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Effective Strategies To Sustain Small Businesses In Rural Areas, Nicole A. Dobson
Effective Strategies To Sustain Small Businesses In Rural Areas, Nicole A. Dobson
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Compared to their urban counterparts rural small businesses face unique socio-economic and environmental challenges including isolation, lack of resources, poverty, limited networks, and a smaller population of working age adults. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore effective strategies that rural small business managers have used to sustain a business in their area. The population for this study included a purposeful selection of 8 rural small businesses. Institutional theory served as the conceptual framework for this study. Data was collected using semi-structured face-to-face interviews of participants. The data was analyzed and coded by using a modified Van …
Strategic Working Capital Sourcing Strategies For The Survival Of Small Businesses, Gregory Smith
Strategic Working Capital Sourcing Strategies For The Survival Of Small Businesses, Gregory Smith
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Fifty percent of small businesses fail before attaining their 5-year anniversary. The lack of sufficient working capital is one of the major reasons for small business failure. Pecking order theory was employed as the conceptual framework for this multiple case study to explore the working capital sourcing strategies of 6 purposely selected successful small business owners in the Southeast region of the United States used to sustain their businesses beyond 5 years. Data sources included semistructured interviews and company documents. Data analysis included thematic coding of the material using statistical software. The modified Van Kaam method was used to analyze …