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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Research Article

SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF VILLAGE BANKS ON WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS

Takondwa D. Msapato, Alfred O. Maluwa,

Safe help groups known as village banks have risen in prominence across the world and in Malawi. This study explored factors influencing women entrepreneurs in village banks in Malawi. The study was conducted in low-income, high-density populated areas in the district of Blantyre, Malawi. It was guided by the village bank group model. Four focus gr...

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Research Article

3D Density Heterogeneity of the Crust beneath Botswana and its Tectonic Implications

Chikondi Chisenga,

I present the first information on the 3-D crustal density structure across Botswana obtained from 3D tesseroid inversion of Bouguer anomaly data. Crustal density structure provides important information for understanding tectonic and geodynamic processes in Botswana. I applied the inversion algorithm in spherical coordinates and included cons...

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