ABSTRACT

The paper analytically examines literature to explicate the history and development of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Zimbabwe. The paper reviews various government policies that were initiated to promote the development and growth of the SME sector. The examination of related literature revealed that the history of SMEs stretches to the Rhodesian era. Various variables such as the HIV/AIDS pandemic, economic meltdown and retrenchments have promoted the growth of the sector. The SME sector has significantly increased in the last decade due to various players coming in to support the growth and survival of small businesses. Though various government policies have failed to achieve the desired results due to a lack of pre-consultation before the implementation of these policies and the government lack serious commitment to support the sector. We recommend that there should be pre-consultation during policy development, SME database should be created and policies should not be just a blueprint without implementation.

摘要

本文对文献进行了分析性分析，以阐述津巴布韦中小企业的历史和发展。本文回顾了为促进中小企业部门的发展和增长而提出的各种政府政策。对相关文献的研究表明，中小企业的历史可以追溯到罗得西亚时代。艾滋病毒/艾滋病的流行，经济崩溃和裁员等各种变量促进了该部门的发展。在过去的十年中，由于支持小型企业的发展和生存的各种参与者的参与，中小企业领域有了显着增长。尽管由于执行这些政策之前缺乏预先咨询，各种政府政策未能取得理想的结果，而且政府也缺乏对部门支持的认真承诺。