, some focussing on growing small, medium, and micro enterprises (SMMEs). Growth and sustainability of such businesses can only be achieved through the maintenance of appropriate financial information, on which economic decisions are based, but such information can only be generated or processed if relevant and adequate accounting data, through accounting recordkeeping, are maintained. The study examines whether this is also applicable to micro or survivalist businesses, and was carried out to investigate the accounting records maintained by small Black-owned businesses in QwaQwa. In the literature study it became vital to elucidate the uniqueness of micro and survivalist businesses as they are often generalised under the rather broad umbrella of the term ‘SMMEs’. The literature further indicates that there is no prescribed regulation or framework specifically for accounting recordkeeping in micro and survivalist businesses. The dissertation analyses responses to questionnaires administered to a purposively selected sample of 88 small Black-owned businesses in QwaQwa, and interpreting 44 respondents interviewed. The interviews became necessary due to insufficient responses to the section in the questionnaires addressing the third research objective. Hence, both a quantitative and a qualitative research design were eventually used. Data collection took place at respondents’ business premises. Responses to the questionnaires were analysed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), which was used to generate descriptive statistics. The researcher documented the interview proceedings in written format. Common responses from interviews were clustered in themes then interpreted. Results show that small Black-business owners maintain some basic form of accounting records such as sales records, payment records and stock records, however, since they operate mainly on the cash basis, debtors’ and creditors’ records were seldom maintained. These findings are consistent with previous studies into the kind of accounting records maintained by small businesses. Small Black-business owners also perceived maintaining accounting records to be important in determining the profitability and future sustainability of their businesses. These owners, however, demonstrated limited understanding of accounting concepts and principles or how these applied to their business. They identified a need for some form of interventions to improve their knowledge of accounting recordkeeping and risk management. A further need identified was the availability of funds to finance their businesses. Therefore, financial help together with training and development are needed to better their businesses. This may go a long way in improving growth and stability, as well as reducing the poverty and unemployment rate in the country. In order for micro and survivalist business owners to realise some of the benefits of maintaining relevant accounting records, it is recommended that the owners are trained on how to keep basic accounting records that are useful and easy to convert into accounting information, and that may add value to their businesses and ensure the monitoring of profitability and sustainable growth. Small business - Accounting Small black businesses Auditing
3	Economic Freedom Through Entrepreneurship Craft, Beverley A 01 January 2018 (has links) Entrepreneurship represents a means of increasing personal freedom and designing an attendant lifestyle. The purpose of this multiple case study was to explore strategies sole proprietors used to sustain their small business operations beyond five years and attain profitability levels necessary for freedom and autonomy. Data collection involved semi-structured interviews of 10 entrepreneurs who answered open-ended interview questions, granted access to archival documents, and direct observation of their business operations. The conceptual framework was emancipation theory addressing personal freedom through business autonomy. With the modified van Kaam method, the identification of emerging themes involved identifying groupings, clusters, and unrelated antecedents all of which yielded such themes as customer service, personal control, and creativity. The customer service theme was prevalent throughout the interview. The personal control theme arose from participants' perceptions of emancipation, business autonomy, and personal freedom. The creativity theme appeared through the comments of all participants; each participant alluded to the power of creativity and vision. Determination mattered to all the participants. The participants harped on the need for inward strength necessary to overcome all obstacles. Results from this study may contribute to social change assisting sole proprietors in strategies to grow their businesses to profitability, attain personal freedom, and contribute to community economic development which in turn would extend to benefits a stable economy across the community for a safe and progressive society. Black businesses emancipation entrepreneurship freedom personal control profit
4	Black Food Trucks Matter: A Qualitative Study Examining The (Mis)Representation, Underestimation, and Contribution of Black Entrepreneurs In The Food Truck Industry Ariel D Smith (14223191) 11 August 2023 (has links) <p>Food trucks have become increasingly popular over the last decade following the Great Recession of 2008. Scholars have begun to study the food truck phenomenon, its future projected trajectory, and even positioning it within social justice discourse along cultural lines; however, scholarship has yet to address the participation of Black entrepreneurs in the food truck industry.</p> <p><br></p> <p>The objective of this dissertation is to expand the perception of Black food entrepreneurs within the food truck industry by interrogating how Black food truck owners are misrepresented, under analyzed, and underestimated. Using a series of interdisciplinary qualitative methods including introspective analysis, thematic coding analysis, and case studies, I approach this objective by addressing three questions. First, I analyze movies and television to understand where Black-owned food trucks are represented in popular culture and how they are depicted. In doing so, we come to understand that Black business representation, specifically Black food truck representation consistently falls victim to negative stereotypes. These stereotypes can influence the extent to which Black food truck owners are taken seriously and seen as legitimate business leaders in their community. Second, I interview 16 Black food truck entrepreneurs to understand why the mobile food industry appealed to them and how it has become a platform for them to explore other opportunities. Finally, I review eight cities that have launched Black food truck festivals and parks within the last 6 years to gain an understanding of the collective power wielded by Black food truck owners and its impact Black communities. Moreover, this dissertation challenges the myth that collectivism does not exist among Black entrepreneurs and the Black community broadly.</p> Business systems in context Food and hospitality services Business and labour history Entrepreneurship Cinema studies Screen media Digital heritage Heritage and cultural conservation Heritage collections and interpretations Social and cultural anthropology Urban community development Sociology of inequalities Urban sociology and community studies Media studies Consumption and everyday life Cultural and creative industries Cultural studies of nation and region Culture, representation and identity Screen and media culture Food Truck food trucks Black owned Black owned food truck mobile food street food street food vending street food entrepreneurship Black food Black food truck studies food truck studies African American Studies African American foodways Black foodways Black food entrepreneurship Black movies Black television The Food Truck Scholar The Food Truck Scholar Podcast Black business Black businesses Barbershop 3 The Last OG The Chi Think Like a Man food truck festivals food truck park foodtruck Roi Choi The Great Food Truck Race Chef Chef movie Black representation Black men Black women Black men representation Black women representation critical race theory case study introspective analysis Black entrepreneurs African American entrepreneurs food truck industry mobile food vending Black food truck owner Black food truck entrepreneur food truck owner food truck operator food trucker Black food trucker African American food truck owner African American food trucker food truck podcast food truck show storytelling African American storytelling Black studies africana studies entrepreneurial storytelling food studies Black food studies African American food studies enterprise food truck enterprise Black food trucks matter Black businesses matter Buy Black Black dollars Black economics Black dollar soul food southern studies Black diaspora \

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