Entrepreneurs and SMEs in Rwanda
Entrepreneurs and SMEs in Rwanda

Author: David L. Poole

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2021-01-28

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1786996278

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Entrepreneurs and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) have become the darlings of neoliberal development thinking, with the received wisdom being that such enterprises hold the key to the economic transformation of low-income countries. This thinking has profoundly influenced development policy in Rwanda, but has singularly failed to deliver the much anticipated emergence of a new class of entrepreneurs and a vibrant SME sector. This book deconstructs the myths around entrepreneurship and SMEs, and reveals how neoliberal approaches towards microcredit and related programmes have failed to address the economic challenges facing countries like Rwanda. Drawing on his study of successful and aspiring entrepreneurs, Poole identifies the factors associated with successful entrepreneurship. He uncovers the unintended consequences of the entrepreneurship and SME development prescription, and offers key policy insights which have implications for Rwanda and beyond.

Financing SMEs and Entrepreneurs 2020 An OECD Scoreboard
Financing SMEs and Entrepreneurs 2020 An OECD Scoreboard

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2020-04-22

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9264598537

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The 9th edition of the Scoreboard on Financing SMEs and Entrepreneurs report provides data from 48 countries around the world on SME lending, alternative finance instruments and financing conditions, as well as information on policy initiatives to improve SME access to finance.

Rwandan Economy at the Crossroads of Development
Rwandan Economy at the Crossroads of Development

Author: Gouranga G. Das

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-07-01

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9811550468

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This volume represents a cornucopia of research studies coming out of an international conference held in Kigali, Rwanda in 2018. The essays comprise contributions on various microeconomic and macroeconomic policy angles that are crucial for a less developed economy to embark on a road to recovery to converge with the desired trajectory. The topics encompass a broad range of issues like the role of savings, capital formation, human capital, innovations, entrepreneurship, profit-shifting by multinational corporations, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and firms’ strategies for achieving sustained and balanced growth. The chapters are organized under three major themes based on the commonality of areas that they cover: (i) Macroeconomic Constraints: Monetary Policy, Investments, and Population; (ii) Firms’ Performance, SMEs, and Role of Entrepreneurship; and (iii) Entrepreneurship and Business Performance: Strategies and Policies. It has a collection of 12 empirical studies that have an overall focus on macroeconomic policies such as savings among the rural poor; sustained investments in and development of capital markets; role of entrepreneurial sustainability; role of innovations for firms’ performance; healthcare reforms; the benefits of technology, policy incentives such as tax benefits for promoting growth, and strategic considerations such as marketing or positioning strategies; export strategies; and productivity enhancement via processing and profit sharing. With contributions from 27 authors, the studies bring forth knowledge about the factors that influence well-being via better technologies and innovations favoring productivity, firm performance, and their positive externalities in the food, nutrition, and health sectors. Given the wide-ranging coverage of top-down and bottom-up approaches and strategies for development, the book offers insights for policy interventions necessary for Rwanda’s gradual transition from agriculture to an industrial transformation via manufacturing and service-led development without smokestack industries.

OECD SME and Entrepreneurship Outlook 2021
OECD SME and Entrepreneurship Outlook 2021

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2021-06-28

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 9264579311

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Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and entrepreneurs have been hit hard during the COVID-19 crisis. Policy responses were quick and unprecedented, helping cushion the blow and maintain most SMEs and entrepreneurs afloat. Despite the magnitude of the shock, available data so far point to sustained start-ups creation, no wave of bankruptcies, and an impulse to innovation in most OECD countries.

OECD SME and Entrepreneurship Outlook 2019
OECD SME and Entrepreneurship Outlook 2019

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2019-05-20

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 926435882X

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The new OECD SME and Entrepreneurship Outlook presents the latest trends in performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and provides a comprehensive overview of business conditions and policy frameworks for SMEs and entrepreneurs. This year’s edition provides comparative evidence on business dynamism, productivity growth, wage gaps and export trends by firm size across OECD countries and emerging economies.

Understanding Rwanda's Agribusiness and Manufacturing Sectors
Understanding Rwanda's Agribusiness and Manufacturing Sectors

Author: Sachin Gathani

Publisher: International Growth Centre

Published: 2013-08

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9781907994173

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This book comes after the 50th anniversary of Rwanda's Independence and provides the first ever comprehensive overview of firms in the country's agribusiness and manufacturing sectors. Understanding Rwanda's Agribusiness and Manufacturing Sectors puts these sectors into context historically, explaining how decisions and initiatives going back to the 1930s have contributed to determining the shape and composition of agribusiness and manufacturing in Rwanda today. These sectors, more than any others, have followed the ups and downs of Rwanda's history. The book also provides an in-depth analysis of agribusiness and manufacturing in Rwanda today, with a focus on understanding the origins, evolution and capabilities of firms, and how these capabilities came to be. This overview, or "Enterprise Mapping," gives the reader a detailed understanding of the ownership structures, products, systems, resources and exports of leading firms in Rwanda's agribusiness and manufacturing sectors today. Finally, this book individually profiles forty-three of Rwanda's largest manufacturing and agribusiness firms. This book is targeted at policymakers, academics, business people, and prospective investors interested in gaining a better understanding of Rwanda's industrial sector.

Entrepreneurs and SMEs in Rwanda
Entrepreneurs and SMEs in Rwanda

Author: David L. Poole

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2021-01-28

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 1786996286

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Entrepreneurs and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) have become the darlings of neoliberal development thinking, with the received wisdom being that such enterprises hold the key to the economic transformation of low-income countries. This thinking has profoundly influenced development policy in Rwanda, but has singularly failed to deliver the much anticipated emergence of a new class of entrepreneurs and a vibrant SME sector. This book deconstructs the myths around entrepreneurship and SMEs, and reveals how neoliberal approaches towards microcredit and related programmes have failed to address the economic challenges facing countries like Rwanda. Drawing on his study of successful and aspiring entrepreneurs, Poole identifies the factors associated with successful entrepreneurship. He uncovers the unintended consequences of the entrepreneurship and SME development prescription, and offers key policy insights which have implications for Rwanda and beyond.

Financial institution services and the development of small size businesses in Rwanda. Analysis and interpretation
Financial institution services and the development of small size businesses in Rwanda. Analysis and interpretation

Author: Ines Uwamahoro

Publisher: GRIN Verlag

Published: 2021-07-13

Total Pages: 63

ISBN-13: 3346437485

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Academic Paper from the year 2021 in the subject Business economics - Investment and Finance, , language: English, abstract: The main purpose of this study was to investigate the role of financial institution services on the development of small size businesses in Rwanda. This design of study was a descriptive and correlation research. The population of this research was 31 managers of small businesses financed by Unguka bank in Bigogwe sector. The questionnaires were used to collect primary data and various books, journals, and internet for secondary data. In this research, financial institution services is an independent variable while development of small size businesses in Rwanda is a dependent variable. The data collected from respondents were analyzed using SPSS version 22 and the result from analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data was displayed in the tables. The correlation method was used to find out if there is a relationship between financial institution services and development of small size businesses in Rwanda.

Financing SMEs and Entrepreneurs 2019
Financing SMEs and Entrepreneurs 2019

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 9789264416734

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Sufficient and affordable access to different sources of finance is crucial to allow SMEs and entrepreneurs to reach their full potential. The 8th edition of the Scoreboard on SME and Entrepreneurship Finance report provides data from 46 countries around the world on debt finance, alternative finance instruments and financing conditions, as well as information on policy initiatives to improve their access to finance. In 2017, SME bank credit increased at a modest pace in many countries and declined in some others, in the context of broadly positive macroeconomic conditions, improvements in the business environment and accommodative credit conditions. In contrast, volumes were generally up for most other sources of finance relevant for SMEs and entrepreneurs, such as leasing, factoring, online alternative finance, and venture capital investments. At the same time, a growing share of SMEs relied on self-financing for their investment needs and cash flow requirements in 2017. The thematic chapter of this publication investigates the potential for SMEs to leverage their intangible assets to access external finance, especially debt.

Entrepreneurship and SME Management Across Africa
Entrepreneurship and SME Management Across Africa

Author: Leona Achtenhagen

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-07-12

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 9811017271

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This book focuses on issues related to entrepreneurship and SME management on the African continent by providing insights from different conceptual, empirical and case studies. In doing so, it focuses on context-specific challenges for conducting entrepreneurial activities or business endeavors in smaller firms in the African continent. The book responds to calls for more research about African businesses given the acknowledgement of scholars, students and policy makers around the world who realize the increasing and growing economic importance of the African continent. In addition to serving as a source book for more in-depth studies by assisting the reader in gaining increased understanding of the topics covered, complementing the different parts with reviews, the book also elaborates on issues such political unrest, corruption, untrained personnel and environmental concerns. Entrepreneurship and SME Management Across Africa: Context, Challenges, Cases will be useful to academics with an interest in different entrepreneurial contexts in general, and Africa in particular, and for students interested in regional business practices, as well as for practitioners and policy makers.