This study investigated the factors influencing the survival of Micro and Small Enterprises (MiSEs) in the Greenway Night Market in Thailand during the COVID-19 pandemic. It employed OLS, Logit, and Ordered Logit regression models on data from 320 thriving MiSEs through structured questionnaires...

Informal, low-quality employment in micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) remains a significant challenge in low- and middle-income countries. We present evidence from an impact evaluation of a light-touch business consulting program with a focus on employment formalization in Côte...

This study explores the impact of environmental sustainability on the performance of Peruvian micro-, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) under mediation by digital transformation and innovation. The study is based on partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) with...

While technology is essential for the survival of micro, small, and medium-sized businesses (MSMEs), their ability to use digital marketing effectively, especially in the wholesale and retail sectors, remains unclear. The study aims to investigate the current state of digital marketing...

Given a situation of moderate instability in Colombia's tourism, a sector of high importance for the development of this country, it is relevant to analyze the factors that could be influencing the performance of its Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). For this purpose, in 2022, 364 of...

This paper studies the impact of a World Bank program aimed at promoting access to finance for micro, small, and medium-size enterprises in Ecuador. A staggered difference-in-differences method is used to estimate the impact of the program on 2,035 participant firms during 2019-23. The findings...

This study explores how micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) can improve their performance in the aftermath of a crisis by effectively managing their resources, encouraging innovation, and diversifying their operations. Drawing on Resource Orchestration Theory (ROT), this study...

Purpose - This primary purpose of this research is to explore the rank order of funding challenges among the other challenges faced by women entrepreneurs (WEs) in an urban setting. For this purpose, the study uses a sample of women microentrepreneurs engaged in (the relatively...

Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) are crucial drivers of economic growth. In Kenya, MSMEs represent about 98 percent of all businesses and contribute over 30 percent to the GDP. Despite their essential role in the economy, these enterprises face substantial challenges in...

Although microenterprises are the most prevalent employer in Africa, boosting their productivity remains a development challenge. Theoretically, microenterprise business associations could foster technology, improve access to inputs, pool risk, ensure coordination, and facilitate credit for...

The COVID-19 pandemic devastated businesses globally, leading to significant economic and social challenges. Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are particularly vulnerable to environmental turbulence, while their survival and resilience are critical to the national economic recovery of...

This study aims to identify and evaluate the main factors that influence the performance of MSMEs in the food sector, focusing on two main variables: the scope of e-commerce use and the capacity for innovation. This research also uses Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) analysis techniques using...

Omnichannel is one of the most recent trends in online shopping, retail, and contact centers. It provides a seamless and integrated customer experience across all available communication channels. MSMEs play a crucial role in developing economies, but their journey towards omnichannel...

This paper examines the resilience of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Fiji against the economic impacts of major shocks including the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and climate-related hazards, using a survey of 2,400 MSMEs from early 2023. The analysis focuses on...

Objective: To identify the barriers to digitalisation micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in Poland face, using enterprises in Dolnośląskie voivodeship as an example. Research Design & Methods: A review of the subject literature on the essence, level and importance of the...

The digital economy creates new opportunities for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Indonesia to enhance their competitiveness through the adoption of financial technology. This study examines how digital financial inclusion (DFI) mediates the effects of digital financial literacy...

Industry 4.0 and the rapid evolution of the technological landscape have significantly impacted company value creation of. This study analyzed the determining factors influencing the digitalization of micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Ibero-America. Data were collected from...

The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly important for micro-, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and startups in Indonesia as it enhances their competitiveness, efficiency, and innovation. However, factors driving AI adoption may differ between these two...

This study investigates blockchain adoption barriers among artisanal and small-scale mining operators in Zambia's Ndola Rural Emerald Restricted Area (NRERA) and proposes a Blockchain-enabled Sustainable Business Model (BSBM) to enhance sustainability and profitability. Using a convergent...

This study aims to investigate the correlation between components of financial inclusion and the growth of manufacturing microenterprises in Bogotá, focusing on the period from 2012 to 2016. Utilizing data sourced from the "Annual Survey of Micro Establishments" provided by National...

The business environment is increasingly becoming dynamic and unstable as the world is bedeviled with technological, economic, political and social upheavals. The micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) which represent the largest employer of labor are constraint with the new norm of...

To reduce dependence on external funding, financial bootstrapping can be an alternative low-cost funding solution for MSMEs. Cost efficiency can also be achieved by carrying out digital transformation in business operational activities. Furthermore, cost efficiency will lead to improved...

Governments often use simplified business tax systems, such as presumptive tax regimes, to register and tax small and microenterprises. Despite concerns about how such regimes could disproportionately affect female-owned and low-revenue entrepreneurs, there is a lack of empirical analysis...

The 2023 state of the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector focuses on the intersection of ASM and sustainable development goal 5 (SDG 5) - achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. It applies the SDG 5 framework for the first time to systematically report on gender...