4.1 Historical Background Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) is a public sector enterprise with autonomous character entrusted with entire task of promotion and development of small and cottage industries in Bangladesh. It is the successor organization to the former East Pakistan Small industries Corporation (EPSIC) which was established by an Act of the parliament in 1957. Main role has been to assist the promotion of small manufacturing enterprises by- (a) developing
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access to foreign currency, contributed significantly to the financial crisis * In the first week of October 2008, almost the entire Icelandic banking system collapsed, bringing the whole economy down with it and the ISK depreciated more than most small states' currencies. * The fall of the ISK has substantially increased the debt burden borne by those households and firms that had borrowed in foreign
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In today’s uncertainty economic climate, UK’s economy’s growth in long period has stopped and has been in recession since July 2008. This was caused by key global problems such as rising in commodity prices, house price bubbles, volatility in financial markets and of course the credit crunch. These give a great impact on the business sector. Reduction orders or demands have led to closure of many companies across all sectors. Small businesses are struggling to access the capital needed to stay open
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Journal of Retailing 87 (3, 2011) 253–268 Franchising Research Frontiers for the Twenty-First Century Rajiv P. Dant a,∗ , Marko Grünhagen b,1 , Josef Windsperger c,2 a Michael F. Price College of Business, The University of Oklahoma, 307 West Brooks, Norman, OK 73019-4001, USA b Eastern Illinois University, School of Business, 4002 Lumpkin Hall, Charleston, IL 61920, USA c Center of Business Studies, University of Vienna, Brünner Strasse 72, A-1210 Vienna, Austria Abstract About four decades
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Care Act affect business, government, and average American. Small business owners have historically had a much harder time providing themselves and their employees with insurance due to rising health insurance costs; meanwhile bigger businesses remain largely unaffected due to the leverage buying large group health plans gives them. This problem has only gotten more severe in the past decade. Today, almost half of America's uninsured are small business owners, employees or their dependents. There are
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Introduction: Meaning of Small Scale Industries Characteristics of Small Scale Industries Role of Small Scale Industries in Indian Economy Role of Government in Promoting Small Scale Industries Sickness in Small Scale Industries Extent Causes 2. Review of Literature Following are the characteristics of some industries which identify them as small-scale industries: 1. Labour intensive: Small-scale industries are fairly labour-intensive. They provide an economic solution by creating employment
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[pic] MZUMBE UNIVERSITY DAR ES SALAAM BUSINESS SCHOOL COURSE TITLE: MBA CM SUBJECT CODE: ECO 5011 SUBJECT NAME: MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS NAME: MICHAEL KISAKA TASK: TERM PAPER REGISTRATION No. MBA/CM/DCC/412/T.11 SMEs IN TANZANIA, THEIR IMPORTANCE AND CHALLENGES TOWARDS NATIONAL ECONOMIC GROWTH. Lecturer: Dr. G. Kinyondo December, 2011 | |
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(Online) Vol 4, No.8, 2012 www.iiste.org The Role of Entrepreneurship in Economic Development: The Nigerian Perspective Dr. Mrs Ann Ogbo AGU CHIDIEBERE NWACHUKWU Dept. Of management, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus. PMB 011 *E mail of the correspondence author: annogbo@yahoo.com brightchidi@yahoo.com Abstract The aim of the paper is to develop and analyse the contributions of entrepreneurship in the economic development through SME development in Nigeria. A total of 100 SMEs were randomly
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(1998) 613±673 The economics of small business ®nance: The roles of private equity and debt markets in the ®nancial growth cycle Allen N. Berger a a,b,* , Gregory F. Udell c Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551, USA b Wharton Financial Institutions Center, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA c Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA Abstract This article examines the economics of ®nancing small business in private equity
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LOK JACK GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES EXECUTIVE MASTERS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION GLOBAL MACROECONOMICS AND THE CARIBBEAN BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT (BUAD 6085) INDIVIDUAL COURSEWORK ASSIGNMENT CAN SMALL DEVELOPING COUNTRIES SURVIVE IN A GLOBALISED ENVIRONMENT? Submitted by: VITRA SINGH (UWI ID #: 91780646) Cohort 22 25 OCTOBER 2010 It has been said that arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity. - Kofi
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