This paper explores the factors that determine the closure or jeopardize the continuity of micro and small enterprises (MSEs). We investigated the determinants of failure from the entrepreneur’s perspective using a qualitative approach, and five variables emerged. We discovered that there are internal and external variables that impact on an enterprise’s continuity, which are themselves correlated. We applied a formula to determine which variable had a higher weight, considering values ranging from 0 to 1, and the asymmetry is to the right. The instrument was applied to 35,571 MSEs, 26,720 of which were open and 8,851 were closed. 33,576 are Mexican and 1,995 Colombian enterprises.

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确定关闭或破坏小型和小型企业的连续性的因素

本文探讨了决定关闭或危及微型和小型企业（MSE）连续性的因素。我们使用定性方法从企业家的角度调查了失败的决定因素，并发现了五个变量。我们发现存在影响企业连续性的内部和外部变量，它们本身是相关的。我们应用公式来确定哪个变量具有更高的权重，并考虑范围从0到1的值，并且不对称性在右侧。该工具应用于35,571个MSE，其中26,720个处于打开状态，而8,851个处于关闭状态。墨西哥有33,576家，哥伦比亚有1,995家企业。