Value |
Category |
1 |
Finding right staff |
2 |
Retaining staff |
3 |
Low demand |
4 |
Demand exist but difficult to attract customers |
5 |
Customer care |
6 |
Getting customers to pay on time |
7 |
Too much competition |
8 |
Distribution/delivery of products to customers |
9 |
Finding larger markets |
10 |
Limited knowledge of market conditions |
11 |
Lack of technical experience or skills-specific to the produ |
12 |
Compiling a business plan |
13 |
Managing budget |
14 |
Difficulty in managing finances: cash flow |
15 |
Limited knowledge on how to import/export |
16 |
Storage and inventories management |
17 |
Finding right suppliers |
18 |
Poor quality inputs |
19 |
Lack of equipment and inputs |
20 |
Finding a location/premises |
21 |
Poor infrastructure and utilities (electricity, water, gas) |
22 |
Prohibitive rent |
23 |
Limited resources to pay employee salaries |
24 |
Accessing credit |
25 |
Macroeconomic conditions (inflation, exchange rate, etc) |
26 |
Complying with business regulations |
27 |
Legal environment |
28 |
Confiscation or destroying of property by authorities |
29 |
Difficult Planning due to contract uncertainties |
30 |
Taxes |
31 |
Corruption and bribes |
32 |
Spoilage |
33 |
Security and theft prevention (premises, products) |
34 |
Exposure to danger or hazardous materials/elements during pr |
35 |
Floods, landslides, and other natural disasters |
36 |
Fire or arson |
37 |
Own poor health |
38 |
Balancing home and work life or separating household and bu |
39 |
Personal security |
40 |
Sexual harassment |
41 |
Communications |
42 |
Networking |
43 |
No challenge |
99 |
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Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.