Section VII: Entrepreneurship and Small Business

Title: Establishing and developing small businesses in the Kingdom of Bahrain

Author(s): Mohammed Almossawi

Address: College of business Administration, University of Bahrain, P.O. Box 32038, Sakheer, Kingdom of Bahrain

Reference: BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AND COMPETITIVENESS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA pp. 334 - 350

Abstract/Summary: The encouragement of small businesses is essential to the development of the Kingdom of Bahrain. That these enterprises succeed is necessary in the future growth of this country. This study will assess the requirements that people will need when deciding to enter into their own such business, and the help that may be available, especially from the government. A questionnaire was developed and given to people who had experienced the ordeals of starting their own small businesses. This shows us how successful were the incentives offered by the government. It also tells us the reasons why many people attempted to set up their own businesses and gives us examples of the difficulties that they encountered in the process.

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