{"id":5105,"date":"2025-06-19T23:15:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T23:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/an-evaluation-of-the-factors-that-impact-the-sustainability-of-maritime-smmes-in-the-kwazulu-natal-province\/"},"modified":"2025-06-20T03:19:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T03:19:10","slug":"an-evaluation-of-the-factors-that-impact-the-sustainability-of-maritime-smmes-in-the-kwazulu-natal-province","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/an-evaluation-of-the-factors-that-impact-the-sustainability-of-maritime-smmes-in-the-kwazulu-natal-province\/","title":{"rendered":"An Evaluation of the Factors that Impact the Sustainability of Maritime SMMES in the KwaZulu-Natal Province"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This article was originally published as: <strong>An Evaluation of the Factors that Impact the Sustainability of Maritime SMMES in the KwaZulu-Natal Province<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Original Article Link: <a href='https:\/\/journals.dut.ac.za\/index.php\/ajims\/article\/view\/1040' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Read Original Article<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Download PDF: <a href='https:\/\/journals.dut.ac.za\/index.php\/ajims\/article\/view\/1040\/861' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Click Here to Download PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Abstract<\/h2>\n<p>The general state of entrepreneurship reveals that despite the efforts of the South African government to stimulate entrepreneurship through a policy framework, many SMMEs remain unsustainable. SMMEs in the country continue to experience a high failure rate of almost 70% to 80% within the first 5 years of operation.Policymaker\u2019shave attempted to advancelocal economic developmentthrough various developmental models, askeyeconomicdevelopment drivers,without success. Studies reveal that there is a misalignment inthe various developmentalinstruments aimed at the development of theSMME sector and its reality.This study sought to explore challenges faced by SMMEs within the ocean economy in KZN province.This study was conducted with SMMEs in the ocean economy in the KZN province.Semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with 12 SMMEs participating in the ocean economy in the KZN province. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the data.The generated data from the research study showed that entrepreneurs are faced with various challenges which influence the organisation\u2019s capacity to operate appropriately and sustainably.Understanding key challenges faced by entrepreneurs in the ocean economy in the province can help policymakers and entrepreneurs to navigate sustainable approaches to the sector\u2019s development.<\/p>\n<h2>Authors<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Bheka Zulu (University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)<\/li>\n<li>Tony  Ngwenya (University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)<\/li>\n<li>Bonginkosi  Zondi (Mangosuthu University of Technology, South Africa)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Keywords<\/h2>\n<p>ocean economy, maritime economy, entrepreneurship, SMMEs, KZN<\/p>\n<h2>References<\/h2>\n<p>References not available for this article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article was originally published as: An Evaluation of the Factors that Impact the Sustainability of Maritime SMMES in the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[124],"tags":[2153,1285,1793,1791,1790,1792],"class_list":["post-5105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","tag-ajims","tag-entrepreneurship","tag-kzn","tag-maritime-economy","tag-ocean-economy","tag-smmes","wpcat-124-id"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - 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