It has been widely acknowledged that Small, Medium and Micro enterprises (SMMEs) possess certain attributes akin to entrepreneurship that make them indispensable tools for economic growth and development. These small businesses, however, face a variety of challenges especially at their start-up and growth phases. Several factors account for these challenges faced by small businesses. Among these factors is the regulatory environment which comprises a variety of factors. Coming in the form of high taxes, bureaucracy, labor laws and corruption (which stems from the other factors), the regulatory environment has a significant effect on the growth of the small business sector. Although the importance of regulation cannot be denied, it is critical to examine how the regulatory environment may act as a hindrance to the growth of this sector and their ability to stay in business. This study was carried out in Polokwane, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo Province, South Africa. The study used the quantitative research method and the descriptive research design. The stratified and convenience sampling techniques were utilized. Thus, a sample size of 121 participants was selected. Questionnaires were utilized as the data collection tool and the collected data were analyzed using SPSS version 25. Descriptive statistics, cluster analysis and Kruskal Wallis were also used to analyze the collected data. Results indicate that to a certain extent, the regulatory environment influences the small business sector negatively. On the other hand, the efforts and skills of the business owner influence their success and ability to remain in business and by extension the growth of the sector. As the lack of skills and managerial capacity is also a major impeding factor, training institutions should come up with better ways of training business owners to ensure not only a growing SMMEs sector, but a profitable, sustainable one.
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Entrepreneurship, SMMEs, Regulatory Environment, Small Business Growth and Development
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