Research Article

Application of environmental indexing for water quality assessment – case of Nasolo River, Blantyre

Blessings Mtchuka, Francis Chauluka, Emmanuel Chinkaka, Harold Yapuwa ,

Water quality is critical to ecosystem health as it threatens biodiversity when degraded by anthropogenic or geogenic activities. As an urban river, the Nasolo River can be impaired by various anthropogenic activities arising from urbanization and industrialization. This study assessed the effects of the activities above on the Nasolo River in Blan...

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Research Article

Building a Business Model Framework for Natural Herbal Products Businesses: A Case Study of the City of Blantyre in Malawi

Mphatso Calvin Banda, Andrew Mtewa, Francis Masiye,

The herbal product industry is undeniably a lucrative business in the world market today. The main objective of the study was to investigate the existing business model framework of the herbal products industry in Malawi. Methodology/Design - The sample was drawn from Blantyre City covering central business areas of Blantyre Main City, Chichiri and...

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Research Article

Predictors of Post Start-Up Survival of SMEs in a Strained Economy: A Case of Blantyre, Malawi

Ruth Vanessa Makanani, Alfred Maluwa,

A study was conducted to establish the determinants of SMEs’ survival beyond start-up in a strained economy. The study was conducted in Blantyre targeting SMEs in both rural and urban areas. The study design was cross sectional and followed quantitative research methods of data collection and analysis. A total of 191 participants were sampled using...

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