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Entrepreneurial tendencies of students studying entrepreneurship : the case of Capricorn Tvet College, Limpopo ProvinceMathosa, Moji Dorothy January 2018 (has links)
Thesis (MBA.) -- University of Limpopo, 2018 / Entrepreneurship has become an important issue both locally and internationally in recent years due to its contribution to job creation and economic development. The decision to be entrepreneurial is determined by certain factors, as well as individual traits, and it is a planned behaviour that is not engaged in accidentally. Thus, underlying factors that enhance students’ intention towards entrepreneurship as a career option are vital. However, it is not known if the students have the knowledge of the various support measures available to assist them in starting their own businesses and to support existing ventures. This study wanted to find out if students studying entrepreneurship have any intention of starting their own business ventures and whether they have any knowledge of the support programmes at their disposal.
Students studying entrepreneurship as one of their modules at the National Certificate Vocational (NCV) level at Capricorn College for TVET constituted the targeted population for the study. Self-administered questionnaires were given to a total of 170 participants and all of them responded. The results mainly indicated that the students do have the intention of starting their own businesses after completion of their course and that their knowledge of the different entrepreneurship support incentives is not adequate.
The study recommends that a more concerted effort be made to make students more aware of engaging in entrepreneurial ventures as a career option and making them aware of the support options that are available to them should they need to start their own businesses. In addition, these support initiatives should publicise their services more, especially to the rural communities.
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The impact of local economic development through SMMEs on Seshego Industrial Site, Zone six (6)Mohapi, Monare Mahlomola January 2005 (has links)
Thesis (M. Dev.) -- University of Limpopo, 2005 / Refer to document
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General enterprising tendencies amongst grade ten learners in Polokwane, Capricorn District MunicipalityMaoto, Mmaphale Kgahliso January 2013 (has links)
Thesis (M. Com. (Business Management)) -- University of Limpopo, 2013 / The purpose of the study was to assess the general enterprising qualities such as the need for achievement, need for autonomy, creative tendency, calculated risk taking and drive and determination amongst learners at selected secondary schools in the Capricorn District Municipality of Limpopo Province. The intention was to suggest strategies to be used to enhance entrepreneurial qualities and to develop these learners to become successful entrepreneurs in future.
Commercial and non-commercial learners participated in the study. Data were collected from 1931 respondents constituting 31% of the population. The findings revealed that the majority of learners did not possess entrepreneurial qualities. Among others, the following recommendations were offered:
• Schools should teach learners to put theory into practice by offering a learner’s mini business program within their curriculum.
• Career guidance programmes should be improved and commence at grade eight and continue to grade twelve.
Key concepts: entrepreneurship, entrepreneur and entrepreneurship education.
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Rural entrepreneurship and its implications on local economic development: a case of Mogalakwena Local Municipality, Waterburg District, Limpopo ProvinceMashamaite, Kgalema Abbyton January 2023 (has links)
Thesis (Ph.D. (Development Planning and Management)) -- University of Limpopo, 2023 / Rural entrepreneurship is a relatively young sector in the entrepreneurship field, but it has
emerged as one of the most important tools for rural economic growth in developing nations like
South Africa. A majority of poor people live in the rural areas and face the challenges of extreme
poverty levels, high unemployment rates, appalling socio-economic conditions, and inequalities.
Therefore, rural entrepreneurship is regarded as a vital tool for accelerating Local Economic
Development (LED) and improvement of the quality of life of the rural people and their
communities. Rural entrepreneurship stimulates economic development by improving economic
conditions, creating employment, reducing poverty and improving the overall standard of living
of the rural populace. Theoretically, there is clear consensus that rural entrepreneurship has the
potential to reduce poverty, unemployment, economic inequalities and low income as well as
value creation and improving standards of life in rural areas through the creation of new
enterprises. Entrepreneurial activities stimulate the local economy and create employment
opportunities through the creation of new enterprises in the rural areas. Thus, entrepreneurship
development is seen as one of the important components of LED and the development agenda in
most developing countries. However, entrepreneurial success is dependent on various factors,
internal or external, such as the need for achievement, locus of control and desire for personal
control of business, human capital, infrastructure, training, communication network, financial
support, business environment, economic climate, competitiveness, risk-taking propensity,
confidence, and regulatory environment. These factors may determine or influence the success of
enterprises, thereby hampering LED efforts in a particular locality.
Literature further reiterates the importance of rural entrepreneurship development towards
accelerating economic development of local communities in the developing countries.
Entrepreneurship development is regarded as a driving force of local economic growth and
development in the developing countries. Many developing countries are faced with numerous
socio-economic challenges of extreme poverty levels, high unemployment rates, stagnant
economic growth and poor living conditions. Entrepreneurship development has become an
important policy agenda and priority for employment creation, poverty reduction and economic
growth and development of communities in many developing countries. Thus, many developing
countries have turned their focus on entrepreneurship development as an important mechanism
and driver of economic development with expectations of addressing these challenges. Despite
such efforts, entrepreneurship development in developing countries faces challenges such as
financial, human, management, lack of access to markets, lack of capacity, lack of infrastructure
and appropriate regulations. These challenges affect and undermine the potential of
entrepreneurship to stimulate LED and address challenges affecting many developing countries.
The role of local government in creating an enabling environment for entrepreneurial activities
and LED to thrive is widely acknowledged in most developing countries. Local governments in
developing countries have become important vehicles for the promotion and implementation of
LED and the creation of enabling environment for entrepreneurial activities to take place. LED
in these developing countries is driven mainly by globalisation and decentralisation as an
important strategy to local development. Globalisation and decentralisation play an important
role in reconfiguring of planning approaches to local and regional development in developing
countries.
The observations above are also prevalent in South Africa, where entrepreneurship development
is one of the national development policy imperatives. However, South Africa has a low
entrepreneurial rate compared to other developing countries because of various factors including
those highlighted above. Lack of entrepreneurial spirit or culture is increasing highly in the
country. Entrepreneurship development and LED practice in South Africa is shaped by
overwhelming policies and legislations, which seek to support and encourage entrepreneurship
and LED. These regulatory frameworks are aimed at creating conducive and enabling
environment for LED and entrepreneurial activities to take place. Local governments have a
constitutional obligation to promote social and economic development as well as improving the
overall standard of living of local communities within the municipal area. In the process,
municipalities must work collectively with local people and local stakeholders to develop their
communities. LED has been adopted as one of the strategies to local growth and development of
communities in South Africa. Despite LED efforts, the country continues to grapple with societal
challenges of poverty, unemployment, inequality and stagnant growth of the economy.
Currently, municipalities are plagued with various challenges and are in a dire state that threatens
the ability to fulfil their constitutional and developmental mandate of promoting social and
economic development.
The aim of this study was to investigate rural entrepreneurship and its implications towards LED
in the Mogalakwena Local Municipality, Limpopo Province. To achieve this aim, the study
adopted descriptive, positivist case study design, and used the concurrent mixed methods
approach to achieve the aim and objectives of the study. The study sampled 54 rural
entrepreneurs around three Service Delivery Areas (SDAs) of Mokopane, Mapela and Bakenberg
in Mogalakwena Local Municipality as well as key informants from Small Enterprise
Development Agency, Local Economic Development Agency (LEDA) and Municipal LED Unit.
A semi-structured questionnaire was used to solicit data from rural entrepreneurs whereas an
interview schedule was used to solicit data from key informants. The study findings affirm that
rural entrepreneurship plays a significant role towards LED through poverty alleviation,
employment creation, economic opportunities, income generation, value or wealth creation,
migration and overall improvement of the standard of living of local communities in
Mogalakwena Local Municipality. Rural entrepreneurship is seen as one of the stimulators of
economic activities in rural areas within the municipality. Despite the affirmation, the study
found that rural entrepreneurs are faced with persistent challenges such as lack of access to
finance and markets, lack of skills or capacity, stiff regulations and completion, crime, lack of
infrastructure, lack of support by the municipality and poor participation or integration in LED.
These challenges inhibit entrepreneurial activities to take place, thereby threatening the survival
and success of rural enterprises. Therefore, the study recommends measures such as creation of
an enabling regulatory environment, financial support models for entrepreneurs, skills
development and training, recognition and integration of rural entrepreneurs in LED fora and
promotion of entrepreneurship culture to maximize the potential of rural entrepreneurship in
Mogalakwena Local Municipality. Additionally, future research is also important to tap into the
niche area of rural entrepreneurship.
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The effects of small and micro-enterprises (SMES) on Employement creation in Sefene Village, Limpopo ProvinceMakgamatha, Mpho Gift January 2022 (has links)
Thesis (M.Dev. (Planning and Management)) -- University of Limpopo, 2022 / Small and Micro-Enterprises (SMEs) are considered sources of income that give people the purchasing power to meet their basic needs and improve their standard of living. Primarily, this study investigated the effects of SMEs on employment creation in Sefene Village, Limpopo Province (South Africa) with the following objectives: to determine the types, characteristics and challenges of SMEs in rural areas; to explore the management approaches for SMEs in rural areas; to examine the types and quality of employment created in rural areas; to determine the effects of SMEs on employment creation in rural areas; and to recommend measures that could enhance the effects of SMEs on employment creation in Sefene Village. The study used a literature review, interview schedule and semi-structured questionnaires.
The findings of the study revealed that SMEs played a tremendous role in improving the local economic development of Sefene village. The SMEs are employment creators that have provided economic opportunities for the local people of Sefene village. In terms of employment creation, the SMEs in Sefene confronted challenges such as lack of access to finance, marketing aptitudes, markets, and lack of significant infrastructural facilities and management skills. In any case, literature and empirical data gathered at Sefene uncovered that the major challenge experienced by SMEs was a lack of access to finance. An entrepreneur can have the knowledge and skills but without funds, they are then constrained and impeded. The government institutions for SMEs ought to also target rural areas since that is where there are market potential and overwhelming poverty and unemployment. Further, the SMEs proprietors were aware of financial institutions but accessing them was a major challenge since they did not know about ways to approach them. Hence, the study has recommended that the government financial institutions needed to build relationships with the Molemole Local Municipality to extend access to their services by people who aspire to venture into SMEs. Similarly, the SMEs are major employment creators and need support from private sectors, community members, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and government institutions.
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Using a grounded theory approach in a developing a taxonomy of entrepreneurial ventures in South Africa: A case study of Limpopo ProvinceChakuzira, Wellington 18 May 2019 (has links)
PhD (Business Management) / Department of Business Management / The questions of what constitutes entrepreneurship and, in turn, who an entrepreneur is, have
dominated entrepreneurship discourse in recent times. Over the years, a multiplicity of
definitions of entrepreneurship has been proffered. However, most of these definitions to be
either Eurocentric or Western-oriented and largely devoid of (South) African socio-economic
imperatives. Naturally, the manner in which entrepreneurship in South Africa is conceptualised
derives from the former definitions. Furthermore, the classification of entrepreneurship
ventures in the country is also problematic. A Eurocentric classification regime is, on the one
hand, too simplistic; and, on the other hand, it fails to fully capture the true essence of
entrepreneurial activity within the South African economy. It is, therefore, not surprising that
entrepreneurship development policies and interventions are not successful in stimulating
entrepreneurship. This problem, this study argues, is a result of the lack of localised research
aimed at understanding entrepreneurship classification dynamics in South Africa. This
constitutes a research gap, which this study seeks to address. It is against this background
that the aim of this study is to develop a taxonomy of entrepreneurial ventures in the Limpopo
Province of South Africa. To achieve this purpose, which is pre-paradigmatic, the proposed
study was designed along the dictates of a qualitatively grounded theory research. This
facilitated the application of multiple methods of data collection. The study sampled 5
entrepreneurs in the Limpopo Province who were interviewed using an in-depth format. The
value of this work is among the first in seeking to propose a framework (i.e. taxonomy) for
classifying entrepreneurship ventures within the South African context. The implication of the
study is that it potentially provides policymakers with valuable tools to understand South
African entrepreneurship and the channels of intervention for small business ventures. / NRF
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Motivation among entrepreneurs in rural South Africa :Mitchell, Bruce Craig January 2001 (has links)
Thesis (M.A.)--University of South Africa, 2001.
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The role of government agencies in promoting SMME's in Limpopo : a critical assessmentMbedzi, Khaukanani Percival 03 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MDF)--University of Stellenbosch, 2011. / In 2003, the then president of the Republic of South Africa, Mr Thabo Mbeki, alluded to the dual
nature of the South African economy which, on the one hand, is well developed with sound macroeconomic
management, while, on the other hand, it has characteristics of an underdeveloped Third
World economy. The province of Limpopo is no exception to this anomalous economic
phenomenon. It can be argued that, due to its preponderant rural character, the dual economy
phenomenon is more pronounced in Limpopo than in other parts of the country.
According to the government’s Integrated Strategy on the Promotion of Entrepreneurship and
Small Enterprises, “the promotion of entrepreneurship and small businesses remains an important
priority of the government of South Africa” (Department of Trade and Industry, 2005: 3). In line with
this strategy, the government has committed itself to ensuring that small businesses increase their
contribution to economic growth and job creation. To realise this goal, the government has taken
measures to ensure that small business development becomes a key policy focus.
In South Africa, the importance of developing small, medium and micro-enterprises (SMMEs)
becomes even more critical for the achievement of social stability by creating jobs to solve the high
unemployment rate. Apart from their contribution to job creation and economic growth, SMMEs can
play a significant role in the economy of the country by introducing new innovative products and
services, thereby improving the quality of life of the people.
The challenge facing the province of Limpopo and indeed South Africa as a whole is how to
effectively mobilise small enterprise support agencies to help in developing sustainable SMMEs
that can contribute meaningfully to economic growth and development. The provincial government
looks upon the support agencies to implement its SMME support strategy.
This study provides a critical review of all the relevant institutions, agencies and programmes –
operational at national, provincial, district and local level – which try to address support needs of
small, medium and micro-enterprises. Many of these efforts are effective and reach significant
numbers of small enterprises, yet many of the initiatives fail or remain ineffective. In many areas
local staff is too limited to implement programmes or just to effectively publicise available support
programmes.
In a brief comparative section, we try to show that South Africa’s problems with inadequate SMMEsupport
are far from unique. We are part of worldwide concern about practical steps to expand,
strengthen and streamline SMME-support – and Limpopo is part of that challenge.
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Motivation among entrepreneurs in rural South Africa: a comparative studyMitchell, Bruce Craig 11 1900 (has links)
This study examined the motivation of entrepreneurs in starting a business. More
specifically, it aimed to identify whether entrepreneurs have common motives for
starting their own business, and to determine whether men and women have
different reasons for becoming entrepreneurs.
The empirical study was conducted on a sample of 101 entrepreneurs. A
motivation scale and open-ended questions were used to measure motivation.
The results indicated that men and women have various reasons for starting a
business, and are primarily motivated by the need for independence, need for
material incentives and the need for achievement. The need to contribute to the
community was not an important motive. Comparatively, male entrepreneurs
were more motivated by the need to give family security and to make a difference
in the business, and female entrepreneurs were motivated more by the need to
keep learning and the need for more money to survive. / Industrial and Organisational Psychology / M.A. (Industrial Psychology)
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Motivation among entrepreneurs in rural South Africa: a comparative studyMitchell, Bruce Craig 11 1900 (has links)
This study examined the motivation of entrepreneurs in starting a business. More
specifically, it aimed to identify whether entrepreneurs have common motives for
starting their own business, and to determine whether men and women have
different reasons for becoming entrepreneurs.
The empirical study was conducted on a sample of 101 entrepreneurs. A
motivation scale and open-ended questions were used to measure motivation.
The results indicated that men and women have various reasons for starting a
business, and are primarily motivated by the need for independence, need for
material incentives and the need for achievement. The need to contribute to the
community was not an important motive. Comparatively, male entrepreneurs
were more motivated by the need to give family security and to make a difference
in the business, and female entrepreneurs were motivated more by the need to
keep learning and the need for more money to survive. / Industrial and Organisational Psychology / M.A. (Industrial Psychology)
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