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Exploring the circumstances and experiences of youth immigrants when establishing and running a successful informal micro-business
Includes bibliographical references.
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Department of Social Development
2015
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| author | Kondowe, Calisto |
| author2 | Booyens, Margaret |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/11163 Exploring the circumstances and experiences of youth immigrants when establishing and running a successful informal micro-business Kondowe, Calisto Booyens, Margaret Social Development Includes bibliographical references. In the era of rampant youth unemployment, governments are rethinking strategies to respond to this global crisis. At the centre of these strategies is the promotion of youth-owned informal micro-businesses. While literature acknowledges the challenges faced by youth in running their informal micro-businesses, there is much less in the way of information that explores immigrant informal businesses. This is a qualitative study aimed at exploring the circumstances and experiences of youth immigrants when establishing and running a successful informal microbusiness. This study was conducted amongst youth owners of informal micro-businesses and four service providers in Cape Town. Twenty in-depth interviews were done with these participants. The four service providers represented a non-governmental organisation (NGO), a government department, a commercial bank and a government funding agency. The study indicated that the reasons why immigrant youth start their informal micro-businesses varied. For the unemployed it was a solution to unemployment, some of those who were working did so because they wanted to earn more, while others desired a flexible work environment. In addition, the study showed that there are many challenges faced by immigrant youth during the establishment and growth phases of their businesses. 2015-01-03T18:11:03Z 2015-01-03T18:11:03Z 2013 Master Thesis Masters MSocSci http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11163 eng application/pdf Department of Social Development Faculty of Humanities University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Social Development Kondowe, Calisto Exploring the circumstances and experiences of youth immigrants when establishing and running a successful informal micro-business |
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| title | Exploring the circumstances and experiences of youth immigrants when establishing and running a successful informal micro-business |
| title_full | Exploring the circumstances and experiences of youth immigrants when establishing and running a successful informal micro-business |
| title_fullStr | Exploring the circumstances and experiences of youth immigrants when establishing and running a successful informal micro-business |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring the circumstances and experiences of youth immigrants when establishing and running a successful informal micro-business |
| title_short | Exploring the circumstances and experiences of youth immigrants when establishing and running a successful informal micro-business |
| title_sort | exploring the circumstances and experiences of youth immigrants when establishing and running a successful informal micro business |
| topic | Social Development |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11163 |
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