Exploring the circumstances and experiences of youth immigrants when establishing and running a successful informal micro-business

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dc.contributor.advisorBooyens, Margareten_ZA
dc.contributor.authorKondowe, Calistoen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-03T18:11:03Z
dc.date.available2015-01-03T18:11:03Z
dc.date.issued2013en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractIn the era of rampant youth unemployment, governments are rethinking strategies to respond to this global crisis. At the centre of these strategies is the promotion of youth-owned informal micro-businesses. While literature acknowledges the challenges faced by youth in running their informal micro-businesses, there is much less in the way of information that explores immigrant informal businesses. This is a qualitative study aimed at exploring the circumstances and experiences of youth immigrants when establishing and running a successful informal microbusiness. This study was conducted amongst youth owners of informal micro-businesses and four service providers in Cape Town. Twenty in-depth interviews were done with these participants. The four service providers represented a non-governmental organisation (NGO), a government department, a commercial bank and a government funding agency. The study indicated that the reasons why immigrant youth start their informal micro-businesses varied. For the unemployed it was a solution to unemployment, some of those who were working did so because they wanted to earn more, while others desired a flexible work environment. In addition, the study showed that there are many challenges faced by immigrant youth during the establishment and growth phases of their businesses.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationKondowe, C. (2013). <i>Exploring the circumstances and experiences of youth immigrants when establishing and running a successful informal micro-business</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Social Development. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11163en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationKondowe, Calisto. <i>"Exploring the circumstances and experiences of youth immigrants when establishing and running a successful informal micro-business."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Social Development, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11163en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationKondowe, C. 2013. Exploring the circumstances and experiences of youth immigrants when establishing and running a successful informal micro-business. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Kondowe, Calisto AB - In the era of rampant youth unemployment, governments are rethinking strategies to respond to this global crisis. At the centre of these strategies is the promotion of youth-owned informal micro-businesses. While literature acknowledges the challenges faced by youth in running their informal micro-businesses, there is much less in the way of information that explores immigrant informal businesses. This is a qualitative study aimed at exploring the circumstances and experiences of youth immigrants when establishing and running a successful informal microbusiness. This study was conducted amongst youth owners of informal micro-businesses and four service providers in Cape Town. Twenty in-depth interviews were done with these participants. The four service providers represented a non-governmental organisation (NGO), a government department, a commercial bank and a government funding agency. The study indicated that the reasons why immigrant youth start their informal micro-businesses varied. For the unemployed it was a solution to unemployment, some of those who were working did so because they wanted to earn more, while others desired a flexible work environment. In addition, the study showed that there are many challenges faced by immigrant youth during the establishment and growth phases of their businesses. DA - 2013 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2013 T1 - Exploring the circumstances and experiences of youth immigrants when establishing and running a successful informal micro-business TI - Exploring the circumstances and experiences of youth immigrants when establishing and running a successful informal micro-business UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11163 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/11163
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationKondowe C. Exploring the circumstances and experiences of youth immigrants when establishing and running a successful informal micro-business. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Social Development, 2013 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11163en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Social Developmenten_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherSocial Developmenten_ZA
dc.titleExploring the circumstances and experiences of youth immigrants when establishing and running a successful informal micro-businessen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMSocScien_ZA
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