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Yallingup, Western Australia
Email:
viti@bearfruit.com.au
Website:
http://www.bearfruit.com.au
rural poor through high interest rates and stringent conditions. To [Muhammad] Yunus,
this smacked of economic slavery.”
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b.
Still & Simmons,
(2006) highlights that in response to the question what were the
difficulties in establishing a business in an Australasian context, “…were gaining the
necessary confidence, locating information and advice on starting a business, finding
and setting up a suitable location, and obtaining necessary finance.”
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c.
HwH
microcredit phase loans have without question created opportunities for some
Nepalese people. The outcomes of which have brought about the kind of social
change that would be an inspiration to businesswomen in the developing and
developed world.
Women run enterprises provides opportunities for community employment
Participants: 1, 3, 4 employed either family member’s or people from villages. The cement
manufacturer employed only men and the carpet weaver employed only women. The cement
manufacturer employees worked at the employer’s house and the carpet weavers were provided
a loom, material and pattern to work from home.
a.
“
Over
half the businesses (53% employed staff, while additional 31% had no staff
(sole traders). Some 14% of the businesses were associated with farming, the
remainder being in services such as: consulting, tourism, galleries, health services,
retail/wholesale and beauty salons.”
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Business Growth
The HwH fieldwork results highlight that there is a natural progression in growing micro
businesses. The consequences for not doing so would be detrimental. Therefore, an assumption
could be drawn that this underlying force kicks starts the desire for business growth. However,
what was clearly evident was the participants in this fieldwork were connected to an
entrepreneurial spirit.
a.
"
Quite
a number of the women were interested in business expansion, with 36%
applying for a bank loan for such a purpose. Reasons given for introducing either a
new product or service included client demands, to provide a better variety or
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Cited in Husock, H, ( 2007), pp.5-6
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Still & Simmons,
(2006), p.87
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(
2006), p.88