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Dear Participant
I, Nhamoinesu Chikowore, (Student Number: 213571752), an MBA student at the Graduate School of Business and Leadership, of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, and also working as an Operations Directors for Fasimba Protection Services cc t/a Security.Com, kindly invite you to participate in a research project entitled: “The viability of Small to Medium Enterprises in the Private Security Industry in Durban”.
The Purpose of the Study: The aim of this study is to critically review and conclusively identify those factors that influence viability of private security SMEs in Durban. The study, by focusing solely on the SMEs in the private security industry, seeks to examine and define on whether the industry has different factors to those that were identified in prior generalised studies as obstacles to success of SMEs in general or contributory factors to high failure rate in South Africa. This would be achieved by: § Identifying factors that influence viability of SMEs in the Private Security Industry in Durban. § Identifying the life span of SMEs in the Private Security Industry in Durban. § Establishing a perking order of the factors that affect the viability SMEs in the Private Security Industry. § Suggesting interventions that will enhance the performance of SMEs in Private Security Industry. Through your participation I hope to answer the critical questions raised above. This research will assist the researcher in establishing factors that influence the viability of SMEs in the private security sector and enable to make informed recommendations to the interested parties especially the SME owners on interventions that will enhance their business performance. Your participation is this project is voluntary. You may refuse to participate or withdraw from the project at any time with no negative consequences. There would be no monetary gain emanating from participating in this research. Confidentiality and anonymity of records identifying you as a participant will be maintained by the Graduate School of Business and Leadership, University of KwaZulu-Natal.
If you have any questions or concerns about completing the questionnaire or about participating in this study, you may contact me or my supervisor, the details of which are listed above. The survey should take about 10 – 15 minutes to complete. I hope you will take some of your precious time to complete.
Sincerely Student/Researcher Signature: ………………….. Date: ……………………………
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| What is your highest qualification? |
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| Have you completed a qualification in Security studies? |
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| In which category does your company fall (size)?
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| How long has your company been in operations? |
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| To what extend do the following Access to Finance factors affect the successful running of your business? |
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