Challenges and Opportunities of Small Scale Entrepreneurs

Abstract

This study examines challenges and Opportunities of Entrepreneurs of cashew industries in Palasa/Kasihugga in Srikakulam district of Srikakulam District. This study was carried out in 2015 march and data were collected from 75 cashew entrepreneurs with the aid of well structured questionnaire and through personnel interview. Respondents were selected using purposive and system atic sam pling techniques. Data were analyzed using percentile analysis. Results show ed that cashew entrepreneurs in the study area is male dominated with 90% of the respondents being males. Majority (72%) of the respondents in the study area ranked lack of credit facility as the most severe constraint imposition of heavy taxes during marketing of finished product was ranked by (56% )of the respondents. (84%) of the entrepreneurs stated their business by the way of acquiring loan from the banks but this could be attributed to a fa c t that subsidy is not given in time by the bankers.