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dc.contributor.authorTumuhimbise, Manasseh
dc.contributor.authorMusiita, Benjamin
dc.contributor.authorKatarangi, Asaph Kaburura
dc.contributor.authorKahangane, Geoffrey
dc.contributor.authorWanito, Atwine Daniel
dc.contributor.authorAkampwera, Sheila
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-15T08:35:23Z
dc.date.available2024-04-15T08:35:23Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.identifier.citationTumuhimbise, M., Musiita, B., Katarangi, A. K., Kahangane, G., Wanito, A. D., & Akampwera, S. (2024). Increasing access to business incubation services for cottage start-ups to promote inclusive entrepreneurship in Southwest Uganda. Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies, 16(1 (J)), 1-11.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.must.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/3569
dc.description.abstractIn the last 30 years, Uganda has grappled with rising unemployment, notably impacting small businesses, with 85% failing within the first five years. This trend is pronounced in the cottage industry, where 46% of businesses couldn't sustain operations in 2017. In Mbarara district, 65% of cottages established in 2015 had closed or relocated by 2019. This study explores the impact of business incubation support services on reducing cottage start-up failures and promoting inclusive entrepreneurship in Mbarara City. Examining 800 start-ups in handicrafts, soap making, pottery, tailoring, and shoe making, the study employed a correlational research design. The data, collected through a Likert scale questionnaire, revealed that access to finance, capacity building, and information technology (ICT) adoption accounted for 13.2% of the variation in cottage enterprise growth potential. Notably, increased finance positively correlated with growth, while capacity building showed no significant association. ICT adoption, however, had a negative correlation. The study emphasizes the need for cottage entrepreneurs to receive more training on product improvement, additional capital, equipment, and partnerships. In conclusion, access to capacity building, funding, and ICT adoption is pivotal for cottage enterprise expansion, advocating for incubation support services to enhance collaboration, funding, equipment, and product improvement training for cottage entrepreneurs.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUganda Governmenten_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Economics and Behavioral Studies,en_US
dc.subjectIncubationen_US
dc.subjectCottage startupen_US
dc.subjectCapacity buildingen_US
dc.subjectFinance supporten_US
dc.subjectICT uptakeen_US
dc.titleIncreasing access to business incubation services for cottage start-ups to promote inclusive entrepreneurship in Southwest Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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