ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO FIGHTING UNEMPLOYMENT IN NAMPULA: CHALLENGES FOUND BY POTENTIAL ENTREPRENEURS IN THE BUSINESS REGISTER

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.2162162229081

• Palavras-chave: Entrepreneurship; Unemployment; Business

• Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Unemployment; Business

• Abstract:

  According to the definitive results of the 2017 Census of the National Institute of Statistics (INE, 2017), the province of Nampula is the most populous in Mozambique, occupying the largest bar of 20.6% of the country's population, corresponding to 5,758,920 inhabitants. However, 80.8% of the economically active population does autonomous work (own account) and most, without the legal registration of their business. This article aims to analyze the challenges found in the legalization of informal businesses, practiced as alternatives to combat unemployment in that province. It is the qualitative approach, being an exploratory study of the interpretative type. As for the procedure, it is a documentary research, and primary sources such as scientific articles, newspapers, magazines, reports, theses, dissertations, monographs and technical standards were used. The bibliographic method was also used to search for theories of various authors. The results show that it is very difficult to register and start a new business in Nampula province, having as challenges the high bureaucracy, because for this purpose, it needs to observe many procedures, long waiting, and high inherent costs. This process requires treating many documents by state area and some of the required documents are repeated in the same administrative areas. Thus, it is recommended to create mechanisms for simplifying new business registration procedures and reviewing the values ​​of fees, fees and taxes required in this act.

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