Descriptive information for participants in the quantitative phase
| Business category | Age | Race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start-up | 104 (35%) | 18–25 | 51 (17%) | Black | 77 (26%) |
| Micro-enterprise, e.g. a hawker | 49 (16%) | 26–35 | 94 (31%) | Coloured | 108 (36%) |
| SME | 95 (32%) | 36–45 | 78 (26%) | White | 115 (38%) |
| Big business, corporate or MNE | 52 (17%) | 46–55 | 53 (18%) | Country of birth | |
| Gender | 56–65 | 17 (6%) | South Africa | 272 (91%) | |
| Male | 181 (60%) | 66+ | 7 (2%) | Other | 28 (9%) |
| Female | 119 (40%) | When did you start your business? | Number of employees | ||
| Level of education | Underway | 50 (20%) | 1–10 | 186 (72%) | |
| Less than matric | 21 (7%) | Within the last year | 75 (30%) | 11–25 | 23 (9%) |
| Matric | 72 (24%) | Within the last 5 years | 64 (26%) | 26–100 | 45 (17%) |
| Diploma | 71 (24%) | More than 5 years ago | 59 (24%) | 101–200 | 2 (1%) |
| Degree | 71 (24%) | Growth (excluding big business and corporations of MNE) | 201+ | 2 (1%) | |
| Postgraduate degree | 65 (21%) | Increased no. of employees | 51 (17%) | ||
| Increased revenue | 93 (31%) | ||||
| Expansion (franchises) | 17 (6%) | ||||
| No growth | 114 (38%) | ||||
| Business category | Age | Race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start-up | 104 (35%) | 18–25 | 51 (17%) | Black | 77 (26%) |
| Micro-enterprise, e.g. a hawker | 49 (16%) | 26–35 | 94 (31%) | Coloured | 108 (36%) |
| 95 (32%) | 36–45 | 78 (26%) | White | 115 (38%) | |
| Big business, corporate or | 52 (17%) | 46–55 | 53 (18%) | ||
| 56–65 | 17 (6%) | South Africa | 272 (91%) | ||
| Male | 181 (60%) | 66+ | 7 (2%) | Other | 28 (9%) |
| Female | 119 (40%) | ||||
| Underway | 50 (20%) | 1–10 | 186 (72%) | ||
| Less than matric | 21 (7%) | Within the last year | 75 (30%) | 11–25 | 23 (9%) |
| Matric | 72 (24%) | Within the last 5 years | 64 (26%) | 26–100 | 45 (17%) |
| Diploma | 71 (24%) | More than 5 years ago | 59 (24%) | 101–200 | 2 (1%) |
| Degree | 71 (24%) | 201+ | 2 (1%) | ||
| Postgraduate degree | 65 (21%) | Increased no. of employees | 51 (17%) | ||
| Increased revenue | 93 (31%) | ||||
| Expansion (franchises) | 17 (6%) | ||||
| No growth | 114 (38%) | ||||
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