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Unpacking tourism SMMEs in South Africa: structure, support needs and policy response

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Small enterprise (SMME) support policy in post-apartheid South Africa has traditionally involved support initiatives in the form of 'generic' packages that overlook the specificities of particular sectors. In this article the specific issues concerning SMME development in tourism are investigated. Against a backcloth of a review of international scholarship on tourism small firms, the article presents findings from recent empirical investigations into the progress and problems of tourism SMME development in South Africa. Within the international scholarship and policy debates on tourism, it is argued that the South African experience is particularly distinctive in two respects: (1) the support of particular groups of tourism SMMEs linked to objectives of transformation and (2) the introduction of dedicated tourism-specific support programmes for SMME development.

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  • Christian Rogerson, 2005. "Unpacking tourism SMMEs in South Africa: structure, support needs and policy response," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 22(5), pages 623-642.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:deveza:v:22:y:2005:i:5:p:623-642
    DOI: 10.1080/03768350500364224
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    4. Ngoasong, Michael Z. & Kimbu, Albert N., 2016. "Informal microfinance institutions and development-led tourism entrepreneurship," Tourism Management, Elsevier, vol. 52(C), pages 430-439.
    5. Thomas, Rhodri & Shaw, Gareth & Page, Stephen J., 2011. "Understanding small firms in tourism: A perspective on research trends and challenges," Tourism Management, Elsevier, vol. 32(5), pages 963-976.
    6. Ronnie Donaldson & Tina Odinakachi Iirmdu & Musfiqah Majiet & Pauline Van der Spuy, 2023. "Residents and Stakeholder Opinions on Township Tourism in Langa, Cape Town, South Africa," Geographies, MDPI, vol. 3(4), pages 1-15, November.

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