Community based Entrepreneurship Education: A Study of the CATET Program in Nepal (Published)
Community based enterprise can improve the livelihoods of marginalized and low income people in rural Nepal. Most of the labor force in rural communities consist of women contributing low productivity, long working hours and poor working conditions. Appropriate Technology along with entrepreneurship education can be the best means in bringing efficiency and high productivity in their daily business. Appropriate Technology based Entrepreneurship Training for Community development (CATET) developed by NITEC has been very essential tool for the development of such women based communities enterprises in rural Nepal. CATET is an approach in which University jointly works with the communities to solve their entrepreneurial problems. CATET has helped to provide the better understanding of entrepreneurship knowledge for the communities and have involved the academic sector which has contributed on developing appropriate technologies and providing essential business knowledge. CATET not only helped to develop new enterprises but also assisted the existing enterprises. Initial results are very encouraging so the joint collaboration of government, academia and community working together can make this model far more functional.
Keywords: : Enterprises, Appropriate Technology, CATET, Education
ENTREPRENEURSHIP: FUNDING AND FINANCING STRATEGIES IN NIGERIA (Published)
The contribution of entrepreneurship in the economic development cannot be over-emphasized nor should be underestimated for any reason as this is already a known fact that it plays a prominent role as a change agent and as a prime mover of economy. In developed, developing or underdeveloped economy, the essence of entrepreneurship is highly significant as this exist in both private and public sectors of any economy. The roles of enterpreurship are worldly acclaimed but yet as laudable as these roles there can be no significant success by any entrepreneur except with availability of finance. Nevertheless, mere availability of finance also cannot guarantee the success of an enterprise but there must be in place appropriate financial strategies for the funding/investment needs of an enterprise. Using secondary data, this paper examine various options of funding/financial entrepreneurs today. It establishes financing alternatives that are best suited to financing needs of small scale enterprises which is clearly differ to that of large scale enterprises.
Keywords: : Enterprises, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Strategies., Success
Bundle Pricing Strategy and Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Kenya (Review Completed - Accepted)
The main objective of this study was to determine the relationship between bundle pricing strategy and the performance of the SMEs, Kenya. The researcher found out that there was positive correlation between bundle pricing and performance. The researcher therefore concluded that the company should focus its efforts on bundle pricing strategy because there is some level of effect of the pricing strategy on the number of customers, customer loyalty and quality of food and service. The researcher recommended that the company managers should be educated more on the bundle pricing strategy emphasizing on how it is used and its benefits
Keywords: : Enterprises, Performance, SMEs, bundle pricing strategy
Entrepreneurship in Nigeria – Funding and Financing Strategies (Published)
The contribution of entrepreneurship in the economic development cannot be over-emphasized nor should be underestimated for any reason as this is already a known fact that it plays a prominent role as a change agent and as a prime mover of economy. In developed, developing or underdeveloped economy, the essence of entrepreneurship is highly significant as this exist in both private and public sectors of any economy. The roles of entrepreneurship are worldly acclaimed but yet as laudable as these roles there can be no significant success by any entrepreneur except with availability of finance. Nevertheless, mere availability of finance also cannot guarantee the success of an enterprise but there must be in place appropriate financial strategies for the funding/investment needs of an enterprise .However, little has been said when it comes to strategies needed to access various sources of finance. Using secondary data, this paper therefore establishes appropriate strategies to obtain funds from sources of finance by both small and medium enterprises.
Keywords: : Enterprises, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Strategies., Success
