2021
DOI: 10.18488/journal.1.2021.113.137.153
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The Single Mother Entrepreneurs Business Growth Conundrum: What Matters?

Abstract: This paper builds its argument on the basis that research on women's business growth should consider the identity of sub-groups, especially single mothers. Therefore, this descriptive and exploratory study aims to describe the growth of single mother entrepreneurs' businesses and to explore issues related to growth. This study employs an online survey of 196 single mother entrepreneurs who are members of the Women and Single Mother Entrepreneurs Society. The respondents were selected through the non-probabilit… Show more

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“…The growth challenges arise due to the disadvantages inherited by micro and small businesses (Abduh et al, 2007;Akçomak, 2009;Dhochak, Acharya, & Sareen, 2019;Hewitt & van Rensburg, 2020;Jacobs et al, 2017;Mazzarol, Reboud, & Tye, 2006;Yap et al, 2019). The MSEs usually have disadvantages due to a lack of economies of scale either from the output or input sides, an absence of process and product innovations, difficulty in gaining access to tangible and intangible resources, limited access to scientific knowledge, poor management skills, and lack of know-how information (Akçomak, 2009;Dhochak et al, 2019;Ishak, Omar, Osman, Jasli, & Hussain, 2021;Jacobs et al, 2017;Kamunge, Njeru, & Tirimba, 2014;Mazzarol et al, 2006).…”
Section: Growth Of Mses Based On Life Cycle Modelsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…The growth challenges arise due to the disadvantages inherited by micro and small businesses (Abduh et al, 2007;Akçomak, 2009;Dhochak, Acharya, & Sareen, 2019;Hewitt & van Rensburg, 2020;Jacobs et al, 2017;Mazzarol, Reboud, & Tye, 2006;Yap et al, 2019). The MSEs usually have disadvantages due to a lack of economies of scale either from the output or input sides, an absence of process and product innovations, difficulty in gaining access to tangible and intangible resources, limited access to scientific knowledge, poor management skills, and lack of know-how information (Akçomak, 2009;Dhochak et al, 2019;Ishak, Omar, Osman, Jasli, & Hussain, 2021;Jacobs et al, 2017;Kamunge, Njeru, & Tirimba, 2014;Mazzarol et al, 2006).…”
Section: Growth Of Mses Based On Life Cycle Modelsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…remain at the status quo and later diminish from the market as a result of natural selection. At this point, external support becomes crucial to complement and overcome the leadership crisis and ensure growth momentum (Ishak et al, 2021). External support plays a role in absorbing the inherited deficiencies of being "small", developing stronger entrepreneurial skills and capabilities and preparing the organisation to be an independent entity in the marketplace.…”
Section: Growth Of Mses Based On Life Cycle Modelsmentioning
confidence: 99%