期刊名称：Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development
印刷版ISSN：1899-5241
电子版ISSN：1899-5772
出版年度：2018
卷号：47
期号：1
页码：6-12
DOI：10.17306/J.JARD.2018.00406
出版社：Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu
摘要：Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) are considered
to be engines of economic growth worldwide. Their efficiency
and competitiveness is critical to the creation of employment,
income generation and poverty reduction and thereby to general
growth of the economy. However, studies on MSEs in
Ghana have mainly focused on the financial performance with
little or no attention paid to the contribution of environmental
and socio-demographic factors to entrepreneurial success.
The data for this study was obtained from Micro and Small
Enterprises (MSEs) in some twenty districts across Ghana.
A total of 2899 entrepreneurs were interviewed. A binary logit
regression was used in determining the impact of socio-demographic
and environmental factors on entrepreneurial business
success. As shown by the results, the odds of business success
increase by 67% if the formal education period is extended
by one year. Supportive environmental factors also significantly
contribute to business success. This study recommends
a policy that will help improving access to market for MSEs.
Policy makers should consider strengthening the potential of
institutional support in terms of market information delivered
by public institutions to enhance the business success of agribusiness
entrepreneurs in Ghana.
关键词：entrepreneurship; business success; Micro and
Small Enterprises (MSEs)
