Sustainable business models for community-based enterprises in Samoa and Tonga

Sustainable business models can help improve the resilience of small enterprises to the challenges of limited resources, institutional constraints and climate change. However, there has been little research into how community-based entrepreneurship development organizations in the Pacific Islands ca...

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Published in:Small enterprise research 2018-01, Vol.25 (2), p.99-113
Main Authors: Gray, Brendan, Kirkwood, Jodyanne, Etemaddar, Mitra, Monahan, Ella
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business models
climate change
community-based entrepreneurship
development
networks
resilience
social entrepreneurship
sustainability
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Summary:Sustainable business models can help improve the resilience of small enterprises to the challenges of limited resources, institutional constraints and climate change. However, there has been little research into how community-based entrepreneurship development organizations in the Pacific Islands can design business models that simultaneously counter environmental challenges and exploit market opportunities. This study compares the exogenous and endogenous influences on business model formation in two organizations that encourage the development of sustainable micro-enterprises among at-risk communities in Samoa and Tonga. The results suggest that a business model that is market-led rather than product-led is likely to be more financially viable.
ISSN:1321-5906
1175-0979
DOI:10.1080/13215906.2018.1479293