ENTREPRENEURIAL CAPACITIES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE SERVICE SME OF THE HUANUCO REGION

Abstract

The objective of this research is to analyze the influence of entrepreneurial capacities on the economic development of service SMEs in the Huanuco region. The methodology assumed the quantitative approach, applied, descriptive-explanatory level of transectional approach, the population consisted of 10452 MSEs in the services sector. The sample consisted of 350 formal entrepreneurs, with a non-experimental design; the techniques used were literature review, survey and statistics, each with their respective instruments, validated by experts in the area. The results show that the highest percentage of respondents were micro-entrepreneurs, who also revealed to have entrepreneurial skills and abilities, and expressed their agreement with their productivity, taking into account their efficiency, efficacy and effectiveness, which generate higher sales and greater economic development. It is concluded that these capabilities have a significant influence on the economic and entrepreneurial growth of their business. The data show that the managerial and functional capacities shown by the owners or managers of these microenterprises were acquired through experience and years of permanence in the market as enterprises.