a study on assessing training and development requirements of micro entrepreneurs and its impact on their livelihoods wrt ntfps value addition erstwhile andhra pradesh state

Abstract

Micro enterprises (MEs) are considered as the major sources of employment creation. newlineGlobal experiences show that an efficient ME sector is conducive to industrial growth and a newlineflexible industrial structure, which are the cornerstones of a vibrant entrepreneurial economy. newlineThe contributions of MEs to the national economy can be measured in terms of some interrelated newlineissues: economic (income generation), social (poverty reduction) and political (wealth newlineredistribution). Current studies show a strong link between entrepreneurship and economic newlinedevelopment (ED). The impact of entrepreneurship on ED depends on the level of business newlineperformance, and economy is an affect for which entrepreneurship is the cause. ED theories newlinegenerally emphasize on employment creation by industrialization with the use of advanced newlinetechnology. Thus economic histories of the developed countries show the notion that ED has newlinebenefited from widespread large scale entrepreneurial activity. However, developing countries newline(DC) have begun to realize the necessity of encouraging entrepreneurship to achieve their ED newlinegoals. But, they in reality can t achieve these goals like the developed countries, because they newlinedon t have sufficient capital and advanced technology. As a result they need to depend on small newlinescale enterprise development by exploiting available resources, small capital, and indigenous newlinetechnology. It indicates a strong link between micro enterprise development (MED) and newlineentrepreneurship development. Therefore, national ED policies of DCs should focus on linking newlineMED, entrepreneurship development and ED. newline