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What are the biggest obstacles to growth of SMEs in developing countries? – An empirical evidence from an enterprise survey

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  1. Richard Adu-Gyamfi & John Kuada & Simplice A. Asongu, 2023. "An Integrative Framework for Formal and Informal Entrepreneurship Research in Africa," Journal of African Business, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 24(2), pages 167-187, April.
  2. Yilong An & Yinghua Zhang, 2021. "Crossing the Valley of Death for SMEs: Management Practices From China," SAGE Open, , vol. 11(3), pages 21582440211, September.
  3. Jacques Sadiki & Stany Vwima & Philippe Lebailly, 2020. "Obstacles and Performance of Agribusiness Enterprises: Evidence from South-Kivu Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo," Asian Social Science, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 16(11), pages 1-7, November.
  4. Taghizadeh-Hesary, Farhad & Yoshino, Naoyuki & Fukuda, Lisa, 2019. "Gender and Corporate Success: An Empirical Analysis of Gender-Based Corporate Performance on a Sample of Asian Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises," ADBI Working Papers 937, Asian Development Bank Institute.
  5. Youtang Zhang & Eshetu Yesuf Ayele, 2022. "Factors Affecting Small and Micro Enterprise Performance with the Mediating Effect of Government Support: Evidence from the Amhara Region Ethiopia," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(11), pages 1-20, June.
  6. Linh Thuy Pham & Yothin Jinjarak, 2023. "Global value chains and female employment: The evidence from Vietnam," The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 46(3), pages 726-757, March.
  7. Ardjouman Diabate & Brou Mathias Allate & Dongping Wei & Liying Yu, 2019. "Do Firm and Entrepreneur Characteristics Play a Role in SMEs’ Sustainable Growth in a Middle-Income Economy like Côte d’Ivoire?," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(6), pages 1-20, March.
  8. Liliane Pasape, 2018. "Internationalization of Small and Medium Enterprises from Arusha Tanzania: Market Information, Financial Resources and Product Quality Setbacks," Business and Management Studies, Redfame publishing, vol. 4(2), pages 77-89, June.
  9. Adu-Gyamfi, Richard & Kuada, John & Asongu, Simplice, 2018. "An Integrative Framework for Entrepreneurship Research in Africa," MPRA Paper 89133, University Library of Munich, Germany.
  10. Ismail J. Ismail, 2022. "Entrepreneurial Start-up Motivations and Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises in Tanzania: The Role of Entrepreneur’s Personality Traits," FIIB Business Review, , vol. 11(1), pages 79-93, March.
  11. Essuman, Dominic & Bruce, Patience Aku & Ataburo, Henry & Asiedu-Appiah, Felicity & Boso, Nathaniel, 2022. "Linking resource slack to operational resilience: Integration of resource-based and attention-based perspectives," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 254(C).
  12. Hongyi Zhang & Hsing Hung Chen & Kunseng Lao & Zhengyu Ren, 2022. "The Impacts of Resource Endowment, and Environmental Regulations on Sustainability—Empirical Evidence Based on Data from Renewable Energy Enterprises," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(13), pages 1-14, June.
  13. Edmund Mallinguh & Christopher Wasike & Zeman Zoltan, 2020. "Technology Acquisition and SMEs Performance, the Role of Innovation, Export and the Perception of Owner-Managers," JRFM, MDPI, vol. 13(11), pages 1-19, October.
  14. Abdelkrim Araar & Yesuf Mohammednur Awel & Jonse Bane Boka & Hiywot Menker & Ajebush Shafi & Eleni Yitbarek & Mulatu Zerihun, 2019. "Impact of Credit and Training on Enterprise Performance: Evidence from Urban Ethiopia," Working Papers PMMA 2019-13, PEP-PMMA.
  15. Ebrahim Endris & Andualem Kassegn, 2022. "The role of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to the sustainable development of sub-Saharan Africa and its challenges: a systematic review of evidence from Ethiopia," Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Springer, vol. 11(1), pages 1-18, December.
  16. Toritseju Rita Pessu & Fredrick Agboma, 2018. "Dwarfed Giant: Impact of Trade and Related Policies on SMEs in the Nigerian Textile Industry," International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, Human Resource Management Academic Research Society, International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, vol. 8(6), pages 602-629, June.
  17. Wali Imran Khalil & Muhammad Omar Malik & Ali Ahsan, 2024. "Sustainability Unleashed through Innovation: Knowledge-Driven Strategies Igniting Labor Productivity in Small- and Medium-Sized Engineering Enterprises," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(1), pages 1-23, January.
  18. Ștefan Cristian Gherghina & Mihai Alexandru Botezatu & Alexandra Hosszu & Liliana Nicoleta Simionescu, 2020. "Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs): The Engine of Economic Growth through Investments and Innovation," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(1), pages 1-22, January.
  19. Olusesan Michael Awoleye & Olugbenga Matthew Ilori & Timothy Oyedepo Oyebisi, 2019. "SOURCES OF INNOVATION CAPABILITY AND PERFORMANCE OF ICT AGGLOMERATED MSMEs IN NIGERIA," International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 24(04), pages 1-33, June.
  20. Iman Harymawan & Fajar Kristanto Gautama Putra & Bayu Arie Fianto & Wan Adibah Wan Ismail, 2021. "Financially Distressed Firms: Environmental, Social, and Governance Reporting in Indonesia," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(18), pages 1-18, September.
  21. Trang Hoai Phan, 2022. "Working Conditions, Export Decisions, and Firm Constraints-Evidence from Vietnamese Small and Medium Enterprises," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(13), pages 1-25, June.
  22. Reginald Masocha, 2019. "Normative Environmental Configuration of SMEs within the Sustainable Development Discourse in South Africa: An Empirical Study," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(23), pages 1-13, November.
  23. Allison, Lee & Liu, Yu & Murtinu, Samuele & Wei, Zuobao, 2023. "Gender and firm performance around the world: The roles of finance, technology and labor," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 154(C).
  24. Mang’unyi Eric & Govender Krishna K., 2019. "Exploring the Development Strategies of Rural Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises," Journal of Management and Business Administration. Central Europe, Sciendo, vol. 27(4), pages 95-123, December.
  25. Wahid Damilola Olanipekun & Yimka Samson Alalade & Bolanle Olubunmi Amusa & Timothy Ayomitunde Aderemi, 2021. "Does Entrepreneurship Guarantee Youth Empowerment in Nigeria? The Role of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises," Business & Management Compass, University of Economics Varna, issue 4, pages 429-442.
  26. Ploypailin Kijkasiwat & Pongsutti Phuensane, 2020. "Innovation and Firm Performance: The Moderating and Mediating Roles of Firm Size and Small and Medium Enterprise Finance," JRFM, MDPI, vol. 13(5), pages 1-15, May.
  27. Noraizan Ripain & Sharifah Milda Amirul & Rasid Mai, 2017. "Financial literacy and SMEs’ potential entrepreneurs: The case of Malaysia," Journal of Administrative and Business Studies, Professor Dr. Usman Raja, vol. 3(2), pages 60-68.
  28. Reginald Masocha & Olawale Fatoki, 2018. "The Impact of Coercive Pressures on Sustainability Practices of Small Businesses in South Africa," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(9), pages 1-14, August.
  29. Abderazak Bakhouche, 2022. "Assessing the Innovation-finance Nexus for SMEs: Evidence from the Arab Region (MENA)," Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer;Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), vol. 13(3), pages 1875-1895, September.
  30. Imelda T. Angeles & Ma. Socorro P. Calara & Allan B. Guzman, 2019. "The mediating effect of microfinancing on access to finance and growth of microenterprises: evidence from the Philippines," Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, Springer;UNESCO Chair in Entrepreneurship, vol. 9(1), pages 1-16, December.
  31. Dereje Regasa & David Fielding & Helen Roberts, 2017. "Access to Financing and Firm Growth: Evidence from Ethiopia," Working Papers 1707, University of Otago, Department of Economics, revised Apr 2017.
  32. Taghizadeh-Hesary, Farhad & Phoumin, Han & Rasoulinezhad, Ehsan, 2022. "COVID-19 and regional solutions for mitigating the risk of SME finance in selected ASEAN member states," Economic Analysis and Policy, Elsevier, vol. 74(C), pages 506-525.
  33. Yao-Chin Lin & Chun-Liang Chen & Cheng-Fu Chao & Wei-Hung Chen & Henry Pandia, 2020. "The Study of Evaluation Index of Growth Evaluation of Science and Technological Innovation Micro-Enterprises," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(15), pages 1-25, August.
  34. Mina Angelova, 2019. "Performance of Social Entrepreneurs and Social Entrepreneurship in Bulgaria," Economic Studies journal, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - Economic Research Institute, issue 6, pages 160-191.
  35. Grace Carolina Guevara‐Rosero, 2021. "Determinants of manufacturing micro firms' productivity in Ecuador. Do industry and canton where they operate matter?," Regional Science Policy & Practice, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 13(4), pages 1215-1248, August.
  36. Nawal Abdalla Adam, 2024. "Perceived Risk and External Finance Usage in Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Unveiling the Moderating Influence of Business Age," JRFM, MDPI, vol. 17(4), pages 1-16, April.
  37. Godfrey Tambudzayi Musabayana & Emmanuel Mutambara & Tony Ngwenya, 2022. "An empirical assessment of how the government policies influenced the performance of the SMEs in Zimbabwe," Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Springer, vol. 11(1), pages 1-21, December.
  38. Frank Ranganai Matenda & Mabutho Sibanda, 2022. "Determinants of Default Probability for Audited and Unaudited SMEs under Stressed Conditions in Zimbabwe," Economies, MDPI, vol. 10(11), pages 1-28, November.
  39. Zakia Jabeen & Jabir Ali & Nadia Yusuf, 2021. "Difference in business obstacles faced by firms across sizes: evidence from enterprise survey data of India," Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, Springer;UNESCO Chair in Entrepreneurship, vol. 11(1), pages 71-81, December.
  40. Reginald Masocha, 2018. "Does Environmental Sustainability Impact Innovation, Ecological and Social Measures of Firm Performance of SMEs? Evidence from South Africa," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(11), pages 1-11, October.
  41. Peter Nderitu GITHAIGA, 2019. "Foreign Remittances, Private Sector Investment and Banking Sector Development," Journal of Economics and Financial Analysis, Tripal Publishing House, vol. 3(2), pages 85-112.
  42. Madiha Noshad & Mariam Amjad & Muhammad Nouman Shafiq & Seemab Gillani, 2019. "Performance and Obstacles of SMEs: An Empirical Evidence from BRICS Countries," iRASD Journal of Economics, International Research Alliance for Sustainable Development (iRASD), vol. 1(2), pages 113-132, December.
  43. Fatema Khairunnessa & Diego A. Vazquez-Brust & Natalia Yakovleva, 2021. "A Review of the Recent Developments of Green Banking in Bangladesh," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(4), pages 1-21, February.
  44. Saibal Ghosh, 2022. "Firm Performance and Productivity: Is Labour an Obstacle?," The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Springer;The Indian Society of Labour Economics (ISLE), vol. 65(3), pages 709-728, September.
  45. Amar Johri & Mohammad Asif & Preeti Tarkar & Waseem Khan & Rahisha & Mohammad Wasiq, 2024. "Digital financial inclusion in micro enterprises: understanding the determinants and impact on ease of doing business from World Bank survey," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 11(1), pages 1-10, December.
  46. Alsagr, Naif & Cumming, Douglas J. & Davis, Justin G. & Sewaid, Ahmed, 2023. "Geopolitical risk and crowdfunding performance," Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, Elsevier, vol. 85(C).
  47. Halil D. Kaya, 2023. "The Global Crisis And Retailers:The Obstacles," Annals - Economy Series, Constantin Brancusi University, Faculty of Economics, vol. 5, pages 4-10, October.
  48. Purmiyati, Atik & Setyowati, Retno & Rakhima, Marta Sabila, 2021. "The Role of Microcredit Program and Micro Enterprises in Poverty Reduction," Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, vol. 55(2), pages 29-38.
  49. Deng, Nana & Wang, Bo & Qiu, Yueming & Liu, Jie & Shi, Han & Zhang, Bin & Wang, Zhaohua, 2022. "The discrepancies in the impacts of COVID-19 lockdowns on electricity consumption in China: Is the short-term pain worth it?," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 114(C).
  50. ONIFADE Stephen Taiwo & ACET Hakan & ÇEVİK Savaş, 2022. "Modeling The Impacts Of Msmes' Contributions To Gdp And Their Constraints On Unemployment: The Case Of African’S Most Populous Country," Studies in Business and Economics, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Faculty of Economic Sciences, vol. 17(1), pages 154-170, April.
  51. Mirgul Nizaeva & Ali Coskun, 2019. "Investigating the Relationship Between Financial Constraint and Growth of SMEs in South Eastern Europe," SAGE Open, , vol. 9(3), pages 21582440198, September.
  52. Azzah Al-Maskari & Majed Al-Maskari & Mansoor Alqanoobi & Siraj Kunjumuhammed, 2019. "Internal and external obstacles facing medium and large enterprises in Rusayl Industrial Estates in the Sultanate of Oman," Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, Springer;UNESCO Chair in Entrepreneurship, vol. 9(1), pages 1-20, December.
  53. Tony Cavoli & David Christian & Rashesh Shrestha, 2022. "Understanding SME Trade Finance in ASEAN: An Overview," Working Papers DP-2021-55, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA).
  54. Muhammad Arif & Mudassar Hasan & Ahmed Shafique Joyo & Christopher Gan & Sazali Abidin, 2020. "Formal Finance Usage and Innovative SMEs: Evidence from ASEAN Countries," JRFM, MDPI, vol. 13(10), pages 1-19, September.
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