Syarif, Syahrial
(2004)
Characteristics Of Small-Scale Enterprises
In West Sumatra.
Asian Academy of Management Journal (AAMJ), 9 (2).
pp. 1-9.
ISSN 1394-2603
Abstract
Small-scale enterprises in West Sumatra experienced slow growth and some constraints
in their development process. In 1998, small businesses represented 99.61% of total
business units operating in West Sumatra and absorbed 88.8% of total employment. The
orientation of their businesses mostly on domestic market although recently they enter
international market. Export contribution of small businesses still very low but growing
steadily during the last three years. This research showed that enterprises dealing with
embroideries, garments and handicrafts are ambitiously orienting their products towards
foreign markets. At the same time these business categories are also proven to be the
most profitable businesses.
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