| dc.creator |
Kimambo, C. Z. M. |
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| dc.date |
2016-03-09T10:45:09Z |
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| dc.date |
2016-03-09T10:45:09Z |
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| dc.date |
2005-03-19 |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2018-03-27T08:36:39Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2018-03-27T08:36:39Z |
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| dc.identifier |
Kimambo, C.Z., 2005. Stimulating small and medium enterprises development for poverty reduction through business and technology incubation. Proceeding of the Discourse on Engineering Contribution in Poverty Reduction March 18th-19th, p.109. |
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| dc.identifier |
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/742 |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2721 |
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| dc.description |
Full text can be accessed at http://www.smmeresearch.co.za/SMME%20Research%20General/Reports/Stimulating%20SME%20development.pdf |
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| dc.description |
The present status of the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Sector in Tanzania is largely
informal, under-performing and in need of considerable assistance to overcome barriers to its
growth. There exist policies and programmes in Tanzania that have been developed to
promote poverty reduction, economic growth, and SME development, including the Tanzania
Development Vision 2025 and the National SME Development Policy. In this paper, the author
has reviewed the key international and national policies and programmes that support the
development of SMEs in Tanzania. In the attempt to remove some of the bottlenecks identified
in the SME sector, the National Business/Technology Incubation Programme (NBIP) was
established in the year 2003, as part of the implementation strategy of the National SME
Development Policy that was launched in the same year. In this paper, the pilot project of the
NBIP that is being implemented by the University of Dar es Salaam in Kibaha, Morogoro and
Lushoto Districts is described. The paper gives a detailed review of incubator concepts and
models. It also highlights achievements that have been obtained so far and the major
challenges ahead. Based on this experience, the paper concludes that the business and
technology incubation approach has a very high potential for contributing to attaininment of
Vision 2025, in that it stimulates SME development that helps to achieve poverty reduction. A
number of recommendations have been put forward in order to ensure that the implementation
of the programme is on the right track and that a greater impact is obtained. |
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| dc.language |
en |
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| dc.subject |
Poverty |
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| dc.subject |
Business |
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| dc.subject |
Technology Incubation |
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| dc.title |
Stimulating Small and Medium Enterprises Development for Poverty Reduction through Business and Technology Incubation |
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| dc.type |
Conference Paper |
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