A STUDY ON WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT IN SMES
A SYNOPSIS
of the
PROJECT
Submitted to
BANGALORE UNIVERSITY
For the award of the Degree of
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
SUBMITTED BY
Mr. PUROHIT PIYUSHKUMAR N. (08CQCM6068)
UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF
MRS. KIRAN HIREMATH.
Dayananda Sagar College of Management and Information Technology
Shavige Malleshwara Hills, K.S. layout, Layout, Bangalore – 560078
Academic Year- 2008-2010
INTRODUCTION
SMES
The definition used by the Indian authorities is based on the level of investment in plant, machinery or other fixed assets whether held on an ownership, lease or hire purchase
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Hypothesis of the study
1. There is no significance co-relation between working capital management and sme’s problems faced. 2. There is no significance co-relation between working capital management and profitability of the sme’s.
Methodology
Information and descriptive researcg will be congregate, For fulfilling the above objectives, both primary and secondary data has been collected. For collecting primary data, Pilot study and Questionnaire was adopted.personal Interview technique is adopted to meet the respondents and to collect information. Personal discussion is also made with the different SME organization.
SAMPLE DESIGN
A sample design is define plan for obtaining a sample from a given population. It refers to the technique or procedure the researcher would adopt in selecting items for sample. Researcher must prepare a sample design, which should be reliable and appropriate for his research study.
The study is conducted in the AHMEDABAD, NAVSARI, SURAT cities in GUJARAT. For this study the samples are the SME organization of the AHMEDABAD, NAVSARI, SURAT cities.
Data collection methods
Primary data ▪ Questionnaires ▪ Interviews ▪ Discussions ▪ Visits
Secondary data ▪ Libraries ▪ Articles ▪ Research material ▪ Internet ▪ Financial Magazines
Organization of the Study
The research
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