Interventions and Practices to Mitigate COVID-19's Impact on SMEs

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Author(s): Susan Akino (Independent Researcher, Uganda)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 24
Source title: Handbook of Research on Strategies and Interventions to Mitigate COVID-19 Impact on SMEs
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Neeta Baporikar (Namibia University of Science and Technology, Namibia & University of Pune, India)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7436-2.ch016

Keywords: Business & Management / Business Science Reference / Entrepreneurship & Innovation / Small and Medium Enterprises

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SMEs are at the centre of tough times, facing a raging COVID-19 virus that is wreaking havoc on economies and businesses the world over. This chapter explores interventions and practices that mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on SMEs that act as accelerators towards business recovery. It also deliberates on different government interventions that are in place. The chapter highlights the importance and contribution of different interventions towards continuity of businesses as they try to stay afloat in the middle of a global pandemic. It conveys contextual insights from different entrepreneurs operating SMEs in five sectors of the economy, that is manufacturing, hospitality, education, construction, and in wholesale and retail trade.

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