id	sid	tid	token	lemma	pos
easat-8967	1	1	edelweiss	edelweiss	PROPN
easat-8967	1	2	applied	apply	VERB
easat-8967	1	3	science	science	NOUN
easat-8967	1	4	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	1	5	technology	technology	NOUN
easat-8967	1	6	issn	issn	PROPN
easat-8967	1	7	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	1	8	2576	2576	NUM
easat-8967	1	9	-	-	SYM
easat-8967	1	10	8484	8484	NUM
easat-8967	1	11	vol	vol	NOUN
easat-8967	1	12	.	.	PROPN
easat-8967	2	1	9	9	NUM
easat-8967	2	2	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	2	3	no	no	INTJ
easat-8967	2	4	.	.	NOUN
easat-8967	2	5	7	7	NUM
easat-8967	2	6	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	2	7	1559	1559	NUM
easat-8967	2	8	-	-	SYM
easat-8967	2	9	1577	1577	NUM
easat-8967	2	10	2025	2025	NUM
easat-8967	2	11	publisher	publisher	NOUN
easat-8967	2	12	:	:	PUNCT
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easat-8967	2	14	gate	gate	NOUN
easat-8967	2	15	doi	doi	PROPN
easat-8967	2	16	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	2	17	10.55214/2576	10.55214/2576	NUM
easat-8967	2	18	-	-	NUM
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easat-8967	2	20	©	©	PROPN
easat-8967	2	21	2025	2025	NUM
easat-8967	2	22	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	2	23	the	the	DET
easat-8967	2	24	authors	author	NOUN
easat-8967	2	25	;	;	PUNCT
easat-8967	2	26	licensee	licensee	PROPN
easat-8967	2	27	learning	learning	NOUN
easat-8967	2	28	gate	gate	NOUN
easat-8967	3	1	©	©	PROPN
easat-8967	3	2	2025	2025	NUM
easat-8967	3	3	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	3	4	the	the	DET
easat-8967	3	5	authors	author	NOUN
easat-8967	3	6	;	;	PUNCT
easat-8967	3	7	licensee	licensee	PROPN
easat-8967	3	8	learning	learning	NOUN
easat-8967	3	9	gate	gate	NOUN
easat-8967	3	10	history	history	NOUN
easat-8967	3	11	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	3	12	received	receive	VERB
easat-8967	3	13	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	3	14	20	20	NUM
easat-8967	3	15	may	may	PROPN
easat-8967	3	16	2025	2025	NUM
easat-8967	3	17	;	;	PUNCT
easat-8967	3	18	revised	revise	VERB
easat-8967	3	19	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	3	20	17	17	NUM
easat-8967	3	21	june	june	PROPN
easat-8967	3	22	2025	2025	NUM
easat-8967	3	23	;	;	PUNCT
easat-8967	3	24	accepted	accept	VERB
easat-8967	3	25	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	3	26	20	20	NUM
easat-8967	3	27	june	june	PROPN
easat-8967	3	28	2025	2025	NUM
easat-8967	3	29	;	;	PUNCT
easat-8967	3	30	published	publish	VERB
easat-8967	3	31	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	3	32	19	19	NUM
easat-8967	3	33	july	july	PROPN
easat-8967	3	34	2025	2025	NUM
easat-8967	3	35	*	*	PUNCT
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easat-8967	3	37	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	3	38	ernest.chukwuka@unidel.edu.ng	ernest.chukwuka@unidel.edu.ng	ADJ
easat-8967	3	39	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
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easat-8967	3	42	development	development	NOUN
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easat-8967	3	44	family	family	NOUN
easat-8967	3	45	businesses	business	NOUN
easat-8967	3	46	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	3	47	small	small	ADJ
easat-8967	3	48	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	3	49	medium	medium	ADJ
easat-8967	3	50	scale	scale	NOUN
easat-8967	3	51	enterprises	enterprise	NOUN
easat-8967	3	52	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	3	53	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
easat-8967	3	54	apaokueze	apaokueze	ADJ
easat-8967	3	55	tessy	tessy	ADJ
easat-8967	3	56	nkechi1	nkechi1	PROPN
easat-8967	3	57	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	3	58	ernest	ernest	PROPN
easat-8967	3	59	jebolise	jebolise	PROPN
easat-8967	3	60	chukwuka2	chukwuka2	PROPN
easat-8967	3	61	*	*	PROPN
easat-8967	3	62	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	3	63	abude	abude	PROPN
easat-8967	3	64	peter3	peter3	PROPN
easat-8967	3	65	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	3	66	egbule	egbule	NOUN
easat-8967	3	67	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	3	68	a.	a.	NOUN
easat-8967	3	69	c	c	NOUN
easat-8967	3	70	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	3	71	solomon4	solomon4	PROPN
easat-8967	3	72	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	3	73	ewere	ewere	ADP
easat-8967	3	74	success	success	NOUN
easat-8967	3	75	obieze5	obieze5	NOUN
easat-8967	3	76	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	3	77	uwujaha	uwujaha	INTJ
easat-8967	3	78	victor6	victor6	PROPN
easat-8967	3	79	1department	1department	NUM
easat-8967	3	80	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	3	81	vocational	vocational	ADJ
easat-8967	3	82	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	3	83	technical	technical	ADJ
easat-8967	3	84	education	education	NOUN
easat-8967	3	85	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	3	86	home	home	NOUN
easat-8967	3	87	economics	economic	NOUN
easat-8967	3	88	unit	unit	NOUN
easat-8967	3	89	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	3	90	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	3	91	university	university	NOUN
easat-8967	3	92	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	3	93	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	3	94	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	3	95	agbor	agbor	PROPN
easat-8967	3	96	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	3	97	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
easat-8967	3	98	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	4	1	2,3department	2,3department	NUM
easat-8967	4	2	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	4	3	entrepreneurship	entrepreneurship	NOUN
easat-8967	4	4	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	4	5	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	4	6	innovation	innovation	NOUN
easat-8967	4	7	university	university	PROPN
easat-8967	4	8	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	4	9	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	4	10	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	4	11	agbor	agbor	PROPN
easat-8967	4	12	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	4	13	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
easat-8967	4	14	;	;	PUNCT
easat-8967	4	15	ernest.chukwuka@unidel.edu.ng	ernest.chukwuka@unidel.edu.ng	X
easat-8967	4	16	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	4	17	e.j.c	e.j.c	PROPN
easat-8967	4	18	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	4	19	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	4	20	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	5	1	4department	4department	NUM
easat-8967	5	2	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	5	3	entrepreneurship	entrepreneurship	NOUN
easat-8967	5	4	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	5	5	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	5	6	innovation	innovation	NOUN
easat-8967	5	7	university	university	PROPN
easat-8967	5	8	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	5	9	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	5	10	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	5	11	agbor	agbor	NOUN
easat-8967	5	12	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	5	13	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	5	14	state	state	PROPN
easat-8967	5	15	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	5	16	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
easat-8967	5	17	;	;	PUNCT
easat-8967	5	18	egbule.solomon@unidel.edu.ng	egbule.solomon@unidel.edu.ng	CCONJ
easat-8967	5	19	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	5	20	e.a.c.s	e.a.c.s	PROPN
easat-8967	5	21	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	5	22	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	5	23	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	6	1	5department	5department	NUM
easat-8967	6	2	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	6	3	business	business	PROPN
easat-8967	6	4	administration	administration	PROPN
easat-8967	6	5	university	university	PROPN
easat-8967	6	6	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	6	7	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	6	8	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	6	9	agbor	agbor	PROPN
easat-8967	6	10	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	6	11	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
easat-8967	6	12	;	;	PUNCT
easat-8967	6	13	ewere.obieze@unidel.edu.ng	ewere.obieze@unidel.edu.ng	ADJ
easat-8967	6	14	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	6	15	e.s.o	e.s.o	NOUN
easat-8967	6	16	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	6	17	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	6	18	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	7	1	6department	6department	NUM
easat-8967	7	2	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	7	3	entrepreneurship	entrepreneurship	NOUN
easat-8967	7	4	national	national	ADJ
easat-8967	7	5	open	open	ADJ
easat-8967	7	6	university	university	PROPN
easat-8967	7	7	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	7	8	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
easat-8967	7	9	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	8	1	abstract	abstract	ADV
easat-8967	8	2	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	8	3	this	this	DET
easat-8967	8	4	study	study	NOUN
easat-8967	8	5	examines	examine	VERB
easat-8967	8	6	the	the	DET
easat-8967	8	7	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	8	8	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	8	9	employed	employ	VERB
easat-8967	8	10	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	8	11	small	small	ADJ
easat-8967	8	12	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	8	13	medium	medium	ADJ
easat-8967	8	14	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	8	15	sized	sized	ADJ
easat-8967	8	16	enterprises	enterprise	NOUN
easat-8967	8	17	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	8	18	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	8	19	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	8	20	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	8	21	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	8	22	state	state	PROPN
easat-8967	8	23	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	8	24	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
easat-8967	8	25	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	8	26	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	8	27	their	their	PRON
easat-8967	8	28	impact	impact	NOUN
easat-8967	8	29	on	on	ADP
easat-8967	8	30	business	business	NOUN
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easat-8967	8	32	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	8	33	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
easat-8967	8	34	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	9	1	smes	sme	NOUN
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easat-8967	9	4	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	9	5	crucial	crucial	ADJ
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easat-8967	9	7	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	9	8	economic	economic	ADJ
easat-8967	9	9	development	development	NOUN
easat-8967	9	10	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	9	11	contributing	contribute	VERB
easat-8967	9	12	significantly	significantly	ADV
easat-8967	9	13	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	9	14	employment	employment	NOUN
easat-8967	9	15	generation	generation	NOUN
easat-8967	9	16	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	9	17	poverty	poverty	NOUN
easat-8967	9	18	reduction	reduction	NOUN
easat-8967	9	19	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	9	20	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	9	21	local	local	ADJ
easat-8967	9	22	economic	economic	ADJ
easat-8967	9	23	diversification	diversification	NOUN
easat-8967	9	24	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	10	1	however	however	ADV
easat-8967	10	2	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	10	3	despite	despite	SCONJ
easat-8967	10	4	their	their	PRON
easat-8967	10	5	potential	potential	NOUN
easat-8967	10	6	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	10	7	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	10	8	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	10	9	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	10	10	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	10	11	face	face	VERB
easat-8967	10	12	various	various	ADJ
easat-8967	10	13	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	10	14	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	10	15	including	include	VERB
easat-8967	10	16	inadequate	inadequate	ADJ
easat-8967	10	17	financing	financing	NOUN
easat-8967	10	18	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	10	19	poor	poor	ADJ
easat-8967	10	20	infrastructure	infrastructure	NOUN
easat-8967	10	21	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	10	22	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	10	23	limited	limited	ADJ
easat-8967	10	24	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	10	25	access	access	NOUN
easat-8967	10	26	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	11	1	the	the	DET
easat-8967	11	2	study	study	NOUN
easat-8967	11	3	utilized	utilize	VERB
easat-8967	11	4	a	a	DET
easat-8967	11	5	descriptive	descriptive	ADJ
easat-8967	11	6	survey	survey	NOUN
easat-8967	11	7	research	research	NOUN
easat-8967	11	8	design	design	NOUN
easat-8967	11	9	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	11	10	targeting	target	VERB
easat-8967	11	11	300	300	NUM
easat-8967	11	12	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	11	13	across	across	ADP
easat-8967	11	14	various	various	ADJ
easat-8967	11	15	sectors	sector	NOUN
easat-8967	11	16	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	11	17	including	include	VERB
easat-8967	11	18	agriculture	agriculture	NOUN
easat-8967	11	19	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	11	20	manufacturing	manufacturing	NOUN
easat-8967	11	21	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	11	22	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	11	23	services	service	NOUN
easat-8967	11	24	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	12	1	data	datum	NOUN
easat-8967	12	2	was	be	AUX
easat-8967	12	3	collected	collect	VERB
easat-8967	12	4	through	through	ADP
easat-8967	12	5	questionnaires	questionnaire	NOUN
easat-8967	12	6	administered	administer	VERB
easat-8967	12	7	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	12	8	owners	owner	NOUN
easat-8967	12	9	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	12	10	managers	manager	NOUN
easat-8967	12	11	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	12	12	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	12	13	key	key	ADJ
easat-8967	12	14	personnel	personnel	NOUN
easat-8967	12	15	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	12	16	the	the	DET
easat-8967	12	17	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	12	18	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	13	1	the	the	DET
easat-8967	13	2	findings	finding	NOUN
easat-8967	13	3	revealed	reveal	VERB
easat-8967	13	4	that	that	SCONJ
easat-8967	13	5	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	13	6	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	13	7	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	13	8	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	13	9	adopt	adopt	VERB
easat-8967	13	10	several	several	ADJ
easat-8967	13	11	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	13	12	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	13	13	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	13	14	such	such	ADJ
easat-8967	13	15	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	13	16	competitive	competitive	ADJ
easat-8967	13	17	pricing	pricing	NOUN
easat-8967	13	18	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	13	19	product	product	NOUN
easat-8967	13	20	diversification	diversification	NOUN
easat-8967	13	21	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	13	22	technological	technological	ADJ
easat-8967	13	23	adoption	adoption	NOUN
easat-8967	13	24	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	13	25	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	13	26	collaboration	collaboration	NOUN
easat-8967	13	27	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	13	28	other	other	ADJ
easat-8967	13	29	businesses	business	NOUN
easat-8967	13	30	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	14	1	these	these	DET
easat-8967	14	2	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	14	3	have	have	AUX
easat-8967	14	4	significantly	significantly	ADV
easat-8967	14	5	contributed	contribute	VERB
easat-8967	14	6	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	14	7	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	14	8	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	14	9	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	14	10	enhanced	enhance	VERB
easat-8967	14	11	profitability	profitability	NOUN
easat-8967	14	12	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	14	13	expanded	expand	VERB
easat-8967	14	14	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	14	15	reach	reach	NOUN
easat-8967	14	16	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	14	17	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	14	18	improved	improved	ADJ
easat-8967	14	19	competitiveness	competitiveness	NOUN
easat-8967	14	20	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	15	1	however	however	ADV
easat-8967	15	2	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	15	3	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	15	4	such	such	ADJ
easat-8967	15	5	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	15	6	limited	limited	ADJ
easat-8967	15	7	access	access	NOUN
easat-8967	15	8	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	15	9	financing	financing	NOUN
easat-8967	15	10	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	15	11	poor	poor	ADJ
easat-8967	15	12	infrastructure	infrastructure	NOUN
easat-8967	15	13	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	15	14	regulatory	regulatory	ADJ
easat-8967	15	15	barriers	barrier	NOUN
easat-8967	15	16	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	15	17	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	15	18	high	high	ADJ
easat-8967	15	19	operational	operational	ADJ
easat-8967	15	20	costs	cost	NOUN
easat-8967	15	21	hinder	hinder	VERB
easat-8967	15	22	the	the	DET
easat-8967	15	23	full	full	ADJ
easat-8967	15	24	implementation	implementation	NOUN
easat-8967	15	25	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	15	26	these	these	DET
easat-8967	15	27	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	15	28	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	16	1	based	base	VERB
easat-8967	16	2	on	on	ADP
easat-8967	16	3	the	the	DET
easat-8967	16	4	findings	finding	NOUN
easat-8967	16	5	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	16	6	the	the	DET
easat-8967	16	7	study	study	NOUN
easat-8967	16	8	recommends	recommend	VERB
easat-8967	16	9	increased	increase	VERB
easat-8967	16	10	access	access	NOUN
easat-8967	16	11	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	16	12	affordable	affordable	ADJ
easat-8967	16	13	financing	financing	NOUN
easat-8967	16	14	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	16	15	improved	improved	ADJ
easat-8967	16	16	infrastructure	infrastructure	NOUN
easat-8967	16	17	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	16	18	supportive	supportive	ADJ
easat-8967	16	19	government	government	NOUN
easat-8967	16	20	policies	policy	NOUN
easat-8967	16	21	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	16	22	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	16	23	enhanced	enhance	VERB
easat-8967	16	24	training	training	NOUN
easat-8967	16	25	programs	program	NOUN
easat-8967	16	26	to	to	PART
easat-8967	16	27	foster	foster	VERB
easat-8967	16	28	sme	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	16	29	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
easat-8967	16	30	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	16	31	the	the	DET
easat-8967	16	32	region	region	NOUN
easat-8967	16	33	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	17	1	the	the	DET
easat-8967	17	2	study	study	NOUN
easat-8967	17	3	concludes	conclude	VERB
easat-8967	17	4	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	17	5	emphasizing	emphasize	VERB
easat-8967	17	6	the	the	DET
easat-8967	17	7	importance	importance	NOUN
easat-8967	17	8	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	17	9	strategic	strategic	ADJ
easat-8967	17	10	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	17	11	initiatives	initiative	NOUN
easat-8967	17	12	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	17	13	driving	drive	VERB
easat-8967	17	14	the	the	DET
easat-8967	17	15	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	17	16	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	17	17	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	17	18	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	17	19	suggesting	suggest	VERB
easat-8967	17	20	that	that	SCONJ
easat-8967	17	21	policymakers	policymaker	NOUN
easat-8967	17	22	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	17	23	entrepreneurs	entrepreneur	NOUN
easat-8967	17	24	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	17	25	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	17	26	researchers	researcher	NOUN
easat-8967	17	27	work	work	VERB
easat-8967	17	28	collaboratively	collaboratively	ADV
easat-8967	17	29	to	to	PART
easat-8967	17	30	address	address	VERB
easat-8967	17	31	the	the	DET
easat-8967	17	32	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	17	33	faced	face	VERB
easat-8967	17	34	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	17	35	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	17	36	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	17	37	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	17	38	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	17	39	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	18	1	keywords	keyword	NOUN
easat-8967	18	2	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	18	3	competitive	competitive	ADJ
easat-8967	18	4	pricing	pricing	NOUN
easat-8967	18	5	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	18	6	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	18	7	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	18	8	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	18	9	sme	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	18	10	development	development	PROPN
easat-8967	18	11	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	18	12	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	18	13	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	18	14	technological	technological	ADJ
easat-8967	18	15	adoption	adoption	NOUN
easat-8967	18	16	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	19	1	1	1	X
easat-8967	19	2	.	.	X
easat-8967	19	3	introduction	introduction	NOUN
easat-8967	19	4	small	small	ADJ
easat-8967	19	5	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	19	6	medium	medium	ADJ
easat-8967	19	7	scale	scale	NOUN
easat-8967	19	8	enterprises	enterprise	NOUN
easat-8967	19	9	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	19	10	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	19	11	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	19	12	play	play	VERB
easat-8967	19	13	a	a	DET
easat-8967	19	14	critical	critical	ADJ
easat-8967	19	15	role	role	NOUN
easat-8967	19	16	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	19	17	the	the	DET
easat-8967	19	18	economic	economic	ADJ
easat-8967	19	19	development	development	NOUN
easat-8967	19	20	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	19	21	nations	nation	NOUN
easat-8967	19	22	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	19	23	serving	serve	VERB
easat-8967	19	24	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	19	25	engines	engine	NOUN
easat-8967	19	26	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	19	27	employment	employment	NOUN
easat-8967	19	28	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	19	29	innovation	innovation	NOUN
easat-8967	19	30	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	19	31	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	19	32	income	income	NOUN
easat-8967	19	33	generation	generation	NOUN
easat-8967	19	34	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	20	1	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	20	2	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
easat-8967	20	3	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	20	4	smes	smes	PROPN
easat-8967	20	5	account	account	VERB
easat-8967	20	6	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	20	7	about	about	ADV
easat-8967	20	8	48	48	NUM
easat-8967	20	9	%	%	NOUN
easat-8967	20	10	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	20	11	the	the	DET
easat-8967	20	12	gdp	gdp	NOUN
easat-8967	20	13	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	20	14	96	96	NUM
easat-8967	20	15	%	%	NOUN
easat-8967	20	16	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	20	17	businesses	business	NOUN
easat-8967	20	18	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	20	19	employing	employ	VERB
easat-8967	20	20	over	over	ADP
easat-8967	20	21	80	80	NUM
easat-8967	20	22	%	%	NOUN
easat-8967	20	23	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	20	24	the	the	DET
easat-8967	20	25	workforce	workforce	NOUN
easat-8967	21	1	[	[	X
easat-8967	21	2	1	1	NUM
easat-8967	21	3	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	21	4	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	22	1	these	these	DET
easat-8967	22	2	enterprises	enterprise	NOUN
easat-8967	22	3	are	be	AUX
easat-8967	22	4	pivotal	pivotal	ADJ
easat-8967	22	5	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	22	6	reducing	reduce	VERB
easat-8967	22	7	poverty	poverty	NOUN
easat-8967	22	8	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	22	9	fostering	foster	VERB
easat-8967	22	10	economic	economic	ADJ
easat-8967	22	11	diversification	diversification	NOUN
easat-8967	22	12	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	22	13	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	22	14	boosting	boost	VERB
easat-8967	22	15	local	local	ADJ
easat-8967	22	16	productivity	productivity	NOUN
easat-8967	22	17	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	23	1	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	23	2	state	state	PROPN
easat-8967	23	3	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	23	4	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	23	5	its	its	PRON
easat-8967	23	6	diverse	diverse	ADJ
easat-8967	23	7	economy	economy	NOUN
easat-8967	23	8	rooted	root	VERB
easat-8967	23	9	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	23	10	oil	oil	NOUN
easat-8967	23	11	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	23	12	agriculture	agriculture	NOUN
easat-8967	23	13	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	23	14	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	23	15	commerce	commerce	NOUN
easat-8967	23	16	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	23	17	provides	provide	VERB
easat-8967	23	18	a	a	DET
easat-8967	23	19	fertile	fertile	ADJ
easat-8967	23	20	ground	ground	NOUN
easat-8967	23	21	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	23	22	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	23	23	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	24	1	despite	despite	SCONJ
easat-8967	24	2	the	the	DET
easat-8967	24	3	potential	potential	NOUN
easat-8967	24	4	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	24	5	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	24	6	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	24	7	the	the	DET
easat-8967	24	8	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	24	9	face	face	VERB
easat-8967	24	10	persistent	persistent	ADJ
easat-8967	24	11	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	24	12	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	24	13	such	such	ADJ
easat-8967	24	14	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	24	15	inadequate	inadequate	ADJ
easat-8967	24	16	financing	financing	NOUN
easat-8967	24	17	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	24	18	poor	poor	ADJ
easat-8967	24	19	infrastructure	infrastructure	NOUN
easat-8967	24	20	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	24	21	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	24	22	limited	limited	ADJ
easat-8967	24	23	access	access	NOUN
easat-8967	24	24	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	24	25	markets	market	NOUN
easat-8967	24	26	[	[	X
easat-8967	24	27	2	2	NUM
easat-8967	24	28	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	24	29	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	25	1	to	to	PART
easat-8967	25	2	address	address	VERB
easat-8967	25	3	these	these	DET
easat-8967	25	4	issues	issue	NOUN
easat-8967	25	5	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	25	6	entrepreneurs	entrepreneur	NOUN
easat-8967	25	7	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6581-0384	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6581-0384	VERB
easat-8967	25	8	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7876-9974	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7876-9974	PROPN
easat-8967	25	9	https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0602-2659	https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0602-2659	PROPN
easat-8967	25	10	1560	1560	NUM
easat-8967	25	11	edelweiss	edelweiss	PROPN
easat-8967	25	12	applied	apply	VERB
easat-8967	25	13	science	science	NOUN
easat-8967	25	14	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	25	15	technology	technology	NOUN
easat-8967	25	16	issn	issn	PROPN
easat-8967	25	17	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	25	18	2576	2576	NUM
easat-8967	25	19	-	-	SYM
easat-8967	25	20	8484	8484	NUM
easat-8967	25	21	vol	vol	NOUN
easat-8967	25	22	.	.	PROPN
easat-8967	26	1	9	9	NUM
easat-8967	26	2	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	26	3	no	no	INTJ
easat-8967	26	4	.	.	NOUN
easat-8967	26	5	7	7	NUM
easat-8967	26	6	:	:	SYM
easat-8967	26	7	1559	1559	NUM
easat-8967	26	8	-	-	SYM
easat-8967	26	9	1577	1577	NUM
easat-8967	26	10	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	26	11	2025	2025	NUM
easat-8967	26	12	doi	doi	NOUN
easat-8967	26	13	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	26	14	10.55214/2576	10.55214/2576	NUM
easat-8967	26	15	-	-	NUM
easat-8967	26	16	8484.v9i7.8967	8484.v9i7.8967	ADJ
easat-8967	27	1	©	©	PROPN
easat-8967	27	2	2025	2025	NUM
easat-8967	27	3	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	27	4	the	the	DET
easat-8967	27	5	authors	author	NOUN
easat-8967	27	6	;	;	PUNCT
easat-8967	27	7	licensee	licensee	PROPN
easat-8967	27	8	learning	learning	NOUN
easat-8967	27	9	gate	gate	NOUN
easat-8967	27	10	adopt	adopt	VERB
easat-8967	27	11	various	various	ADJ
easat-8967	27	12	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	27	13	such	such	ADJ
easat-8967	27	14	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	27	15	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	27	16	penetration	penetration	NOUN
easat-8967	27	17	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	27	18	innovation	innovation	NOUN
easat-8967	27	19	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	27	20	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	27	21	diversification	diversification	NOUN
easat-8967	27	22	to	to	PART
easat-8967	27	23	enhance	enhance	VERB
easat-8967	27	24	their	their	PRON
easat-8967	27	25	competitiveness	competitiveness	NOUN
easat-8967	27	26	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	27	27	ensure	ensure	VERB
easat-8967	27	28	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	27	29	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
easat-8967	27	30	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	28	1	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	28	2	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	28	3	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	28	4	which	which	PRON
easat-8967	28	5	encompass	encompass	VERB
easat-8967	28	6	the	the	DET
easat-8967	28	7	innovative	innovative	ADJ
easat-8967	28	8	approaches	approach	NOUN
easat-8967	28	9	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	28	10	decision	decision	NOUN
easat-8967	28	11	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	28	12	making	make	VERB
easat-8967	28	13	processes	process	NOUN
easat-8967	28	14	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	28	15	achieving	achieve	VERB
easat-8967	28	16	competitive	competitive	ADJ
easat-8967	28	17	advantage	advantage	NOUN
easat-8967	28	18	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	28	19	are	be	AUX
easat-8967	28	20	essential	essential	ADJ
easat-8967	28	21	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	28	22	the	the	DET
easat-8967	28	23	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	28	24	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	28	25	resilience	resilience	NOUN
easat-8967	28	26	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	28	27	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	29	1	[	[	X
easat-8967	29	2	3	3	NUM
easat-8967	29	3	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	29	4	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	30	1	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	30	2	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	30	3	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	30	4	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	30	5	understanding	understand	VERB
easat-8967	30	6	how	how	SCONJ
easat-8967	30	7	these	these	DET
easat-8967	30	8	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	30	9	influence	influence	NOUN
easat-8967	30	10	sme	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	30	11	development	development	PROPN
easat-8967	30	12	can	can	AUX
easat-8967	30	13	provide	provide	VERB
easat-8967	30	14	insights	insight	NOUN
easat-8967	30	15	into	into	ADP
easat-8967	30	16	addressing	address	VERB
easat-8967	30	17	local	local	ADJ
easat-8967	30	18	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	30	19	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	30	20	fostering	foster	VERB
easat-8967	30	21	a	a	DET
easat-8967	30	22	robust	robust	ADJ
easat-8967	30	23	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	30	24	ecosystem	ecosystem	NOUN
easat-8967	30	25	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	31	1	small	small	ADJ
easat-8967	31	2	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	31	3	medium	medium	ADJ
easat-8967	31	4	scale	scale	NOUN
easat-8967	31	5	enterprises	enterprise	NOUN
easat-8967	31	6	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	31	7	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	31	8	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	31	9	have	have	AUX
easat-8967	31	10	long	long	ADV
easat-8967	31	11	been	be	AUX
easat-8967	31	12	recognized	recognize	VERB
easat-8967	31	13	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	31	14	the	the	DET
easat-8967	31	15	backbone	backbone	NOUN
easat-8967	31	16	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	31	17	many	many	ADJ
easat-8967	31	18	economies	economy	NOUN
easat-8967	31	19	worldwide	worldwide	ADV
easat-8967	31	20	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	31	21	serving	serve	VERB
easat-8967	31	22	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	31	23	engines	engine	NOUN
easat-8967	31	24	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	31	25	innovation	innovation	NOUN
easat-8967	31	26	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	31	27	employment	employment	NOUN
easat-8967	31	28	generation	generation	NOUN
easat-8967	31	29	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	31	30	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	31	31	socio	socio	NOUN
easat-8967	31	32	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	31	33	economic	economic	ADJ
easat-8967	31	34	development	development	NOUN
easat-8967	31	35	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	32	1	they	they	PRON
easat-8967	32	2	play	play	VERB
easat-8967	32	3	a	a	DET
easat-8967	32	4	significant	significant	ADJ
easat-8967	32	5	role	role	NOUN
easat-8967	32	6	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	32	7	providing	provide	VERB
easat-8967	32	8	goods	good	NOUN
easat-8967	32	9	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	32	10	services	service	NOUN
easat-8967	32	11	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	32	12	driving	drive	VERB
easat-8967	32	13	industrialization	industrialization	NOUN
easat-8967	32	14	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	32	15	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	32	16	addressing	address	VERB
easat-8967	32	17	socio	socio	NOUN
easat-8967	32	18	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	32	19	economic	economic	ADJ
easat-8967	32	20	issues	issue	NOUN
easat-8967	32	21	such	such	ADJ
easat-8967	32	22	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	32	23	poverty	poverty	NOUN
easat-8967	32	24	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	32	25	unemployment	unemployment	NOUN
easat-8967	32	26	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	33	1	according	accord	VERB
easat-8967	33	2	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	33	3	the	the	DET
easat-8967	33	4	small	small	ADJ
easat-8967	33	5	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	33	6	medium	medium	ADJ
easat-8967	33	7	enterprises	enterprise	NOUN
easat-8967	33	8	development	development	NOUN
easat-8967	33	9	agency	agency	PROPN
easat-8967	33	10	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	33	11	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
easat-8967	33	12	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	33	13	smedan	smedan	PROPN
easat-8967	33	14	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	33	15	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	33	16	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	33	17	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	33	18	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
easat-8967	33	19	contribute	contribute	VERB
easat-8967	33	20	about	about	ADP
easat-8967	33	21	48	48	NUM
easat-8967	33	22	%	%	NOUN
easat-8967	33	23	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	33	24	the	the	DET
easat-8967	33	25	nation	nation	NOUN
easat-8967	33	26	's	's	PART
easat-8967	33	27	gdp	gdp	NOUN
easat-8967	33	28	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	33	29	account	account	VERB
easat-8967	33	30	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	33	31	approximately	approximately	ADV
easat-8967	33	32	96	96	NUM
easat-8967	33	33	%	%	NOUN
easat-8967	33	34	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	33	35	all	all	DET
easat-8967	33	36	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	33	37	activities	activity	NOUN
easat-8967	33	38	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	33	39	employing	employ	VERB
easat-8967	33	40	over	over	ADP
easat-8967	33	41	80	80	NUM
easat-8967	33	42	%	%	NOUN
easat-8967	33	43	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	33	44	the	the	DET
easat-8967	33	45	workforce	workforce	NOUN
easat-8967	34	1	[	[	X
easat-8967	34	2	1	1	NUM
easat-8967	34	3	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	34	4	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	35	1	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	35	2	the	the	DET
easat-8967	35	3	nigerian	nigerian	ADJ
easat-8967	35	4	context	context	NOUN
easat-8967	35	5	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	35	6	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	35	7	are	be	AUX
easat-8967	35	8	pivotal	pivotal	ADJ
easat-8967	35	9	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	35	10	economic	economic	ADJ
easat-8967	35	11	diversification	diversification	NOUN
easat-8967	35	12	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	35	13	particularly	particularly	ADV
easat-8967	35	14	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	35	15	a	a	DET
easat-8967	35	16	monoeconomy	monoeconomy	NOUN
easat-8967	35	17	heavily	heavily	ADV
easat-8967	35	18	reliant	reliant	ADJ
easat-8967	35	19	on	on	ADP
easat-8967	35	20	oil	oil	NOUN
easat-8967	35	21	revenues	revenue	NOUN
easat-8967	35	22	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	36	1	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	36	2	fostering	foster	VERB
easat-8967	36	3	entrepreneurship	entrepreneurship	NOUN
easat-8967	36	4	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	36	5	innovation	innovation	NOUN
easat-8967	36	6	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	36	7	these	these	DET
easat-8967	36	8	enterprises	enterprise	NOUN
easat-8967	36	9	provide	provide	VERB
easat-8967	36	10	an	an	DET
easat-8967	36	11	avenue	avenue	NOUN
easat-8967	36	12	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	36	13	sustainable	sustainable	ADJ
easat-8967	36	14	economic	economic	ADJ
easat-8967	36	15	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	36	16	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	36	17	income	income	NOUN
easat-8967	36	18	redistribution	redistribution	NOUN
easat-8967	36	19	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	36	20	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	36	21	wealth	wealth	NOUN
easat-8967	36	22	creation	creation	NOUN
easat-8967	36	23	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	37	1	their	their	PRON
easat-8967	37	2	contribution	contribution	NOUN
easat-8967	37	3	extends	extend	VERB
easat-8967	37	4	beyond	beyond	ADP
easat-8967	37	5	economic	economic	ADJ
easat-8967	37	6	metrics	metric	NOUN
easat-8967	37	7	to	to	PART
easat-8967	37	8	include	include	VERB
easat-8967	37	9	social	social	ADJ
easat-8967	37	10	impacts	impact	NOUN
easat-8967	37	11	such	such	ADJ
easat-8967	37	12	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	37	13	community	community	NOUN
easat-8967	37	14	development	development	NOUN
easat-8967	37	15	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	37	16	poverty	poverty	NOUN
easat-8967	37	17	alleviation	alleviation	NOUN
easat-8967	38	1	[	[	X
easat-8967	38	2	4	4	NUM
easat-8967	38	3	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	38	4	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	39	1	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	39	2	state	state	PROPN
easat-8967	39	3	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	39	4	located	locate	VERB
easat-8967	39	5	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	39	6	the	the	DET
easat-8967	39	7	oil	oil	NOUN
easat-8967	39	8	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	39	9	rich	rich	ADJ
easat-8967	39	10	niger	niger	NOUN
easat-8967	39	11	delta	delta	NOUN
easat-8967	39	12	region	region	NOUN
easat-8967	39	13	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	39	14	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
easat-8967	39	15	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	39	16	exemplifies	exemplify	VERB
easat-8967	39	17	a	a	DET
easat-8967	39	18	setting	setting	NOUN
easat-8967	39	19	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	39	20	substantial	substantial	ADJ
easat-8967	39	21	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	39	22	potential	potential	NOUN
easat-8967	39	23	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	40	1	the	the	DET
easat-8967	40	2	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	40	3	's	's	PART
easat-8967	40	4	economy	economy	NOUN
easat-8967	40	5	is	be	AUX
easat-8967	40	6	largely	largely	ADV
easat-8967	40	7	characterized	characterize	VERB
easat-8967	40	8	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	40	9	oil	oil	NOUN
easat-8967	40	10	exploration	exploration	NOUN
easat-8967	40	11	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	40	12	agriculture	agriculture	NOUN
easat-8967	40	13	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	40	14	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	40	15	trade	trade	NOUN
easat-8967	40	16	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	40	17	offering	offer	VERB
easat-8967	40	18	vast	vast	ADJ
easat-8967	40	19	opportunities	opportunity	NOUN
easat-8967	40	20	for	for	SCONJ
easat-8967	40	21	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	40	22	to	to	PART
easat-8967	40	23	thrive	thrive	VERB
easat-8967	40	24	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	41	1	despite	despite	SCONJ
easat-8967	41	2	this	this	DET
easat-8967	41	3	potential	potential	NOUN
easat-8967	41	4	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	41	5	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	41	6	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	41	7	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	41	8	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	41	9	face	face	VERB
easat-8967	41	10	persistent	persistent	ADJ
easat-8967	41	11	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	41	12	that	that	PRON
easat-8967	41	13	hinder	hinder	VERB
easat-8967	41	14	their	their	PRON
easat-8967	41	15	development	development	NOUN
easat-8967	41	16	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	42	1	these	these	DET
easat-8967	42	2	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	42	3	include	include	VERB
easat-8967	42	4	inadequate	inadequate	ADJ
easat-8967	42	5	access	access	NOUN
easat-8967	42	6	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	42	7	finance	finance	NOUN
easat-8967	42	8	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	42	9	poor	poor	ADJ
easat-8967	42	10	infrastructure	infrastructure	NOUN
easat-8967	42	11	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	42	12	high	high	ADJ
easat-8967	42	13	operating	operating	NOUN
easat-8967	42	14	costs	cost	NOUN
easat-8967	42	15	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	42	16	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	42	17	limited	limited	ADJ
easat-8967	42	18	access	access	NOUN
easat-8967	42	19	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	42	20	domestic	domestic	ADJ
easat-8967	42	21	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	42	22	international	international	ADJ
easat-8967	42	23	markets	market	NOUN
easat-8967	42	24	[	[	X
easat-8967	42	25	2	2	NUM
easat-8967	42	26	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	42	27	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	43	1	moreover	moreover	ADV
easat-8967	43	2	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	43	3	the	the	DET
easat-8967	43	4	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	43	5	environment	environment	NOUN
easat-8967	43	6	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	43	7	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	43	8	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	43	9	is	be	AUX
easat-8967	43	10	further	far	ADV
easat-8967	43	11	complicated	complicate	VERB
easat-8967	43	12	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	43	13	socio	socio	NOUN
easat-8967	43	14	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	43	15	political	political	ADJ
easat-8967	43	16	factors	factor	NOUN
easat-8967	43	17	such	such	ADJ
easat-8967	43	18	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	43	19	instability	instability	NOUN
easat-8967	43	20	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	43	21	corruption	corruption	NOUN
easat-8967	43	22	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	43	23	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	43	24	regulatory	regulatory	ADJ
easat-8967	43	25	inefficiencies	inefficiency	NOUN
easat-8967	43	26	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	44	1	these	these	DET
easat-8967	44	2	issues	issue	NOUN
easat-8967	44	3	have	have	AUX
easat-8967	44	4	created	create	VERB
easat-8967	44	5	a	a	DET
easat-8967	44	6	hostile	hostile	ADJ
easat-8967	44	7	environment	environment	NOUN
easat-8967	44	8	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	44	9	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	44	10	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	44	11	leading	lead	VERB
easat-8967	44	12	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	44	13	high	high	ADJ
easat-8967	44	14	failure	failure	NOUN
easat-8967	44	15	rates	rate	NOUN
easat-8967	44	16	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	44	17	stunted	stunted	ADJ
easat-8967	44	18	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	44	19	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	45	1	consequently	consequently	ADV
easat-8967	45	2	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	45	3	entrepreneurs	entrepreneur	NOUN
easat-8967	45	4	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	45	5	the	the	DET
easat-8967	45	6	region	region	NOUN
easat-8967	45	7	must	must	AUX
easat-8967	45	8	adopt	adopt	VERB
easat-8967	45	9	strategic	strategic	ADJ
easat-8967	45	10	approaches	approach	NOUN
easat-8967	45	11	to	to	PART
easat-8967	45	12	overcome	overcome	VERB
easat-8967	45	13	these	these	DET
easat-8967	45	14	barriers	barrier	NOUN
easat-8967	45	15	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	45	16	achieve	achieve	VERB
easat-8967	45	17	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	45	18	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
easat-8967	45	19	[	[	X
easat-8967	45	20	5	5	NUM
easat-8967	45	21	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	45	22	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	46	1	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	46	2	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	46	3	encompass	encompass	VERB
easat-8967	46	4	the	the	DET
easat-8967	46	5	innovative	innovative	ADJ
easat-8967	46	6	approaches	approach	NOUN
easat-8967	46	7	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	46	8	decision	decision	NOUN
easat-8967	46	9	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	46	10	making	make	VERB
easat-8967	46	11	processes	process	NOUN
easat-8967	46	12	entrepreneurs	entrepreneur	NOUN
easat-8967	46	13	employ	employ	VERB
easat-8967	46	14	to	to	PART
easat-8967	46	15	achieve	achieve	VERB
easat-8967	46	16	competitive	competitive	ADJ
easat-8967	46	17	advantage	advantage	NOUN
easat-8967	46	18	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	46	19	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
easat-8967	46	20	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	47	1	these	these	DET
easat-8967	47	2	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	47	3	may	may	AUX
easat-8967	47	4	include	include	VERB
easat-8967	47	5	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	47	6	penetration	penetration	NOUN
easat-8967	47	7	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	47	8	product	product	NOUN
easat-8967	47	9	or	or	CCONJ
easat-8967	47	10	service	service	NOUN
easat-8967	47	11	diversification	diversification	NOUN
easat-8967	47	12	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	47	13	cost	cost	NOUN
easat-8967	47	14	leadership	leadership	NOUN
easat-8967	47	15	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	47	16	customer	customer	NOUN
easat-8967	47	17	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	47	18	focused	focus	VERB
easat-8967	47	19	innovations	innovation	NOUN
easat-8967	47	20	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	47	21	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	47	22	technological	technological	ADJ
easat-8967	47	23	adoption	adoption	NOUN
easat-8967	47	24	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	48	1	according	accord	VERB
easat-8967	48	2	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	48	3	drucker	drucker	NOUN
easat-8967	48	4	[	[	X
easat-8967	48	5	3	3	NUM
easat-8967	48	6	]	]	X
easat-8967	48	7	entrepreneurship	entrepreneurship	NOUN
easat-8967	48	8	is	be	AUX
easat-8967	48	9	fundamentally	fundamentally	ADV
easat-8967	48	10	about	about	ADP
easat-8967	48	11	innovation	innovation	NOUN
easat-8967	48	12	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	48	13	value	value	NOUN
easat-8967	48	14	creation	creation	NOUN
easat-8967	48	15	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	48	16	making	make	VERB
easat-8967	48	17	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	48	18	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	48	19	critical	critical	ADJ
easat-8967	48	20	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	48	21	navigating	navigate	VERB
easat-8967	48	22	the	the	DET
easat-8967	48	23	dynamic	dynamic	ADJ
easat-8967	48	24	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	48	25	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	48	26	face	face	VERB
easat-8967	48	27	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	49	1	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	49	2	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	49	3	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	49	4	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	49	5	the	the	DET
easat-8967	49	6	effectiveness	effectiveness	NOUN
easat-8967	49	7	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	49	8	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	49	9	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	49	10	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	49	11	driving	drive	VERB
easat-8967	49	12	sme	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	49	13	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	49	14	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	49	15	development	development	NOUN
easat-8967	49	16	remains	remain	VERB
easat-8967	49	17	underexplored	underexplored	ADJ
easat-8967	49	18	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	50	1	while	while	SCONJ
easat-8967	50	2	some	some	DET
easat-8967	50	3	enterprises	enterprise	NOUN
easat-8967	50	4	have	have	AUX
easat-8967	50	5	managed	manage	VERB
easat-8967	50	6	to	to	PART
easat-8967	50	7	thrive	thrive	VERB
easat-8967	50	8	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	50	9	leveraging	leverage	VERB
easat-8967	50	10	innovation	innovation	NOUN
easat-8967	50	11	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	50	12	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	50	13	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	50	14	oriented	orient	VERB
easat-8967	50	15	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	50	16	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	50	17	others	other	NOUN
easat-8967	50	18	continue	continue	VERB
easat-8967	50	19	to	to	PART
easat-8967	50	20	struggle	struggle	VERB
easat-8967	50	21	due	due	ADP
easat-8967	50	22	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	50	23	inadequate	inadequate	ADJ
easat-8967	50	24	planning	planning	NOUN
easat-8967	50	25	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	50	26	limited	limited	ADJ
easat-8967	50	27	strategic	strategic	ADJ
easat-8967	50	28	vision	vision	NOUN
easat-8967	50	29	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	50	30	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	50	31	external	external	ADJ
easat-8967	50	32	economic	economic	ADJ
easat-8967	50	33	constraints	constraint	NOUN
easat-8967	50	34	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	51	1	a	a	DET
easat-8967	51	2	deeper	deep	ADJ
easat-8967	51	3	understanding	understanding	NOUN
easat-8967	51	4	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	51	5	these	these	DET
easat-8967	51	6	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	51	7	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	51	8	their	their	PRON
easat-8967	51	9	outcomes	outcome	NOUN
easat-8967	51	10	can	can	AUX
easat-8967	51	11	provide	provide	VERB
easat-8967	51	12	valuable	valuable	ADJ
easat-8967	51	13	insights	insight	NOUN
easat-8967	51	14	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	51	15	fostering	foster	VERB
easat-8967	51	16	a	a	DET
easat-8967	51	17	supportive	supportive	ADJ
easat-8967	51	18	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	51	19	ecosystem	ecosystem	NOUN
easat-8967	51	20	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	52	1	this	this	DET
easat-8967	52	2	study	study	NOUN
easat-8967	52	3	investigates	investigate	VERB
easat-8967	52	4	the	the	DET
easat-8967	52	5	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	52	6	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	52	7	adopted	adopt	VERB
easat-8967	52	8	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	52	9	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	52	10	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	52	11	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	52	12	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	52	13	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	52	14	evaluates	evaluate	VERB
easat-8967	52	15	their	their	PRON
easat-8967	52	16	impact	impact	NOUN
easat-8967	52	17	on	on	ADP
easat-8967	52	18	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	52	19	development	development	NOUN
easat-8967	52	20	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	53	1	it	it	PRON
easat-8967	53	2	aims	aim	VERB
easat-8967	53	3	to	to	PART
easat-8967	53	4	fill	fill	VERB
easat-8967	53	5	the	the	DET
easat-8967	53	6	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN
easat-8967	53	7	gap	gap	NOUN
easat-8967	53	8	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	53	9	providing	provide	VERB
easat-8967	53	10	empirical	empirical	ADJ
easat-8967	53	11	evidence	evidence	NOUN
easat-8967	53	12	on	on	ADP
easat-8967	53	13	how	how	SCONJ
easat-8967	53	14	strategic	strategic	ADJ
easat-8967	53	15	practices	practice	NOUN
easat-8967	53	16	can	can	AUX
easat-8967	53	17	enhance	enhance	VERB
easat-8967	53	18	sme	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	53	19	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	53	20	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	53	21	resilience	resilience	NOUN
easat-8967	53	22	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	53	23	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	53	24	contribution	contribution	NOUN
easat-8967	53	25	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	53	26	the	the	DET
easat-8967	53	27	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	53	28	’s	’s	PART
easat-8967	53	29	economy	economy	NOUN
easat-8967	53	30	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	54	1	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	54	2	doing	do	VERB
easat-8967	54	3	so	so	ADV
easat-8967	54	4	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	54	5	the	the	DET
easat-8967	54	6	research	research	NOUN
easat-8967	54	7	highlights	highlight	VERB
easat-8967	54	8	the	the	DET
easat-8967	54	9	critical	critical	ADJ
easat-8967	54	10	role	role	NOUN
easat-8967	54	11	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	54	12	entrepreneurship	entrepreneurship	NOUN
easat-8967	54	13	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	54	14	shaping	shape	VERB
easat-8967	54	15	the	the	DET
easat-8967	54	16	future	future	NOUN
easat-8967	54	17	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	54	18	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	54	19	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	54	20	’s	’s	PART
easat-8967	54	21	economic	economic	ADJ
easat-8967	54	22	landscape	landscape	NOUN
easat-8967	54	23	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	54	24	offers	offer	VERB
easat-8967	54	25	practical	practical	ADJ
easat-8967	54	26	recommendations	recommendation	NOUN
easat-8967	54	27	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	54	28	addressing	address	VERB
easat-8967	54	29	existing	exist	VERB
easat-8967	54	30	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	54	31	[	[	X
easat-8967	54	32	6	6	NUM
easat-8967	54	33	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	54	34	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	55	1	the	the	DET
easat-8967	55	2	development	development	NOUN
easat-8967	55	3	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	55	4	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	55	5	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	55	6	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	55	7	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	55	8	remains	remain	VERB
easat-8967	55	9	suboptimal	suboptimal	ADJ
easat-8967	55	10	despite	despite	SCONJ
easat-8967	55	11	their	their	PRON
easat-8967	55	12	potential	potential	NOUN
easat-8967	55	13	to	to	PART
easat-8967	55	14	drive	drive	VERB
easat-8967	55	15	economic	economic	ADJ
easat-8967	55	16	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	55	17	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	55	18	employment	employment	NOUN
easat-8967	55	19	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	56	1	many	many	ADJ
easat-8967	56	2	enterprises	enterprise	NOUN
easat-8967	56	3	struggle	struggle	VERB
easat-8967	56	4	to	to	PART
easat-8967	56	5	survive	survive	VERB
easat-8967	56	6	due	due	ADJ
easat-8967	56	7	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	56	8	weak	weak	ADJ
easat-8967	56	9	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	56	10	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	56	11	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	56	12	lack	lack	NOUN
easat-8967	56	13	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	56	14	innovation	innovation	NOUN
easat-8967	56	15	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	56	16	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	56	17	limited	limited	ADJ
easat-8967	56	18	support	support	NOUN
easat-8967	56	19	structures	structure	NOUN
easat-8967	56	20	[	[	X
easat-8967	56	21	7	7	NUM
easat-8967	56	22	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	56	23	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	57	1	the	the	DET
easat-8967	57	2	high	high	ADJ
easat-8967	57	3	failure	failure	NOUN
easat-8967	57	4	rate	rate	NOUN
easat-8967	57	5	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	57	6	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	57	7	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	57	8	the	the	DET
easat-8967	57	9	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	57	10	raises	raise	VERB
easat-8967	57	11	concerns	concern	NOUN
easat-8967	57	12	about	about	ADP
easat-8967	57	13	their	their	PRON
easat-8967	57	14	long	long	ADJ
easat-8967	57	15	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	57	16	term	term	NOUN
easat-8967	57	17	viability	viability	NOUN
easat-8967	57	18	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	57	19	contribution	contribution	NOUN
easat-8967	57	20	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	57	21	economic	economic	ADJ
easat-8967	57	22	development	development	NOUN
easat-8967	57	23	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	58	1	1561	1561	NUM
easat-8967	58	2	edelweiss	edelweiss	PROPN
easat-8967	58	3	applied	apply	VERB
easat-8967	58	4	science	science	NOUN
easat-8967	58	5	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	58	6	technology	technology	NOUN
easat-8967	58	7	issn	issn	PROPN
easat-8967	58	8	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	58	9	2576	2576	NUM
easat-8967	58	10	-	-	SYM
easat-8967	58	11	8484	8484	NUM
easat-8967	58	12	vol	vol	NOUN
easat-8967	58	13	.	.	PROPN
easat-8967	59	1	9	9	NUM
easat-8967	59	2	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	59	3	no	no	INTJ
easat-8967	59	4	.	.	NOUN
easat-8967	59	5	7	7	NUM
easat-8967	59	6	:	:	SYM
easat-8967	59	7	1559	1559	NUM
easat-8967	59	8	-	-	SYM
easat-8967	59	9	1577	1577	NUM
easat-8967	59	10	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	59	11	2025	2025	NUM
easat-8967	59	12	doi	doi	NOUN
easat-8967	59	13	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	59	14	10.55214/2576	10.55214/2576	NUM
easat-8967	59	15	-	-	NUM
easat-8967	59	16	8484.v9i7.8967	8484.v9i7.8967	ADJ
easat-8967	60	1	©	©	PROPN
easat-8967	60	2	2025	2025	NUM
easat-8967	60	3	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	60	4	the	the	DET
easat-8967	60	5	authors	author	NOUN
easat-8967	60	6	;	;	PUNCT
easat-8967	60	7	licensee	licensee	PROPN
easat-8967	60	8	learning	learning	NOUN
easat-8967	60	9	gate	gate	VERB
easat-8967	60	10	existing	exist	VERB
easat-8967	60	11	research	research	NOUN
easat-8967	60	12	often	often	ADV
easat-8967	60	13	focuses	focus	VERB
easat-8967	60	14	on	on	ADP
easat-8967	60	15	the	the	DET
easat-8967	60	16	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	60	17	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	60	18	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	60	19	without	without	ADP
easat-8967	60	20	adequately	adequately	ADV
easat-8967	60	21	exploring	explore	VERB
easat-8967	60	22	the	the	DET
easat-8967	60	23	strategic	strategic	ADJ
easat-8967	60	24	approaches	approach	NOUN
easat-8967	60	25	that	that	PRON
easat-8967	60	26	lead	lead	VERB
easat-8967	60	27	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	60	28	their	their	PRON
easat-8967	60	29	success	success	NOUN
easat-8967	60	30	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	61	1	there	there	PRON
easat-8967	61	2	is	be	VERB
easat-8967	61	3	a	a	DET
easat-8967	61	4	need	need	NOUN
easat-8967	61	5	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	61	6	empirical	empirical	ADJ
easat-8967	61	7	evidence	evidence	NOUN
easat-8967	61	8	on	on	ADP
easat-8967	61	9	the	the	DET
easat-8967	61	10	effectiveness	effectiveness	NOUN
easat-8967	61	11	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	61	12	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	61	13	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	61	14	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	61	15	addressing	address	VERB
easat-8967	61	16	these	these	DET
easat-8967	61	17	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	61	18	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	61	19	promoting	promote	VERB
easat-8967	61	20	sme	sme	ADJ
easat-8967	61	21	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	61	22	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	61	23	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	61	24	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	61	25	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	62	1	2	2	X
easat-8967	62	2	.	.	X
easat-8967	62	3	literature	literature	NOUN
easat-8967	62	4	review	review	VERB
easat-8967	62	5	2.1	2.1	NUM
easat-8967	62	6	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	63	1	conceptual	conceptual	ADJ
easat-8967	63	2	framework	framework	NOUN
easat-8967	63	3	the	the	DET
easat-8967	63	4	conceptual	conceptual	ADJ
easat-8967	63	5	framework	framework	NOUN
easat-8967	63	6	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	63	7	this	this	DET
easat-8967	63	8	study	study	NOUN
easat-8967	63	9	examines	examine	VERB
easat-8967	63	10	the	the	DET
easat-8967	63	11	relationship	relationship	NOUN
easat-8967	63	12	between	between	ADP
easat-8967	63	13	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	63	14	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	63	15	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	63	16	the	the	DET
easat-8967	63	17	development	development	NOUN
easat-8967	63	18	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	63	19	small	small	ADJ
easat-8967	63	20	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	63	21	medium	medium	ADJ
easat-8967	63	22	scale	scale	NOUN
easat-8967	63	23	enterprises	enterprise	NOUN
easat-8967	63	24	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	63	25	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	63	26	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	63	27	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	64	1	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	64	2	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	64	3	are	be	AUX
easat-8967	64	4	operationalized	operationalize	VERB
easat-8967	64	5	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	64	6	the	the	DET
easat-8967	64	7	innovative	innovative	ADJ
easat-8967	64	8	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	64	9	managerial	managerial	ADJ
easat-8967	64	10	decisions	decision	NOUN
easat-8967	64	11	undertaken	undertake	VERB
easat-8967	64	12	to	to	PART
easat-8967	64	13	address	address	VERB
easat-8967	64	14	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	64	15	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	64	16	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	64	17	achieve	achieve	VERB
easat-8967	64	18	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	64	19	[	[	X
easat-8967	64	20	5	5	NUM
easat-8967	64	21	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	64	22	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	65	1	sme	sme	PROPN
easat-8967	65	2	development	development	PROPN
easat-8967	65	3	is	be	AUX
easat-8967	65	4	assessed	assess	VERB
easat-8967	65	5	through	through	ADP
easat-8967	65	6	indicators	indicator	NOUN
easat-8967	65	7	such	such	ADJ
easat-8967	65	8	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	65	9	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	65	10	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	65	11	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	65	12	profitability	profitability	NOUN
easat-8967	65	13	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	65	14	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	65	15	expansion	expansion	NOUN
easat-8967	65	16	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	65	17	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	65	18	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
easat-8967	65	19	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	66	1	the	the	DET
easat-8967	66	2	interaction	interaction	NOUN
easat-8967	66	3	between	between	ADP
easat-8967	66	4	these	these	DET
easat-8967	66	5	variables	variable	NOUN
easat-8967	66	6	forms	form	VERB
easat-8967	66	7	the	the	DET
easat-8967	66	8	basis	basis	NOUN
easat-8967	66	9	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	66	10	this	this	DET
easat-8967	66	11	research	research	NOUN
easat-8967	66	12	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	66	13	highlighting	highlight	VERB
easat-8967	66	14	the	the	DET
easat-8967	66	15	critical	critical	ADJ
easat-8967	66	16	role	role	NOUN
easat-8967	66	17	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	66	18	strategic	strategic	ADJ
easat-8967	66	19	entrepreneurship	entrepreneurship	NOUN
easat-8967	66	20	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	66	21	driving	drive	VERB
easat-8967	66	22	sme	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	66	23	success	success	NOUN
easat-8967	66	24	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	66	25	particularly	particularly	ADV
easat-8967	66	26	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	66	27	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	66	28	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	66	29	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	67	1	the	the	DET
easat-8967	67	2	conceptual	conceptual	ADJ
easat-8967	67	3	framework	framework	NOUN
easat-8967	67	4	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	67	5	this	this	DET
easat-8967	67	6	study	study	NOUN
easat-8967	67	7	provides	provide	VERB
easat-8967	67	8	a	a	DET
easat-8967	67	9	structured	structured	ADJ
easat-8967	67	10	lens	lens	NOUN
easat-8967	67	11	through	through	ADP
easat-8967	67	12	which	which	PRON
easat-8967	67	13	the	the	DET
easat-8967	67	14	relationship	relationship	NOUN
easat-8967	67	15	between	between	ADP
easat-8967	67	16	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	67	17	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	67	18	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	67	19	the	the	DET
easat-8967	67	20	development	development	NOUN
easat-8967	67	21	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	67	22	small	small	ADJ
easat-8967	67	23	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	67	24	medium	medium	ADJ
easat-8967	67	25	scale	scale	NOUN
easat-8967	67	26	enterprises	enterprise	NOUN
easat-8967	67	27	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	67	28	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	67	29	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	67	30	is	be	AUX
easat-8967	67	31	analyzed	analyze	VERB
easat-8967	67	32	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	68	1	it	it	PRON
easat-8967	68	2	serves	serve	VERB
easat-8967	68	3	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	68	4	a	a	DET
easat-8967	68	5	roadmap	roadmap	NOUN
easat-8967	68	6	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	68	7	understanding	understand	VERB
easat-8967	68	8	how	how	SCONJ
easat-8967	68	9	specific	specific	ADJ
easat-8967	68	10	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	68	11	actions	action	NOUN
easat-8967	68	12	influence	influence	VERB
easat-8967	68	13	the	the	DET
easat-8967	68	14	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	68	15	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	68	16	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
easat-8967	68	17	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	68	18	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	68	19	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	68	20	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	68	21	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	69	1	[	[	X
easat-8967	69	2	5	5	NUM
easat-8967	69	3	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	69	4	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	70	1	2.1.1	2.1.1	NUM
easat-8967	70	2	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	70	3	core	core	NOUN
easat-8967	70	4	constructs	construct	NOUN
easat-8967	70	5	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	70	6	the	the	DET
easat-8967	70	7	conceptual	conceptual	ADJ
easat-8967	70	8	framework	framework	NOUN
easat-8967	70	9	1	1	NUM
easat-8967	70	10	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	70	11	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	70	12	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	70	13	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	70	14	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	70	15	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	70	16	are	be	AUX
easat-8967	70	17	deliberate	deliberate	ADJ
easat-8967	70	18	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	70	19	innovative	innovative	ADJ
easat-8967	70	20	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	70	21	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	70	22	adaptive	adaptive	ADJ
easat-8967	70	23	decisions	decision	NOUN
easat-8967	70	24	made	make	VERB
easat-8967	70	25	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	70	26	entrepreneurs	entrepreneur	NOUN
easat-8967	70	27	to	to	PART
easat-8967	70	28	navigate	navigate	VERB
easat-8967	70	29	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	70	30	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	70	31	harness	harness	ADJ
easat-8967	70	32	opportunities	opportunity	NOUN
easat-8967	70	33	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	70	34	the	the	DET
easat-8967	70	35	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	70	36	environment	environment	NOUN
easat-8967	70	37	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	71	1	these	these	DET
easat-8967	71	2	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	71	3	can	can	AUX
easat-8967	71	4	be	be	AUX
easat-8967	71	5	categorized	categorize	VERB
easat-8967	71	6	into	into	ADP
easat-8967	71	7	several	several	ADJ
easat-8967	71	8	dimensions	dimension	NOUN
easat-8967	71	9	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	71	10	including	include	VERB
easat-8967	71	11	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	71	12	a.	a.	NOUN
easat-8967	71	13	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	71	14	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	71	15	oriented	orient	VERB
easat-8967	71	16	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	71	17	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	71	18	techniques	technique	NOUN
easat-8967	71	19	such	such	ADJ
easat-8967	71	20	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	71	21	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	71	22	penetration	penetration	NOUN
easat-8967	71	23	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	71	24	customer	customer	NOUN
easat-8967	71	25	segmentation	segmentation	NOUN
easat-8967	71	26	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	71	27	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	71	28	branding	branding	NOUN
easat-8967	71	29	aimed	aim	VERB
easat-8967	71	30	at	at	ADP
easat-8967	71	31	enhancing	enhance	VERB
easat-8967	71	32	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	71	33	share	share	NOUN
easat-8967	71	34	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	71	35	customer	customer	NOUN
easat-8967	71	36	loyalty	loyalty	NOUN
easat-8967	71	37	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	72	1	b.	b.	PROPN
easat-8967	72	2	innovation	innovation	NOUN
easat-8967	72	3	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	72	4	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	72	5	focus	focus	VERB
easat-8967	72	6	on	on	ADP
easat-8967	72	7	developing	develop	VERB
easat-8967	72	8	new	new	ADJ
easat-8967	72	9	products	product	NOUN
easat-8967	72	10	,	,	PUNCT
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easat-8967	72	24	[	[	X
easat-8967	72	25	8	8	NUM
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easat-8967	73	20	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	74	1	d.	d.	PROPN
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easat-8967	74	4	:	:	PUNCT
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easat-8967	74	25	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	75	1	e.	e.	PROPN
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easat-8967	75	5	:	:	PUNCT
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easat-8967	76	2	.	.	X
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easat-8967	76	5	:	:	PUNCT
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easat-8967	76	19	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
easat-8967	76	20	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	77	1	these	these	DET
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easat-8967	77	4	:	:	PUNCT
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easat-8967	77	8	:	:	PUNCT
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easat-8967	77	22	.	.	PUNCT
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easat-8967	78	3	:	:	PUNCT
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easat-8967	78	13	.	.	PUNCT
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easat-8967	79	4	:	:	PUNCT
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easat-8967	79	14	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	80	1	d.	d.	PROPN
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easat-8967	80	3	:	:	PUNCT
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easat-8967	80	7	the	the	DET
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easat-8967	80	18	,	,	PUNCT
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easat-8967	80	25	.	.	PUNCT
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easat-8967	81	2	.	.	PUNCT
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easat-8967	81	7	the	the	DET
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easat-8967	81	11	a	a	DET
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easat-8967	81	18	sme	sme	NOUN
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easat-8967	81	20	.	.	PUNCT
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easat-8967	82	2	strategies	strategy	NOUN
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easat-8967	82	11	(	(	PUNCT
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easat-8967	82	13	,	,	PUNCT
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easat-8967	82	18	,	,	PUNCT
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easat-8967	82	20	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
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easat-8967	83	3	:	:	PUNCT
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easat-8967	83	7	-	-	PUNCT
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easat-8967	83	12	customer	customer	NOUN
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easat-8967	84	8	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	84	9	2576	2576	NUM
easat-8967	84	10	-	-	SYM
easat-8967	84	11	8484	8484	NUM
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easat-8967	85	2	,	,	PUNCT
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easat-8967	85	6	:	:	SYM
easat-8967	85	7	1559	1559	NUM
easat-8967	85	8	-	-	SYM
easat-8967	85	9	1577	1577	NUM
easat-8967	85	10	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	85	11	2025	2025	NUM
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easat-8967	85	13	:	:	PUNCT
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easat-8967	85	15	-	-	NUM
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easat-8967	88	28	2	2	NUM
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easat-8967	88	30	.	.	PUNCT
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easat-8967	89	13	challenges	challenge	NOUN
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easat-8967	92	3	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	92	4	can	can	AUX
easat-8967	92	5	mitigate	mitigate	VERB
easat-8967	92	6	infrastructural	infrastructural	ADJ
easat-8967	92	7	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	92	8	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	92	9	enabling	enable	VERB
easat-8967	92	10	online	online	ADJ
easat-8967	92	11	operations	operation	NOUN
easat-8967	92	12	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	92	13	digital	digital	ADJ
easat-8967	92	14	marketing	marketing	NOUN
easat-8967	92	15	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	93	1	2.2	2.2	NUM
easat-8967	93	2	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	93	3	visual	visual	ADJ
easat-8967	93	4	representation	representation	NOUN
easat-8967	93	5	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	93	6	the	the	DET
easat-8967	93	7	conceptual	conceptual	ADJ
easat-8967	93	8	framework	framework	NOUN
easat-8967	93	9	a	a	DET
easat-8967	93	10	visual	visual	ADJ
easat-8967	93	11	diagram	diagram	NOUN
easat-8967	93	12	can	can	AUX
easat-8967	93	13	effectively	effectively	ADV
easat-8967	93	14	illustrate	illustrate	VERB
easat-8967	93	15	the	the	DET
easat-8967	93	16	framework	framework	NOUN
easat-8967	93	17	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	94	1	it	it	PRON
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easat-8967	94	4	:	:	PUNCT
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easat-8967	94	6	inputs	input	NOUN
easat-8967	94	7	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	94	8	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	94	9	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	94	10	):	):	PUNCT
easat-8967	94	11	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	94	12	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	94	13	oriented	orient	VERB
easat-8967	94	14	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	94	15	innovation	innovation	NOUN
easat-8967	94	16	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	94	17	financial	financial	ADJ
easat-8967	94	18	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	94	19	technological	technological	ADJ
easat-8967	94	20	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	94	21	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	94	22	human	human	ADJ
easat-8967	94	23	resource	resource	NOUN
easat-8967	94	24	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	94	25	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	95	1	b.	b.	PROPN
easat-8967	95	2	processes	process	NOUN
easat-8967	95	3	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	95	4	the	the	DET
easat-8967	95	5	mechanisms	mechanism	NOUN
easat-8967	95	6	through	through	ADP
easat-8967	95	7	which	which	PRON
easat-8967	95	8	these	these	DET
easat-8967	95	9	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	95	10	are	be	AUX
easat-8967	95	11	applied	apply	VERB
easat-8967	95	12	to	to	PART
easat-8967	95	13	address	address	VERB
easat-8967	95	14	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	95	15	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	95	16	harness	harness	NOUN
easat-8967	95	17	opportunities	opportunity	NOUN
easat-8967	95	18	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	96	1	c.	c.	PROPN
easat-8967	96	2	outputs	outputs	PROPN
easat-8967	96	3	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	96	4	sme	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	96	5	development	development	NOUN
easat-8967	96	6	):	):	PUNCT
easat-8967	96	7	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	96	8	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	96	9	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	96	10	profitability	profitability	NOUN
easat-8967	96	11	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	96	12	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	96	13	expansion	expansion	NOUN
easat-8967	96	14	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	96	15	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	96	16	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
easat-8967	96	17	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	97	1	the	the	DET
easat-8967	97	2	conceptual	conceptual	ADJ
easat-8967	97	3	framework	framework	NOUN
easat-8967	97	4	underscores	underscore	VERB
easat-8967	97	5	the	the	DET
easat-8967	97	6	importance	importance	NOUN
easat-8967	97	7	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	97	8	aligning	align	VERB
easat-8967	97	9	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	97	10	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	97	11	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	97	12	the	the	DET
easat-8967	97	13	unique	unique	ADJ
easat-8967	97	14	environmental	environmental	ADJ
easat-8967	97	15	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	97	16	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	97	17	conditions	condition	NOUN
easat-8967	97	18	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	97	19	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	97	20	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	97	21	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	98	1	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	98	2	doing	do	VERB
easat-8967	98	3	so	so	ADV
easat-8967	98	4	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	98	5	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	98	6	can	can	AUX
easat-8967	98	7	overcome	overcome	VERB
easat-8967	98	8	barriers	barrier	NOUN
easat-8967	98	9	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	98	10	achieve	achieve	VERB
easat-8967	98	11	sustainable	sustainable	ADJ
easat-8967	98	12	development	development	NOUN
easat-8967	98	13	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	98	14	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	98	15	contribute	contribute	VERB
easat-8967	98	16	meaningfully	meaningfully	ADV
easat-8967	98	17	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	98	18	the	the	DET
easat-8967	98	19	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	98	20	’s	’s	PART
easat-8967	98	21	economic	economic	ADJ
easat-8967	98	22	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	98	23	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	99	1	2.3	2.3	NUM
easat-8967	99	2	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	99	3	definition	definition	NOUN
easat-8967	99	4	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	99	5	characteristics	characteristic	NOUN
easat-8967	99	6	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	99	7	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	99	8	small	small	ADJ
easat-8967	99	9	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	99	10	medium	medium	ADJ
easat-8967	99	11	scale	scale	NOUN
easat-8967	99	12	enterprises	enterprise	NOUN
easat-8967	99	13	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	99	14	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	99	15	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	99	16	are	be	AUX
easat-8967	99	17	a	a	DET
easat-8967	99	18	vital	vital	ADJ
easat-8967	99	19	component	component	NOUN
easat-8967	99	20	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	99	21	both	both	DET
easat-8967	99	22	developed	developed	ADJ
easat-8967	99	23	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	99	24	developing	develop	VERB
easat-8967	99	25	economies	economy	NOUN
easat-8967	99	26	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	99	27	contributing	contribute	VERB
easat-8967	99	28	significantly	significantly	ADV
easat-8967	99	29	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	99	30	gdp	gdp	PROPN
easat-8967	99	31	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	99	32	employment	employment	NOUN
easat-8967	99	33	generation	generation	NOUN
easat-8967	99	34	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	99	35	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	99	36	local	local	ADJ
easat-8967	99	37	economic	economic	ADJ
easat-8967	99	38	development	development	NOUN
easat-8967	99	39	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	100	1	despite	despite	SCONJ
easat-8967	100	2	variations	variation	NOUN
easat-8967	100	3	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	100	4	definition	definition	NOUN
easat-8967	100	5	across	across	ADP
easat-8967	100	6	countries	country	NOUN
easat-8967	100	7	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	100	8	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	100	9	are	be	AUX
easat-8967	100	10	generally	generally	ADV
easat-8967	100	11	categorized	categorize	VERB
easat-8967	100	12	based	base	VERB
easat-8967	100	13	on	on	ADP
easat-8967	100	14	parameters	parameter	NOUN
easat-8967	100	15	such	such	ADJ
easat-8967	100	16	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	100	17	workforce	workforce	NOUN
easat-8967	100	18	size	size	NOUN
easat-8967	100	19	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	100	20	annual	annual	ADJ
easat-8967	100	21	turnover	turnover	NOUN
easat-8967	100	22	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	100	23	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	100	24	asset	asset	NOUN
easat-8967	100	25	value	value	NOUN
easat-8967	100	26	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	101	1	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	101	2	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
easat-8967	101	3	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	101	4	the	the	DET
easat-8967	101	5	small	small	ADJ
easat-8967	101	6	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	101	7	medium	medium	ADJ
easat-8967	101	8	enterprises	enterprise	NOUN
easat-8967	101	9	development	development	NOUN
easat-8967	101	10	agency	agency	PROPN
easat-8967	101	11	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	101	12	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
easat-8967	101	13	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	101	14	smedan	smedan	PROPN
easat-8967	101	15	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	101	16	defines	define	VERB
easat-8967	101	17	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	101	18	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	101	19	businesses	business	NOUN
easat-8967	101	20	employing	employ	VERB
easat-8967	101	21	11–200	11–200	NUM
easat-8967	101	22	individuals	individual	NOUN
easat-8967	101	23	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	101	24	an	an	DET
easat-8967	101	25	annual	annual	ADJ
easat-8967	101	26	turnover	turnover	NOUN
easat-8967	101	27	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	101	28	₦	₦	ADV
easat-8967	101	29	5	5	NUM
easat-8967	101	30	million	million	NUM
easat-8967	101	31	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	101	32	₦	₦	SYM
easat-8967	101	33	500	500	NUM
easat-8967	101	34	million	million	NUM
easat-8967	101	35	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	101	36	an	an	DET
easat-8967	101	37	asset	asset	NOUN
easat-8967	101	38	base	base	NOUN
easat-8967	101	39	excluding	exclude	VERB
easat-8967	101	40	land	land	NOUN
easat-8967	101	41	valued	value	VERB
easat-8967	101	42	between	between	ADP
easat-8967	101	43	₦	₦	PROPN
easat-8967	101	44	5	5	NUM
easat-8967	101	45	million	million	NUM
easat-8967	101	46	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	101	47	₦	₦	ADP
easat-8967	101	48	500	500	NUM
easat-8967	101	49	million	million	NUM
easat-8967	101	50	[	[	X
easat-8967	101	51	1	1	NUM
easat-8967	101	52	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	101	53	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	102	1	key	key	ADJ
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easat-8967	102	3	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	102	4	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	102	5	1	1	NUM
easat-8967	102	6	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	102	7	flexibility	flexibility	NOUN
easat-8967	102	8	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	102	9	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	102	10	are	be	AUX
easat-8967	102	11	highly	highly	ADV
easat-8967	102	12	adaptable	adaptable	ADJ
easat-8967	102	13	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	102	14	changing	change	VERB
easat-8967	102	15	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	102	16	conditions	condition	NOUN
easat-8967	102	17	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	102	18	consumer	consumer	NOUN
easat-8967	102	19	demands	demand	NOUN
easat-8967	102	20	due	due	ADP
easat-8967	102	21	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	102	22	their	their	PRON
easat-8967	102	23	smaller	small	ADJ
easat-8967	102	24	size	size	NOUN
easat-8967	102	25	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	102	26	less	less	ADV
easat-8967	102	27	bureaucratic	bureaucratic	ADJ
easat-8967	102	28	structure	structure	NOUN
easat-8967	102	29	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	103	1	this	this	DET
easat-8967	103	2	flexibility	flexibility	NOUN
easat-8967	103	3	allows	allow	VERB
easat-8967	103	4	them	they	PRON
easat-8967	103	5	to	to	PART
easat-8967	103	6	quickly	quickly	ADV
easat-8967	103	7	adjust	adjust	VERB
easat-8967	103	8	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	103	9	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	103	10	response	response	NOUN
easat-8967	103	11	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	103	12	economic	economic	ADJ
easat-8967	103	13	fluctuations	fluctuation	NOUN
easat-8967	103	14	or	or	CCONJ
easat-8967	103	15	industry	industry	NOUN
easat-8967	103	16	trends	trend	NOUN
easat-8967	103	17	[	[	X
easat-8967	103	18	9	9	NUM
easat-8967	103	19	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	103	20	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	104	1	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	104	2	instance	instance	NOUN
easat-8967	104	3	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	104	4	during	during	ADP
easat-8967	104	5	economic	economic	ADJ
easat-8967	104	6	downturns	downturn	NOUN
easat-8967	104	7	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	104	8	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	104	9	are	be	AUX
easat-8967	104	10	often	often	ADV
easat-8967	104	11	better	well	ADV
easat-8967	104	12	positioned	position	VERB
easat-8967	104	13	to	to	PART
easat-8967	104	14	pivot	pivot	VERB
easat-8967	104	15	their	their	PRON
easat-8967	104	16	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	104	17	models	model	NOUN
easat-8967	104	18	compared	compare	VERB
easat-8967	104	19	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	104	20	larger	large	ADJ
easat-8967	104	21	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	104	22	more	more	ADV
easat-8967	104	23	rigid	rigid	ADJ
easat-8967	104	24	organizations	organization	NOUN
easat-8967	104	25	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	105	1	2	2	X
easat-8967	105	2	.	.	X
easat-8967	105	3	innovation	innovation	NOUN
easat-8967	105	4	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	105	5	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	105	6	are	be	AUX
easat-8967	105	7	hubs	hub	NOUN
easat-8967	105	8	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	105	9	creativity	creativity	NOUN
easat-8967	105	10	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	105	11	innovation	innovation	NOUN
easat-8967	105	12	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	105	13	frequently	frequently	ADV
easat-8967	105	14	introducing	introduce	VERB
easat-8967	105	15	new	new	ADJ
easat-8967	105	16	products	product	NOUN
easat-8967	105	17	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	105	18	services	service	NOUN
easat-8967	105	19	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	105	20	or	or	CCONJ
easat-8967	105	21	processes	process	NOUN
easat-8967	105	22	to	to	PART
easat-8967	105	23	gain	gain	VERB
easat-8967	105	24	a	a	DET
easat-8967	105	25	competitive	competitive	ADJ
easat-8967	105	26	edge	edge	NOUN
easat-8967	105	27	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	105	28	the	the	DET
easat-8967	105	29	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	105	30	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	106	1	according	accord	VERB
easat-8967	106	2	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	106	3	osotimehin	osotimehin	NOUN
easat-8967	106	4	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	106	5	et	et	PROPN
easat-8967	106	6	al	al	PROPN
easat-8967	106	7	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	107	1	[	[	X
easat-8967	107	2	10	10	NUM
easat-8967	107	3	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	107	4	the	the	DET
easat-8967	107	5	limited	limited	ADJ
easat-8967	107	6	resources	resource	NOUN
easat-8967	107	7	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	107	8	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	107	9	often	often	ADV
easat-8967	107	10	drive	drive	VERB
easat-8967	107	11	them	they	PRON
easat-8967	107	12	to	to	PART
easat-8967	107	13	adopt	adopt	VERB
easat-8967	107	14	unconventional	unconventional	ADJ
easat-8967	107	15	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	107	16	innovative	innovative	ADJ
easat-8967	107	17	solutions	solution	NOUN
easat-8967	107	18	to	to	PART
easat-8967	107	19	meet	meet	VERB
easat-8967	107	20	customer	customer	NOUN
easat-8967	107	21	needs	need	NOUN
easat-8967	107	22	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	107	23	tackle	tackle	VERB
easat-8967	107	24	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	107	25	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	107	26	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	108	1	innovation	innovation	NOUN
easat-8967	108	2	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	108	3	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	108	4	includes	include	VERB
easat-8967	108	5	adopting	adopt	VERB
easat-8967	108	6	emerging	emerge	VERB
easat-8967	108	7	technologies	technology	NOUN
easat-8967	108	8	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	108	9	creating	create	VERB
easat-8967	108	10	unique	unique	ADJ
easat-8967	108	11	marketing	marketing	NOUN
easat-8967	108	12	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	108	13	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	108	14	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	108	15	implementing	implement	VERB
easat-8967	108	16	efficient	efficient	ADJ
easat-8967	108	17	production	production	NOUN
easat-8967	108	18	processes	process	NOUN
easat-8967	108	19	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	109	1	1563	1563	NUM
easat-8967	109	2	edelweiss	edelweiss	PROPN
easat-8967	109	3	applied	apply	VERB
easat-8967	109	4	science	science	NOUN
easat-8967	109	5	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	109	6	technology	technology	NOUN
easat-8967	109	7	issn	issn	PROPN
easat-8967	109	8	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	109	9	2576	2576	NUM
easat-8967	109	10	-	-	SYM
easat-8967	109	11	8484	8484	NUM
easat-8967	109	12	vol	vol	NOUN
easat-8967	109	13	.	.	PROPN
easat-8967	110	1	9	9	NUM
easat-8967	110	2	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	110	3	no	no	INTJ
easat-8967	110	4	.	.	NOUN
easat-8967	110	5	7	7	NUM
easat-8967	110	6	:	:	SYM
easat-8967	110	7	1559	1559	NUM
easat-8967	110	8	-	-	SYM
easat-8967	110	9	1577	1577	NUM
easat-8967	110	10	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	110	11	2025	2025	NUM
easat-8967	110	12	doi	doi	NOUN
easat-8967	110	13	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	110	14	10.55214/2576	10.55214/2576	NUM
easat-8967	110	15	-	-	NUM
easat-8967	110	16	8484.v9i7.8967	8484.v9i7.8967	ADJ
easat-8967	111	1	©	©	PROPN
easat-8967	111	2	2025	2025	NUM
easat-8967	111	3	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	111	4	the	the	DET
easat-8967	111	5	authors	author	NOUN
easat-8967	111	6	;	;	PUNCT
easat-8967	111	7	licensee	licensee	PROPN
easat-8967	111	8	learning	learning	NOUN
easat-8967	111	9	gate	gate	NOUN
easat-8967	111	10	3	3	NUM
easat-8967	111	11	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	111	12	limited	limited	ADJ
easat-8967	111	13	resources	resource	NOUN
easat-8967	111	14	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	111	15	a	a	DET
easat-8967	111	16	significant	significant	ADJ
easat-8967	111	17	characteristic	characteristic	NOUN
easat-8967	111	18	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	111	19	smes	sme	NOUN
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easat-8967	111	21	their	their	PRON
easat-8967	111	22	constrained	constrained	ADJ
easat-8967	111	23	access	access	NOUN
easat-8967	111	24	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	111	25	financial	financial	ADJ
easat-8967	111	26	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	111	27	human	human	ADJ
easat-8967	111	28	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	111	29	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	111	30	technological	technological	ADJ
easat-8967	111	31	resources	resource	NOUN
easat-8967	111	32	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	112	1	this	this	DET
easat-8967	112	2	limitation	limitation	NOUN
easat-8967	112	3	impacts	impact	VERB
easat-8967	112	4	their	their	PRON
easat-8967	112	5	scale	scale	NOUN
easat-8967	112	6	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	112	7	operational	operational	ADJ
easat-8967	112	8	capacity	capacity	NOUN
easat-8967	112	9	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	112	10	making	make	VERB
easat-8967	112	11	it	it	PRON
easat-8967	112	12	challenging	challenging	ADJ
easat-8967	112	13	to	to	PART
easat-8967	112	14	compete	compete	VERB
easat-8967	112	15	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	112	16	larger	large	ADJ
easat-8967	112	17	corporations	corporation	NOUN
easat-8967	112	18	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	113	1	despite	despite	SCONJ
easat-8967	113	2	these	these	DET
easat-8967	113	3	constraints	constraint	NOUN
easat-8967	113	4	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	113	5	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	113	6	often	often	ADV
easat-8967	113	7	maximize	maximize	VERB
easat-8967	113	8	resource	resource	NOUN
easat-8967	113	9	utilization	utilization	NOUN
easat-8967	113	10	to	to	PART
easat-8967	113	11	achieve	achieve	VERB
easat-8967	113	12	operational	operational	ADJ
easat-8967	113	13	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
easat-8967	113	14	[	[	X
easat-8967	113	15	2	2	NUM
easat-8967	113	16	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	113	17	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	114	1	4	4	X
easat-8967	114	2	.	.	X
easat-8967	114	3	local	local	ADJ
easat-8967	114	4	orientation	orientation	NOUN
easat-8967	114	5	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	114	6	many	many	ADJ
easat-8967	114	7	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	114	8	cater	cater	VERB
easat-8967	114	9	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	114	10	local	local	ADJ
easat-8967	114	11	markets	market	NOUN
easat-8967	114	12	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	114	13	providing	provide	VERB
easat-8967	114	14	goods	good	NOUN
easat-8967	114	15	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	114	16	services	service	NOUN
easat-8967	114	17	tailored	tailor	VERB
easat-8967	114	18	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	114	19	specific	specific	ADJ
easat-8967	114	20	community	community	NOUN
easat-8967	114	21	needs	need	NOUN
easat-8967	114	22	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	115	1	this	this	DET
easat-8967	115	2	localized	localized	ADJ
easat-8967	115	3	focus	focus	NOUN
easat-8967	115	4	enables	enable	VERB
easat-8967	115	5	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	115	6	to	to	PART
easat-8967	115	7	build	build	VERB
easat-8967	115	8	strong	strong	ADJ
easat-8967	115	9	customer	customer	NOUN
easat-8967	115	10	relationships	relationship	NOUN
easat-8967	115	11	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	115	12	foster	foster	ADJ
easat-8967	115	13	community	community	NOUN
easat-8967	115	14	trust	trust	NOUN
easat-8967	115	15	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	116	1	olawale	olawale	NOUN
easat-8967	116	2	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	116	3	garwe	garwe	NOUN
easat-8967	116	4	[	[	X
easat-8967	116	5	11	11	NUM
easat-8967	116	6	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	116	7	noted	note	VERB
easat-8967	116	8	that	that	SCONJ
easat-8967	116	9	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	116	10	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	116	11	local	local	ADJ
easat-8967	116	12	markets	market	NOUN
easat-8967	116	13	often	often	ADV
easat-8967	116	14	serve	serve	VERB
easat-8967	116	15	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	116	16	critical	critical	ADJ
easat-8967	116	17	drivers	driver	NOUN
easat-8967	116	18	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	116	19	economic	economic	ADJ
easat-8967	116	20	stability	stability	NOUN
easat-8967	116	21	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	116	22	addressing	address	VERB
easat-8967	116	23	immediate	immediate	ADJ
easat-8967	116	24	societal	societal	ADJ
easat-8967	116	25	needs	need	NOUN
easat-8967	116	26	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	117	1	2.4	2.4	NUM
easat-8967	117	2	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	118	1	the	the	DET
easat-8967	118	2	role	role	NOUN
easat-8967	118	3	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	118	4	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	118	5	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	118	6	economic	economic	ADJ
easat-8967	118	7	development	development	NOUN
easat-8967	118	8	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	118	9	are	be	AUX
easat-8967	118	10	widely	widely	ADV
easat-8967	118	11	acknowledged	acknowledge	VERB
easat-8967	118	12	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	118	13	engines	engine	NOUN
easat-8967	118	14	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	118	15	economic	economic	ADJ
easat-8967	118	16	development	development	NOUN
easat-8967	118	17	due	due	ADP
easat-8967	118	18	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	118	19	their	their	PRON
easat-8967	118	20	multifaceted	multifaceted	ADJ
easat-8967	118	21	contributions	contribution	NOUN
easat-8967	118	22	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	118	23	a.	a.	NOUN
easat-8967	118	24	job	job	NOUN
easat-8967	118	25	creation	creation	NOUN
easat-8967	118	26	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	119	1	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	119	2	are	be	AUX
easat-8967	119	3	labor	labor	NOUN
easat-8967	119	4	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	119	5	intensive	intensive	ADJ
easat-8967	119	6	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	119	7	account	account	VERB
easat-8967	119	8	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	119	9	a	a	DET
easat-8967	119	10	significant	significant	ADJ
easat-8967	119	11	proportion	proportion	NOUN
easat-8967	119	12	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	119	13	employment	employment	NOUN
easat-8967	119	14	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	119	15	particularly	particularly	ADV
easat-8967	119	16	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	119	17	developing	develop	VERB
easat-8967	119	18	economies	economy	NOUN
easat-8967	119	19	like	like	ADP
easat-8967	119	20	nigeria	nigeria	PRON
easat-8967	119	21	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	120	1	they	they	PRON
easat-8967	120	2	absorb	absorb	VERB
easat-8967	120	3	a	a	DET
easat-8967	120	4	large	large	ADJ
easat-8967	120	5	segment	segment	NOUN
easat-8967	120	6	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	120	7	the	the	DET
easat-8967	120	8	workforce	workforce	NOUN
easat-8967	120	9	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	120	10	including	include	VERB
easat-8967	120	11	semi	semi	ADJ
easat-8967	120	12	-	-	ADJ
easat-8967	120	13	skilled	skilled	ADJ
easat-8967	120	14	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	120	15	unskilled	unskilled	ADJ
easat-8967	120	16	labor	labor	NOUN
easat-8967	120	17	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	120	18	thus	thus	ADV
easat-8967	120	19	reducing	reduce	VERB
easat-8967	120	20	unemployment	unemployment	NOUN
easat-8967	120	21	rates	rate	NOUN
easat-8967	120	22	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	121	1	b.	b.	NOUN
easat-8967	121	2	poverty	poverty	PROPN
easat-8967	121	3	reduction	reduction	NOUN
easat-8967	121	4	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	121	5	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	121	6	generating	generate	VERB
easat-8967	121	7	income	income	NOUN
easat-8967	121	8	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	121	9	supporting	support	VERB
easat-8967	121	10	livelihoods	livelihood	NOUN
easat-8967	121	11	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	121	12	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	121	13	play	play	VERB
easat-8967	121	14	a	a	DET
easat-8967	121	15	pivotal	pivotal	ADJ
easat-8967	121	16	role	role	NOUN
easat-8967	121	17	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	121	18	alleviating	alleviate	VERB
easat-8967	121	19	poverty	poverty	NOUN
easat-8967	121	20	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	122	1	this	this	PRON
easat-8967	122	2	is	be	AUX
easat-8967	122	3	particularly	particularly	ADV
easat-8967	122	4	relevant	relevant	ADJ
easat-8967	122	5	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	122	6	regions	region	NOUN
easat-8967	122	7	like	like	ADP
easat-8967	122	8	delta	delta	NOUN
easat-8967	122	9	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	122	10	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	122	11	where	where	SCONJ
easat-8967	122	12	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	122	13	contribute	contribute	VERB
easat-8967	122	14	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	122	15	community	community	NOUN
easat-8967	122	16	development	development	NOUN
easat-8967	122	17	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	122	18	wealth	wealth	NOUN
easat-8967	122	19	distribution	distribution	NOUN
easat-8967	122	20	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	123	1	c.	c.	PROPN
easat-8967	123	2	local	local	ADJ
easat-8967	123	3	economic	economic	ADJ
easat-8967	123	4	diversification	diversification	NOUN
easat-8967	123	5	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	123	6	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	123	7	stimulate	stimulate	VERB
easat-8967	123	8	economic	economic	ADJ
easat-8967	123	9	diversification	diversification	NOUN
easat-8967	123	10	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	123	11	engaging	engage	VERB
easat-8967	123	12	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	123	13	various	various	ADJ
easat-8967	123	14	sectors	sector	NOUN
easat-8967	123	15	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	123	16	including	include	VERB
easat-8967	123	17	manufacturing	manufacturing	NOUN
easat-8967	123	18	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	123	19	agriculture	agriculture	NOUN
easat-8967	123	20	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	123	21	retail	retail	NOUN
easat-8967	123	22	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	123	23	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	123	24	services	service	NOUN
easat-8967	123	25	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	124	1	this	this	DET
easat-8967	124	2	diversification	diversification	NOUN
easat-8967	124	3	reduces	reduce	VERB
easat-8967	124	4	over	over	ADP
easat-8967	124	5	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	124	6	reliance	reliance	NOUN
easat-8967	124	7	on	on	ADP
easat-8967	124	8	dominant	dominant	ADJ
easat-8967	124	9	industries	industry	NOUN
easat-8967	124	10	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	124	11	such	such	ADJ
easat-8967	124	12	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	124	13	oil	oil	NOUN
easat-8967	124	14	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	124	15	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	124	16	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	124	17	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	124	18	thereby	thereby	ADV
easat-8967	124	19	creating	create	VERB
easat-8967	124	20	a	a	DET
easat-8967	124	21	more	more	ADV
easat-8967	124	22	balanced	balanced	ADJ
easat-8967	124	23	economic	economic	ADJ
easat-8967	124	24	structure	structure	NOUN
easat-8967	124	25	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	125	1	d.	d.	PROPN
easat-8967	125	2	encouragement	encouragement	NOUN
easat-8967	125	3	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	125	4	entrepreneurship	entrepreneurship	NOUN
easat-8967	125	5	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	125	6	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	125	7	provide	provide	VERB
easat-8967	125	8	a	a	DET
easat-8967	125	9	platform	platform	NOUN
easat-8967	125	10	for	for	SCONJ
easat-8967	125	11	individuals	individual	NOUN
easat-8967	125	12	to	to	PART
easat-8967	125	13	explore	explore	VERB
easat-8967	125	14	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	125	15	opportunities	opportunity	NOUN
easat-8967	125	16	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	125	17	fostering	foster	VERB
easat-8967	125	18	a	a	DET
easat-8967	125	19	culture	culture	NOUN
easat-8967	125	20	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	125	21	self	self	NOUN
easat-8967	125	22	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	125	23	reliance	reliance	NOUN
easat-8967	125	24	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	125	25	innovation	innovation	NOUN
easat-8967	125	26	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	126	1	2.5	2.5	NUM
easat-8967	126	2	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	127	1	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	127	2	hindering	hinder	VERB
easat-8967	127	3	sme	sme	ADJ
easat-8967	127	4	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	127	5	despite	despite	SCONJ
easat-8967	127	6	their	their	PRON
easat-8967	127	7	importance	importance	NOUN
easat-8967	127	8	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	127	9	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	127	10	face	face	VERB
easat-8967	127	11	significant	significant	ADJ
easat-8967	127	12	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	127	13	that	that	PRON
easat-8967	127	14	constrain	constrain	VERB
easat-8967	127	15	their	their	PRON
easat-8967	127	16	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	127	17	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	127	18	impact	impact	NOUN
easat-8967	127	19	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	127	20	1	1	X
easat-8967	127	21	.	.	NUM
easat-8967	127	22	limited	limited	ADJ
easat-8967	127	23	access	access	NOUN
easat-8967	127	24	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	127	25	credit	credit	NOUN
easat-8967	127	26	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	127	27	financing	financing	NOUN
easat-8967	127	28	remains	remain	VERB
easat-8967	127	29	a	a	DET
easat-8967	127	30	major	major	ADJ
easat-8967	127	31	barrier	barrier	NOUN
easat-8967	127	32	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	127	33	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	127	34	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	127	35	as	as	SCONJ
easat-8967	127	36	they	they	PRON
easat-8967	127	37	often	often	ADV
easat-8967	127	38	lack	lack	VERB
easat-8967	127	39	the	the	DET
easat-8967	127	40	collateral	collateral	NOUN
easat-8967	127	41	or	or	CCONJ
easat-8967	127	42	credit	credit	NOUN
easat-8967	127	43	history	history	NOUN
easat-8967	127	44	required	require	VERB
easat-8967	127	45	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	127	46	financial	financial	ADJ
easat-8967	127	47	institutions	institution	NOUN
easat-8967	127	48	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	128	1	this	this	DET
easat-8967	128	2	limitation	limitation	NOUN
easat-8967	128	3	restricts	restrict	VERB
easat-8967	128	4	their	their	PRON
easat-8967	128	5	ability	ability	NOUN
easat-8967	128	6	to	to	PART
easat-8967	128	7	invest	invest	VERB
easat-8967	128	8	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	128	9	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	128	10	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	128	11	enhancing	enhance	VERB
easat-8967	128	12	activities	activity	NOUN
easat-8967	128	13	such	such	ADJ
easat-8967	128	14	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	128	15	technological	technological	ADJ
easat-8967	128	16	upgrades	upgrade	NOUN
easat-8967	128	17	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	128	18	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	128	19	expansion	expansion	NOUN
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easat-8967	129	2	9	9	NUM
easat-8967	129	3	]	]	SYM
easat-8967	129	4	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	130	1	2	2	X
easat-8967	130	2	.	.	X
easat-8967	130	3	inadequate	inadequate	ADJ
easat-8967	130	4	infrastructure	infrastructure	NOUN
easat-8967	130	5	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	130	6	poor	poor	ADJ
easat-8967	130	7	infrastructure	infrastructure	NOUN
easat-8967	130	8	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	130	9	including	include	VERB
easat-8967	130	10	unreliable	unreliable	ADJ
easat-8967	130	11	electricity	electricity	NOUN
easat-8967	130	12	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	130	13	limited	limited	ADJ
easat-8967	130	14	access	access	NOUN
easat-8967	130	15	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	130	16	technology	technology	NOUN
easat-8967	130	17	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	130	18	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	130	19	inadequate	inadequate	ADJ
easat-8967	130	20	transportation	transportation	NOUN
easat-8967	130	21	networks	network	NOUN
easat-8967	130	22	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	130	23	increases	increase	VERB
easat-8967	130	24	operating	operating	NOUN
easat-8967	130	25	costs	cost	NOUN
easat-8967	130	26	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	130	27	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	130	28	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	130	29	reduces	reduce	VERB
easat-8967	130	30	their	their	PRON
easat-8967	130	31	competitiveness	competitiveness	NOUN
easat-8967	130	32	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	131	1	3	3	X
easat-8967	131	2	.	.	X
easat-8967	131	3	regulatory	regulatory	ADJ
easat-8967	131	4	barriers	barrier	NOUN
easat-8967	131	5	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	131	6	complex	complex	ADJ
easat-8967	131	7	regulatory	regulatory	ADJ
easat-8967	131	8	frameworks	framework	NOUN
easat-8967	131	9	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	131	10	excessive	excessive	ADJ
easat-8967	131	11	taxation	taxation	NOUN
easat-8967	131	12	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	131	13	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	131	14	bureaucratic	bureaucratic	ADJ
easat-8967	131	15	inefficiencies	inefficiency	NOUN
easat-8967	131	16	pose	pose	VERB
easat-8967	131	17	significant	significant	ADJ
easat-8967	131	18	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	131	19	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	131	20	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	131	21	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	131	22	particularly	particularly	ADV
easat-8967	131	23	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	131	24	nigeria	nigeria	PRON
easat-8967	131	25	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	132	1	4	4	X
easat-8967	132	2	.	.	X
easat-8967	132	3	lack	lack	NOUN
easat-8967	132	4	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	132	5	managerial	managerial	ADJ
easat-8967	132	6	expertise	expertise	NOUN
easat-8967	132	7	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	132	8	many	many	ADJ
easat-8967	132	9	sme	sme	ADJ
easat-8967	132	10	owners	owner	NOUN
easat-8967	132	11	lack	lack	VERB
easat-8967	132	12	the	the	DET
easat-8967	132	13	requisite	requisite	ADJ
easat-8967	132	14	managerial	managerial	ADJ
easat-8967	132	15	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	132	16	technical	technical	ADJ
easat-8967	132	17	skills	skill	NOUN
easat-8967	132	18	to	to	PART
easat-8967	132	19	effectively	effectively	ADV
easat-8967	132	20	run	run	VERB
easat-8967	132	21	their	their	PRON
easat-8967	132	22	businesses	business	NOUN
easat-8967	132	23	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	132	24	limiting	limit	VERB
easat-8967	132	25	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	132	26	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	132	27	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
easat-8967	132	28	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	133	1	the	the	DET
easat-8967	133	2	definition	definition	NOUN
easat-8967	133	3	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	133	4	characteristics	characteristic	NOUN
easat-8967	133	5	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	133	6	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	133	7	underline	underline	VERB
easat-8967	133	8	their	their	PRON
easat-8967	133	9	centrality	centrality	NOUN
easat-8967	133	10	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	133	11	economic	economic	ADJ
easat-8967	133	12	progress	progress	NOUN
easat-8967	133	13	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	134	1	however	however	ADV
easat-8967	134	2	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	134	3	the	the	DET
easat-8967	134	4	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	134	5	they	they	PRON
easat-8967	134	6	face	face	VERB
easat-8967	134	7	necessitate	necessitate	ADJ
easat-8967	134	8	strategic	strategic	ADJ
easat-8967	134	9	interventions	intervention	NOUN
easat-8967	134	10	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	134	11	including	include	VERB
easat-8967	134	12	access	access	NOUN
easat-8967	134	13	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	134	14	affordable	affordable	ADJ
easat-8967	134	15	credit	credit	NOUN
easat-8967	134	16	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	134	17	infrastructure	infrastructure	NOUN
easat-8967	134	18	improvements	improvement	NOUN
easat-8967	134	19	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	134	20	capacity	capacity	NOUN
easat-8967	134	21	building	building	NOUN
easat-8967	134	22	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	134	23	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	134	24	supportive	supportive	ADJ
easat-8967	134	25	regulatory	regulatory	ADJ
easat-8967	134	26	frameworks	framework	NOUN
easat-8967	134	27	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	135	1	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	135	2	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	135	3	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	135	4	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	135	5	recognizing	recognize	VERB
easat-8967	135	6	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	135	7	addressing	address	VERB
easat-8967	135	8	these	these	DET
easat-8967	135	9	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	135	10	is	be	AUX
easat-8967	135	11	crucial	crucial	ADJ
easat-8967	135	12	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	135	13	unleashing	unleash	VERB
easat-8967	135	14	the	the	DET
easat-8967	135	15	full	full	ADJ
easat-8967	135	16	potential	potential	NOUN
easat-8967	135	17	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	135	18	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	135	19	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	135	20	fostering	foster	VERB
easat-8967	135	21	their	their	PRON
easat-8967	135	22	contributions	contribution	NOUN
easat-8967	135	23	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	135	24	the	the	DET
easat-8967	135	25	region	region	NOUN
easat-8967	135	26	’s	’s	PART
easat-8967	135	27	socio	socio	NOUN
easat-8967	135	28	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	135	29	economic	economic	ADJ
easat-8967	135	30	development	development	NOUN
easat-8967	135	31	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	136	1	2.6	2.6	NUM
easat-8967	136	2	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	137	1	family	family	NOUN
easat-8967	137	2	businesses	business	NOUN
easat-8967	137	3	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	137	4	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
easat-8967	137	5	according	accord	VERB
easat-8967	137	6	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	137	7	chukwuka	chukwuka	PROPN
easat-8967	137	8	[	[	X
easat-8967	137	9	12	12	NUM
easat-8967	137	10	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	137	11	a	a	DET
easat-8967	137	12	family	family	NOUN
easat-8967	137	13	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	137	14	is	be	AUX
easat-8967	137	15	a	a	DET
easat-8967	137	16	commercial	commercial	ADJ
easat-8967	137	17	enterprise	enterprise	NOUN
easat-8967	137	18	that	that	PRON
easat-8967	137	19	is	be	AUX
easat-8967	137	20	owned	own	VERB
easat-8967	137	21	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	137	22	operated	operate	VERB
easat-8967	137	23	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	137	24	or	or	CCONJ
easat-8967	137	25	heavily	heavily	ADV
easat-8967	137	26	influenced	influence	VERB
easat-8967	137	27	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	137	28	family	family	NOUN
easat-8967	137	29	members	member	NOUN
easat-8967	137	30	who	who	PRON
easat-8967	137	31	are	be	AUX
easat-8967	137	32	related	relate	VERB
easat-8967	137	33	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	137	34	blood	blood	NOUN
easat-8967	137	35	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	137	36	marriage	marriage	NOUN
easat-8967	137	37	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	137	38	or	or	CCONJ
easat-8967	137	39	adoption	adoption	NOUN
easat-8967	137	40	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	138	1	these	these	DET
easat-8967	138	2	companies	company	NOUN
easat-8967	138	3	are	be	AUX
easat-8967	138	4	distinguished	distinguish	VERB
easat-8967	138	5	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	138	6	the	the	DET
easat-8967	138	7	way	way	NOUN
easat-8967	138	8	the	the	DET
easat-8967	138	9	family	family	NOUN
easat-8967	138	10	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	138	11	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	138	12	systems	system	NOUN
easat-8967	138	13	interact	interact	VERB
easat-8967	138	14	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	138	15	with	with	SCONJ
easat-8967	138	16	family	family	NOUN
easat-8967	138	17	members	member	NOUN
easat-8967	138	18	1564	1564	NUM
easat-8967	138	19	edelweiss	edelweiss	PROPN
easat-8967	138	20	applied	apply	VERB
easat-8967	138	21	science	science	NOUN
easat-8967	138	22	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	138	23	technology	technology	NOUN
easat-8967	138	24	issn	issn	PROPN
easat-8967	138	25	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	138	26	2576	2576	NUM
easat-8967	138	27	-	-	SYM
easat-8967	138	28	8484	8484	NUM
easat-8967	138	29	vol	vol	NOUN
easat-8967	138	30	.	.	PROPN
easat-8967	139	1	9	9	NUM
easat-8967	139	2	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	139	3	no	no	INTJ
easat-8967	139	4	.	.	NOUN
easat-8967	139	5	7	7	NUM
easat-8967	139	6	:	:	SYM
easat-8967	139	7	1559	1559	NUM
easat-8967	139	8	-	-	SYM
easat-8967	139	9	1577	1577	NUM
easat-8967	139	10	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	139	11	2025	2025	NUM
easat-8967	139	12	doi	doi	NOUN
easat-8967	139	13	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	139	14	10.55214/2576	10.55214/2576	NUM
easat-8967	139	15	-	-	NUM
easat-8967	139	16	8484.v9i7.8967	8484.v9i7.8967	ADJ
easat-8967	140	1	©	©	PROPN
easat-8967	140	2	2025	2025	NUM
easat-8967	140	3	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	140	4	the	the	DET
easat-8967	140	5	authors	author	NOUN
easat-8967	140	6	;	;	PUNCT
easat-8967	140	7	licensee	licensee	PROPN
easat-8967	140	8	learning	learn	VERB
easat-8967	140	9	gate	gate	NOUN
easat-8967	140	10	occupying	occupy	VERB
easat-8967	140	11	important	important	ADJ
easat-8967	140	12	roles	role	NOUN
easat-8967	140	13	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	140	14	management	management	NOUN
easat-8967	140	15	and/or	and/or	CCONJ
easat-8967	140	16	ownership	ownership	NOUN
easat-8967	140	17	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	141	1	family	family	NOUN
easat-8967	141	2	businesses	business	NOUN
easat-8967	141	3	are	be	AUX
easat-8967	141	4	an	an	DET
easat-8967	141	5	essential	essential	ADJ
easat-8967	141	6	component	component	NOUN
easat-8967	141	7	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	141	8	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
easat-8967	141	9	's	's	PART
easat-8967	141	10	economy	economy	NOUN
easat-8967	141	11	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	141	12	playing	play	VERB
easat-8967	141	13	a	a	DET
easat-8967	141	14	major	major	ADJ
easat-8967	141	15	role	role	NOUN
easat-8967	141	16	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	141	17	its	its	PRON
easat-8967	141	18	stability	stability	NOUN
easat-8967	141	19	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	141	20	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	141	21	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	142	1	these	these	DET
easat-8967	142	2	companies	company	NOUN
easat-8967	142	3	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	142	4	which	which	PRON
easat-8967	142	5	can	can	AUX
easat-8967	142	6	be	be	AUX
easat-8967	142	7	little	little	ADJ
easat-8967	142	8	stores	store	NOUN
easat-8967	142	9	or	or	CCONJ
easat-8967	142	10	major	major	ADJ
easat-8967	142	11	corporations	corporation	NOUN
easat-8967	142	12	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	142	13	frequently	frequently	ADV
easat-8967	142	14	function	function	VERB
easat-8967	142	15	throughout	throughout	ADP
easat-8967	142	16	generations	generation	NOUN
easat-8967	142	17	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	142	18	exhibit	exhibit	VERB
easat-8967	142	19	flexibility	flexibility	NOUN
easat-8967	142	20	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	142	21	durability	durability	NOUN
easat-8967	142	22	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	143	1	members	member	NOUN
easat-8967	143	2	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	143	3	a	a	DET
easat-8967	143	4	single	single	ADJ
easat-8967	143	5	family	family	NOUN
easat-8967	143	6	usually	usually	ADV
easat-8967	143	7	own	own	VERB
easat-8967	143	8	or	or	CCONJ
easat-8967	143	9	manage	manage	VERB
easat-8967	143	10	family	family	NOUN
easat-8967	143	11	businesses	business	NOUN
easat-8967	143	12	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	144	1	this	this	DET
easat-8967	144	2	ownership	ownership	NOUN
easat-8967	144	3	can	can	AUX
easat-8967	144	4	be	be	AUX
easat-8967	144	5	indirect	indirect	ADJ
easat-8967	144	6	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	144	7	where	where	SCONJ
easat-8967	144	8	ownership	ownership	NOUN
easat-8967	144	9	is	be	AUX
easat-8967	144	10	held	hold	VERB
easat-8967	144	11	through	through	ADP
easat-8967	144	12	a	a	DET
easat-8967	144	13	trust	trust	NOUN
easat-8967	144	14	or	or	CCONJ
easat-8967	144	15	another	another	DET
easat-8967	144	16	organization	organization	NOUN
easat-8967	144	17	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	144	18	or	or	CCONJ
easat-8967	144	19	direct	direct	ADJ
easat-8967	144	20	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	144	21	when	when	SCONJ
easat-8967	144	22	family	family	NOUN
easat-8967	144	23	members	member	NOUN
easat-8967	144	24	own	own	VERB
easat-8967	144	25	shares	share	NOUN
easat-8967	144	26	directly	directly	ADV
easat-8967	144	27	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	145	1	family	family	NOUN
easat-8967	145	2	members	member	NOUN
easat-8967	145	3	frequently	frequently	ADV
easat-8967	145	4	have	have	VERB
easat-8967	145	5	important	important	ADJ
easat-8967	145	6	management	management	NOUN
easat-8967	145	7	roles	role	NOUN
easat-8967	145	8	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	145	9	actively	actively	ADV
easat-8967	145	10	participate	participate	VERB
easat-8967	145	11	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	145	12	the	the	DET
easat-8967	145	13	company	company	NOUN
easat-8967	145	14	's	's	PART
easat-8967	145	15	activities	activity	NOUN
easat-8967	145	16	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	146	1	the	the	DET
easat-8967	146	2	originator	originator	NOUN
easat-8967	146	3	or	or	CCONJ
easat-8967	146	4	founders	founder	NOUN
easat-8967	146	5	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	146	6	as	as	ADV
easat-8967	146	7	well	well	ADV
easat-8967	146	8	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	146	9	several	several	ADJ
easat-8967	146	10	generations	generation	NOUN
easat-8967	146	11	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	146	12	may	may	AUX
easat-8967	146	13	be	be	AUX
easat-8967	146	14	involved	involve	VERB
easat-8967	146	15	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	146	16	varied	varied	ADJ
easat-8967	146	17	degrees	degree	NOUN
easat-8967	146	18	[	[	X
easat-8967	146	19	6	6	NUM
easat-8967	146	20	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	146	21	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	147	1	the	the	DET
easat-8967	147	2	beliefs	belief	NOUN
easat-8967	147	3	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	147	4	culture	culture	NOUN
easat-8967	147	5	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	147	6	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	147	7	objectives	objective	NOUN
easat-8967	147	8	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	147	9	the	the	DET
easat-8967	147	10	family	family	NOUN
easat-8967	147	11	can	can	AUX
easat-8967	147	12	have	have	VERB
easat-8967	147	13	a	a	DET
easat-8967	147	14	big	big	ADJ
easat-8967	147	15	impact	impact	NOUN
easat-8967	147	16	on	on	ADP
easat-8967	147	17	the	the	DET
easat-8967	147	18	long	long	ADJ
easat-8967	147	19	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	147	20	term	term	NOUN
easat-8967	147	21	strategy	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	147	22	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	147	23	decision	decision	NOUN
easat-8967	147	24	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	147	25	making	making	NOUN
easat-8967	147	26	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	147	27	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	147	28	direction	direction	NOUN
easat-8967	147	29	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	147	30	the	the	DET
easat-8967	147	31	company	company	NOUN
easat-8967	147	32	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	148	1	both	both	DET
easat-8967	148	2	potential	potential	ADJ
easat-8967	148	3	conflict	conflict	NOUN
easat-8967	148	4	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	148	5	strength	strength	NOUN
easat-8967	148	6	may	may	AUX
easat-8967	148	7	arise	arise	VERB
easat-8967	148	8	from	from	ADP
easat-8967	148	9	this	this	DET
easat-8967	148	10	impact	impact	NOUN
easat-8967	148	11	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	149	1	from	from	ADP
easat-8967	149	2	tiny	tiny	ADJ
easat-8967	149	3	retail	retail	ADJ
easat-8967	149	4	establishments	establishment	NOUN
easat-8967	149	5	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	149	6	massive	massive	ADJ
easat-8967	149	7	industrial	industrial	ADJ
easat-8967	149	8	enterprises	enterprise	NOUN
easat-8967	149	9	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	149	10	family	family	NOUN
easat-8967	149	11	firms	firm	NOUN
easat-8967	149	12	can	can	AUX
easat-8967	149	13	be	be	AUX
easat-8967	149	14	found	find	VERB
easat-8967	149	15	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	149	16	a	a	DET
easat-8967	149	17	variety	variety	NOUN
easat-8967	149	18	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	149	19	industries	industry	NOUN
easat-8967	149	20	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	150	1	restaurants	restaurant	NOUN
easat-8967	150	2	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	150	3	legal	legal	ADJ
easat-8967	150	4	practices	practice	NOUN
easat-8967	150	5	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	150	6	manufacturing	manufacturing	NOUN
easat-8967	150	7	businesses	business	NOUN
easat-8967	150	8	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	150	9	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	150	10	more	more	ADJ
easat-8967	150	11	are	be	AUX
easat-8967	150	12	a	a	DET
easat-8967	150	13	few	few	ADJ
easat-8967	150	14	examples	example	NOUN
easat-8967	150	15	[	[	X
easat-8967	150	16	12	12	NUM
easat-8967	150	17	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	150	18	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	151	1	the	the	DET
easat-8967	151	2	benefit	benefit	NOUN
easat-8967	151	3	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	151	4	family	family	NOUN
easat-8967	151	5	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	151	6	run	run	NOUN
easat-8967	151	7	enterprises	enterprise	NOUN
easat-8967	151	8	is	be	AUX
easat-8967	151	9	strong	strong	ADJ
easat-8967	151	10	dedication	dedication	NOUN
easat-8967	151	11	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	151	12	a	a	DET
easat-8967	151	13	long	long	ADJ
easat-8967	151	14	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	151	15	term	term	NOUN
easat-8967	151	16	outlook	outlook	NOUN
easat-8967	151	17	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	151	18	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	151	19	close	close	ADV
easat-8967	151	20	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	151	21	knit	knit	VERB
easat-8967	151	22	family	family	NOUN
easat-8967	151	23	ties	tie	NOUN
easat-8967	151	24	are	be	AUX
easat-8967	151	25	frequently	frequently	ADV
easat-8967	151	26	advantageous	advantageous	ADJ
easat-8967	151	27	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	151	28	family	family	NOUN
easat-8967	151	29	enterprises	enterprise	NOUN
easat-8967	151	30	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	152	1	they	they	PRON
easat-8967	152	2	may	may	AUX
easat-8967	152	3	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	152	4	however	however	ADV
easat-8967	152	5	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	152	6	also	also	ADV
easat-8967	152	7	have	have	VERB
easat-8967	152	8	to	to	PART
easat-8967	152	9	deal	deal	VERB
easat-8967	152	10	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	152	11	issues	issue	NOUN
easat-8967	152	12	including	include	VERB
easat-8967	152	13	succession	succession	NOUN
easat-8967	152	14	planning	planning	NOUN
easat-8967	152	15	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	152	16	possible	possible	ADJ
easat-8967	152	17	disputes	dispute	NOUN
easat-8967	152	18	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	152	19	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	152	20	trouble	trouble	NOUN
easat-8967	152	21	adjusting	adjust	VERB
easat-8967	152	22	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	152	23	shifting	shift	VERB
easat-8967	152	24	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	152	25	conditions	condition	NOUN
easat-8967	152	26	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	153	1	a	a	DET
easat-8967	153	2	family	family	NOUN
easat-8967	153	3	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	153	4	is	be	AUX
easat-8967	153	5	a	a	DET
easat-8967	153	6	unique	unique	ADJ
easat-8967	153	7	kind	kind	NOUN
easat-8967	153	8	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	153	9	organization	organization	NOUN
easat-8967	153	10	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	153	11	distinctive	distinctive	ADJ
easat-8967	153	12	features	feature	NOUN
easat-8967	153	13	influenced	influence	VERB
easat-8967	153	14	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	153	15	the	the	DET
easat-8967	153	16	family	family	NOUN
easat-8967	153	17	's	's	PART
easat-8967	153	18	engagement	engagement	NOUN
easat-8967	153	19	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	153	20	influence	influence	NOUN
easat-8967	153	21	;	;	PUNCT
easat-8967	153	22	it	it	PRON
easat-8967	153	23	is	be	AUX
easat-8967	153	24	more	more	ADJ
easat-8967	153	25	than	than	ADP
easat-8967	153	26	just	just	ADV
easat-8967	153	27	a	a	DET
easat-8967	153	28	group	group	NOUN
easat-8967	153	29	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	153	30	relatives	relative	NOUN
easat-8967	153	31	working	work	VERB
easat-8967	153	32	together	together	ADV
easat-8967	153	33	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	154	1	here	here	ADV
easat-8967	154	2	's	be	AUX
easat-8967	154	3	a	a	DET
easat-8967	154	4	closer	close	ADJ
easat-8967	154	5	look	look	NOUN
easat-8967	154	6	at	at	ADP
easat-8967	154	7	nigerian	nigerian	ADJ
easat-8967	154	8	family	family	NOUN
easat-8967	154	9	businesses	business	NOUN
easat-8967	154	10	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	154	11	crucial	crucial	ADJ
easat-8967	154	12	features	feature	NOUN
easat-8967	154	13	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	154	14	economic	economic	ADJ
easat-8967	154	15	contribution	contribution	NOUN
easat-8967	154	16	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	154	17	a	a	DET
easat-8967	154	18	sizable	sizable	ADJ
easat-8967	154	19	percentage	percentage	NOUN
easat-8967	154	20	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	154	21	nigerian	nigerian	ADJ
easat-8967	154	22	firms	firm	NOUN
easat-8967	154	23	are	be	AUX
easat-8967	154	24	family	family	NOUN
easat-8967	154	25	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	154	26	owned	own	VERB
easat-8967	154	27	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	154	28	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	154	29	they	they	PRON
easat-8967	154	30	produce	produce	VERB
easat-8967	154	31	a	a	DET
easat-8967	154	32	sizable	sizable	ADJ
easat-8967	154	33	amount	amount	NOUN
easat-8967	154	34	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	154	35	income	income	NOUN
easat-8967	154	36	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	155	1	wealth	wealth	NOUN
easat-8967	155	2	generation	generation	NOUN
easat-8967	155	3	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	155	4	a	a	DET
easat-8967	155	5	lot	lot	NOUN
easat-8967	155	6	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	155	7	these	these	DET
easat-8967	155	8	companies	company	NOUN
easat-8967	155	9	are	be	AUX
easat-8967	155	10	inherited	inherit	VERB
easat-8967	155	11	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	155	12	families	family	NOUN
easat-8967	155	13	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	155	14	generating	generate	VERB
easat-8967	155	15	wealth	wealth	NOUN
easat-8967	155	16	throughout	throughout	ADP
easat-8967	155	17	generations	generation	NOUN
easat-8967	155	18	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	155	19	having	have	VERB
easat-8967	155	20	an	an	DET
easat-8967	155	21	effect	effect	NOUN
easat-8967	155	22	on	on	ADP
easat-8967	155	23	other	other	ADJ
easat-8967	155	24	industries	industry	NOUN
easat-8967	155	25	[	[	X
easat-8967	155	26	12	12	NUM
easat-8967	155	27	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	155	28	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	156	1	community	community	NOUN
easat-8967	156	2	focus	focus	NOUN
easat-8967	156	3	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	156	4	to	to	PART
easat-8967	156	5	improve	improve	VERB
easat-8967	156	6	their	their	PRON
easat-8967	156	7	reputation	reputation	NOUN
easat-8967	156	8	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	156	9	societal	societal	ADJ
easat-8967	156	10	influence	influence	NOUN
easat-8967	156	11	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	156	12	a	a	DET
easat-8967	156	13	significant	significant	ADJ
easat-8967	156	14	portion	portion	NOUN
easat-8967	156	15	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	156	16	nigerian	nigerian	ADJ
easat-8967	156	17	family	family	NOUN
easat-8967	156	18	businesses	business	NOUN
easat-8967	156	19	place	place	VERB
easat-8967	156	20	a	a	DET
easat-8967	156	21	high	high	ADJ
easat-8967	156	22	priority	priority	NOUN
easat-8967	156	23	on	on	ADP
easat-8967	156	24	community	community	NOUN
easat-8967	156	25	development	development	NOUN
easat-8967	156	26	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	157	1	adaptability	adaptability	NOUN
easat-8967	157	2	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	157	3	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	157	4	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	157	5	family	family	NOUN
easat-8967	157	6	businesses	business	NOUN
easat-8967	157	7	have	have	VERB
easat-8967	157	8	a	a	DET
easat-8967	157	9	capability	capability	NOUN
easat-8967	157	10	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	157	11	sustainable	sustainable	ADJ
easat-8967	157	12	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	157	13	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	157	14	innovation	innovation	NOUN
easat-8967	157	15	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	157	16	as	as	ADV
easat-8967	157	17	well	well	ADV
easat-8967	157	18	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	157	19	resilience	resilience	NOUN
easat-8967	157	20	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	157	21	the	the	DET
easat-8967	157	22	face	face	NOUN
easat-8967	157	23	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	157	24	economic	economic	ADJ
easat-8967	157	25	difficulties	difficulty	NOUN
easat-8967	157	26	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	158	1	2.7	2.7	NUM
easat-8967	158	2	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	159	1	examples	example	NOUN
easat-8967	159	2	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	159	3	family	family	NOUN
easat-8967	159	4	businesses	business	NOUN
easat-8967	159	5	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	159	6	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
easat-8967	159	7	numerous	numerous	ADJ
easat-8967	159	8	companies	company	NOUN
easat-8967	159	9	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	159	10	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
easat-8967	159	11	are	be	AUX
easat-8967	159	12	well	well	ADV
easat-8967	159	13	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	159	14	known	know	VERB
easat-8967	159	15	instances	instance	NOUN
easat-8967	159	16	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	159	17	family	family	NOUN
easat-8967	159	18	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	159	19	run	run	NOUN
easat-8967	159	20	businesses	business	NOUN
easat-8967	159	21	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	160	1	ibru	ibru	PROPN
easat-8967	160	2	organizations	organization	NOUN
easat-8967	160	3	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	160	4	emzor	emzor	PROPN
easat-8967	160	5	pharmaceuticals	pharmaceutical	NOUN
easat-8967	160	6	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	160	7	heirs	heir	NOUN
easat-8967	160	8	holdings	holding	NOUN
easat-8967	160	9	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	160	10	doyin	doyin	PROPN
easat-8967	160	11	group	group	NOUN
easat-8967	160	12	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	160	13	bua	bua	PROPN
easat-8967	160	14	group	group	PROPN
easat-8967	160	15	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	160	16	fcmb	fcmb	PROPN
easat-8967	160	17	group	group	NOUN
easat-8967	160	18	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	160	19	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	160	20	lapo	lapo	PROPN
easat-8967	160	21	microfinance	microfinance	PROPN
easat-8967	160	22	bank	bank	PROPN
easat-8967	160	23	are	be	AUX
easat-8967	160	24	a	a	DET
easat-8967	160	25	few	few	ADJ
easat-8967	160	26	examples	example	NOUN
easat-8967	160	27	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	161	1	additionally	additionally	ADV
easat-8967	161	2	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	161	3	second	second	ADJ
easat-8967	161	4	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	161	5	generation	generation	NOUN
easat-8967	161	6	family	family	NOUN
easat-8967	161	7	members	member	NOUN
easat-8967	161	8	operate	operate	VERB
easat-8967	161	9	companies	company	NOUN
easat-8967	161	10	like	like	ADP
easat-8967	161	11	brila	brila	PROPN
easat-8967	161	12	fm	fm	PROPN
easat-8967	161	13	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	161	14	guo	guo	PROPN
easat-8967	161	15	transport	transport	NOUN
easat-8967	161	16	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	161	17	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	161	18	god	god	PROPN
easat-8967	161	19	is	be	AUX
easat-8967	161	20	good	good	ADJ
easat-8967	161	21	motors	motor	NOUN
easat-8967	161	22	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	162	1	here	here	ADV
easat-8967	162	2	's	be	AUX
easat-8967	162	3	a	a	DET
easat-8967	162	4	closer	close	ADJ
easat-8967	162	5	look	look	NOUN
easat-8967	162	6	at	at	ADP
easat-8967	162	7	a	a	DET
easat-8967	162	8	few	few	ADJ
easat-8967	162	9	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	162	10	these	these	DET
easat-8967	162	11	companies	company	NOUN
easat-8967	162	12	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	162	13	the	the	DET
easat-8967	162	14	bua	bua	PROPN
easat-8967	162	15	group	group	NOUN
easat-8967	162	16	it	it	PRON
easat-8967	162	17	is	be	AUX
easat-8967	162	18	a	a	DET
easat-8967	162	19	sizable	sizable	ADJ
easat-8967	162	20	company	company	NOUN
easat-8967	162	21	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	162	22	holdings	holding	NOUN
easat-8967	162	23	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	162	24	numerous	numerous	ADJ
easat-8967	162	25	industries	industry	NOUN
easat-8967	162	26	that	that	PRON
easat-8967	162	27	was	be	AUX
easat-8967	162	28	founded	found	VERB
easat-8967	162	29	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	162	30	abdulsamad	abdulsamad	NOUN
easat-8967	162	31	rabiu	rabiu	NOUN
easat-8967	162	32	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	163	1	the	the	DET
easat-8967	163	2	fcmb	fcmb	PROPN
easat-8967	163	3	group	group	NOUN
easat-8967	163	4	was	be	AUX
easat-8967	163	5	founded	found	VERB
easat-8967	163	6	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	163	7	otunba	otunba	ADJ
easat-8967	163	8	subomi	subomi	NOUN
easat-8967	163	9	balogun	balogun	VERB
easat-8967	163	10	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	163	11	is	be	AUX
easat-8967	163	12	currently	currently	ADV
easat-8967	163	13	run	run	VERB
easat-8967	163	14	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	163	15	ladi	ladi	NOUN
easat-8967	163	16	balogun	balogun	VERB
easat-8967	163	17	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	163	18	his	his	PRON
easat-8967	163	19	son	son	NOUN
easat-8967	163	20	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	164	1	heirs	heir	NOUN
easat-8967	164	2	holdings	holding	NOUN
easat-8967	164	3	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	164	4	tony	tony	PROPN
easat-8967	164	5	elumelu	elumelu	NOUN
easat-8967	164	6	founded	found	VERB
easat-8967	164	7	this	this	DET
easat-8967	164	8	family	family	NOUN
easat-8967	164	9	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	164	10	run	run	NOUN
easat-8967	164	11	company	company	NOUN
easat-8967	164	12	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	164	13	which	which	PRON
easat-8967	164	14	has	have	VERB
easat-8967	164	15	investments	investment	NOUN
easat-8967	164	16	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	164	17	a	a	DET
easat-8967	164	18	number	number	NOUN
easat-8967	164	19	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	164	20	projects	project	NOUN
easat-8967	164	21	throughout	throughout	ADP
easat-8967	164	22	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
easat-8967	164	23	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	165	1	prince	prince	PROPN
easat-8967	165	2	samuel	samuel	PROPN
easat-8967	165	3	adedoyin	adedoyin	PROPN
easat-8967	165	4	founded	found	VERB
easat-8967	165	5	the	the	DET
easat-8967	165	6	doyin	doyin	PROPN
easat-8967	165	7	group	group	NOUN
easat-8967	165	8	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	165	9	1968	1968	NUM
easat-8967	165	10	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	165	11	continues	continue	VERB
easat-8967	165	12	to	to	PART
easat-8967	165	13	act	act	VERB
easat-8967	165	14	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	165	15	its	its	PRON
easat-8967	165	16	chairman	chairman	NOUN
easat-8967	165	17	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	166	1	emzor	emzor	PROPN
easat-8967	166	2	pharmaceuticals	pharmaceuticals	PROPN
easat-8967	166	3	is	be	AUX
easat-8967	166	4	a	a	DET
easat-8967	166	5	renowned	renowned	ADJ
easat-8967	166	6	pharmaceutical	pharmaceutical	NOUN
easat-8967	166	7	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	166	8	that	that	PRON
easat-8967	166	9	was	be	AUX
easat-8967	166	10	started	start	VERB
easat-8967	166	11	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	166	12	is	be	AUX
easat-8967	166	13	run	run	VERB
easat-8967	166	14	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	166	15	a	a	DET
easat-8967	166	16	family	family	NOUN
easat-8967	166	17	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	167	1	a	a	DET
easat-8967	167	2	financial	financial	ADJ
easat-8967	167	3	organization	organization	NOUN
easat-8967	167	4	that	that	PRON
easat-8967	167	5	specializes	specialize	VERB
easat-8967	167	6	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	167	7	offering	offer	VERB
easat-8967	167	8	microfinance	microfinance	NOUN
easat-8967	167	9	services	service	NOUN
easat-8967	167	10	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	167	11	low	low	ADJ
easat-8967	167	12	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	167	13	income	income	NOUN
easat-8967	167	14	people	people	NOUN
easat-8967	167	15	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	167	16	especially	especially	ADV
easat-8967	167	17	women	woman	NOUN
easat-8967	167	18	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	167	19	is	be	AUX
easat-8967	167	20	lapo	lapo	PROPN
easat-8967	167	21	microfinance	microfinance	NOUN
easat-8967	167	22	bank	bank	NOUN
easat-8967	167	23	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	168	1	both	both	DET
easat-8967	168	2	guo	guo	PROPN
easat-8967	168	3	transport	transport	NOUN
easat-8967	168	4	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	168	5	god	god	PROPN
easat-8967	168	6	is	be	AUX
easat-8967	168	7	good	good	ADJ
easat-8967	168	8	motors	motor	NOUN
easat-8967	168	9	are	be	AUX
easat-8967	168	10	transportation	transportation	NOUN
easat-8967	168	11	enterprises	enterprise	NOUN
easat-8967	168	12	whose	whose	DET
easat-8967	168	13	founders	founder	NOUN
easat-8967	168	14	have	have	AUX
easat-8967	168	15	handed	hand	VERB
easat-8967	168	16	down	down	ADP
easat-8967	168	17	their	their	PRON
easat-8967	168	18	leadership	leadership	NOUN
easat-8967	168	19	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	168	20	their	their	PRON
easat-8967	168	21	offspring	offspring	NOUN
easat-8967	168	22	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	169	1	deborah	deborah	PROPN
easat-8967	169	2	izamoje	izamoje	PROPN
easat-8967	169	3	has	have	AUX
easat-8967	169	4	taken	take	VERB
easat-8967	169	5	over	over	ADP
easat-8967	169	6	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	169	7	manager	manager	NOUN
easat-8967	169	8	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	169	9	brila	brila	PROPN
easat-8967	169	10	fm	fm	PROPN
easat-8967	169	11	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	169	12	a	a	DET
easat-8967	169	13	sports	sport	NOUN
easat-8967	169	14	radio	radio	NOUN
easat-8967	169	15	station	station	NOUN
easat-8967	169	16	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	169	17	while	while	SCONJ
easat-8967	169	18	her	her	PRON
easat-8967	169	19	father	father	NOUN
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easat-8967	169	21	larry	larry	PROPN
easat-8967	169	22	izamoje	izamoje	PROPN
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easat-8967	169	28	the	the	DET
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easat-8967	169	30	firm	firm	NOUN
easat-8967	169	31	.	.	PUNCT
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easat-8967	170	2	organizations	organization	NOUN
easat-8967	170	3	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	170	4	this	this	DET
easat-8967	170	5	family	family	NOUN
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easat-8967	170	7	a	a	DET
easat-8967	170	8	lengthy	lengthy	ADJ
easat-8967	170	9	history	history	NOUN
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easat-8967	170	11	a	a	DET
easat-8967	170	12	number	number	NOUN
easat-8967	170	13	of	of	ADP
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easat-8967	170	15	,	,	PUNCT
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easat-8967	170	17	as	as	ADP
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easat-8967	170	19	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	170	20	air	air	NOUN
easat-8967	170	21	transport	transport	NOUN
easat-8967	170	22	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	170	23	news	news	NOUN
easat-8967	170	24	media	medium	NOUN
easat-8967	170	25	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	170	26	hospitality	hospitality	NOUN
easat-8967	170	27	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	170	28	shipping	shipping	NOUN
easat-8967	170	29	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	170	30	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	170	31	agriculture	agriculture	NOUN
easat-8967	170	32	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	171	1	1565	1565	NUM
easat-8967	171	2	edelweiss	edelweiss	PROPN
easat-8967	171	3	applied	apply	VERB
easat-8967	171	4	science	science	NOUN
easat-8967	171	5	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	171	6	technology	technology	NOUN
easat-8967	171	7	issn	issn	PROPN
easat-8967	171	8	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	171	9	2576	2576	NUM
easat-8967	171	10	-	-	SYM
easat-8967	171	11	8484	8484	NUM
easat-8967	171	12	vol	vol	NOUN
easat-8967	171	13	.	.	PROPN
easat-8967	172	1	9	9	NUM
easat-8967	172	2	,	,	PUNCT
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easat-8967	172	4	.	.	NOUN
easat-8967	172	5	7	7	NUM
easat-8967	172	6	:	:	SYM
easat-8967	172	7	1559	1559	NUM
easat-8967	172	8	-	-	SYM
easat-8967	172	9	1577	1577	NUM
easat-8967	172	10	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	172	11	2025	2025	NUM
easat-8967	172	12	doi	doi	NOUN
easat-8967	172	13	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	172	14	10.55214/2576	10.55214/2576	NUM
easat-8967	172	15	-	-	NUM
easat-8967	172	16	8484.v9i7.8967	8484.v9i7.8967	ADJ
easat-8967	173	1	©	©	PROPN
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easat-8967	173	6	;	;	PUNCT
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easat-8967	173	10	2.8	2.8	NUM
easat-8967	173	11	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	174	1	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
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easat-8967	174	12	taken	take	VERB
easat-8967	174	13	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	174	14	entrepreneurs	entrepreneur	NOUN
easat-8967	174	15	to	to	PART
easat-8967	174	16	achieve	achieve	VERB
easat-8967	174	17	competitive	competitive	ADJ
easat-8967	174	18	advantage	advantage	NOUN
easat-8967	174	19	,	,	PUNCT
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easat-8967	174	21	market	market	NOUN
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easat-8967	174	23	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	174	24	and	and	CCONJ
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easat-8967	174	26	business	business	NOUN
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easat-8967	174	28	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	175	1	these	these	DET
easat-8967	175	2	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	175	3	are	be	AUX
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easat-8967	175	5	,	,	PUNCT
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easat-8967	175	9	demands	demand	NOUN
easat-8967	175	10	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	175	11	consumer	consumer	NOUN
easat-8967	175	12	behavior	behavior	NOUN
easat-8967	175	13	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	175	14	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	175	15	environmental	environmental	ADJ
easat-8967	175	16	factors	factor	NOUN
easat-8967	175	17	.	.	PUNCT
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easat-8967	176	2	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
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easat-8967	176	4	are	be	AUX
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easat-8967	176	7	the	the	DET
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easat-8967	176	14	medium	medium	ADJ
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easat-8967	176	17	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	176	18	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	176	19	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	176	20	,	,	PUNCT
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easat-8967	176	22	in	in	ADP
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easat-8967	176	24	like	like	ADP
easat-8967	176	25	delta	delta	NOUN
easat-8967	176	26	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	176	27	where	where	SCONJ
easat-8967	176	28	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	176	29	conditions	condition	NOUN
easat-8967	176	30	are	be	AUX
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easat-8967	176	32	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	176	33	often	often	ADV
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easat-8967	176	35	[	[	PUNCT
easat-8967	176	36	13	13	NUM
easat-8967	176	37	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	176	38	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	177	1	2.9	2.9	NUM
easat-8967	177	2	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	178	1	key	key	ADJ
easat-8967	178	2	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	178	3	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	178	4	1	1	NUM
easat-8967	178	5	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	178	6	market	market	NOUN
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easat-8967	178	8	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	178	9	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	178	10	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	178	11	penetration	penetration	NOUN
easat-8967	178	12	involves	involve	VERB
easat-8967	178	13	increasing	increase	VERB
easat-8967	178	14	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	178	15	share	share	NOUN
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easat-8967	178	17	existing	exist	VERB
easat-8967	178	18	markets	market	NOUN
easat-8967	178	19	through	through	ADP
easat-8967	178	20	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	178	21	aimed	aim	VERB
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easat-8967	178	23	attracting	attract	VERB
easat-8967	178	24	more	more	ADJ
easat-8967	178	25	customers	customer	NOUN
easat-8967	178	26	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	178	27	boosting	boost	VERB
easat-8967	178	28	sales	sale	NOUN
easat-8967	178	29	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	179	1	this	this	PRON
easat-8967	179	2	can	can	AUX
easat-8967	179	3	be	be	AUX
easat-8967	179	4	achieved	achieve	VERB
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easat-8967	179	6	:	:	PUNCT
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easat-8967	179	10	pricing	pricing	NOUN
easat-8967	179	11	to	to	PART
easat-8967	179	12	attract	attract	VERB
easat-8967	179	13	cost	cost	NOUN
easat-8967	179	14	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	179	15	sensitive	sensitive	ADJ
easat-8967	179	16	consumers	consumer	NOUN
easat-8967	179	17	.	.	PUNCT
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easat-8967	180	3	product	product	NOUN
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easat-8967	180	5	service	service	NOUN
easat-8967	180	6	quality	quality	NOUN
easat-8967	180	7	to	to	PART
easat-8967	180	8	enhance	enhance	VERB
easat-8967	180	9	customer	customer	NOUN
easat-8967	180	10	satisfaction	satisfaction	NOUN
easat-8967	180	11	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	180	12	loyalty	loyalty	NOUN
easat-8967	180	13	.	.	PUNCT
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easat-8967	181	2	employing	employ	VERB
easat-8967	181	3	targeted	target	VERB
easat-8967	181	4	promotional	promotional	ADJ
easat-8967	181	5	activities	activity	NOUN
easat-8967	181	6	such	such	ADJ
easat-8967	181	7	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	181	8	advertising	advertising	NOUN
easat-8967	181	9	,	,	PUNCT
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easat-8967	181	11	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	181	12	or	or	CCONJ
easat-8967	181	13	loyalty	loyalty	NOUN
easat-8967	181	14	programs	program	NOUN
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easat-8967	181	17	customer	customer	NOUN
easat-8967	181	18	reach	reach	NOUN
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easat-8967	181	22	keller	keller	PROPN
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easat-8967	182	2	14	14	NUM
easat-8967	182	3	]	]	PUNCT
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easat-8967	182	32	the	the	DET
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easat-8967	183	19	markets	market	NOUN
easat-8967	183	20	,	,	PUNCT
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easat-8967	184	1	2	2	X
easat-8967	184	2	.	.	X
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easat-8967	184	5	:	:	PUNCT
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easat-8967	184	9	introducing	introduce	VERB
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easat-8967	184	13	services	service	NOUN
easat-8967	184	14	to	to	PART
easat-8967	184	15	address	address	VERB
easat-8967	184	16	the	the	DET
easat-8967	184	17	varying	vary	VERB
easat-8967	184	18	needs	need	NOUN
easat-8967	184	19	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	184	20	customers	customer	NOUN
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easat-8967	184	23	untapped	untapped	ADJ
easat-8967	184	24	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	184	25	segments	segment	NOUN
easat-8967	184	26	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	185	1	ansoff	ansoff	PROPN
easat-8967	186	1	[	[	X
easat-8967	186	2	15	15	NUM
easat-8967	186	3	]	]	X
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easat-8967	186	7	a	a	DET
easat-8967	186	8	strategic	strategic	ADJ
easat-8967	186	9	tool	tool	NOUN
easat-8967	186	10	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	186	11	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	186	12	,	,	PUNCT
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easat-8967	186	14	when	when	SCONJ
easat-8967	186	15	a	a	DET
easat-8967	186	16	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	186	17	’s	’s	PART
easat-8967	186	18	existing	exist	VERB
easat-8967	186	19	offerings	offering	NOUN
easat-8967	186	20	have	have	AUX
easat-8967	186	21	reached	reach	VERB
easat-8967	186	22	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	186	23	saturation	saturation	NOUN
easat-8967	186	24	or	or	CCONJ
easat-8967	186	25	face	face	VERB
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easat-8967	186	28	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	187	1	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	187	2	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	187	3	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	187	4	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	187	5	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	187	6	adopt	adopt	VERB
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easat-8967	187	8	strategies	strategy	NOUN
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easat-8967	187	12	associated	associate	VERB
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easat-8967	187	14	dependence	dependence	NOUN
easat-8967	187	15	on	on	ADP
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easat-8967	187	17	single	single	ADJ
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easat-8967	187	21	market	market	NOUN
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easat-8967	188	8	sme	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	188	9	might	might	AUX
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easat-8967	188	11	into	into	ADP
easat-8967	188	12	food	food	NOUN
easat-8967	188	13	processing	processing	NOUN
easat-8967	188	14	to	to	PART
easat-8967	188	15	add	add	VERB
easat-8967	188	16	value	value	NOUN
easat-8967	188	17	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	188	18	raw	raw	ADJ
easat-8967	188	19	agricultural	agricultural	ADJ
easat-8967	188	20	produce	produce	NOUN
easat-8967	188	21	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	188	22	thereby	thereby	ADV
easat-8967	188	23	catering	cater	VERB
easat-8967	188	24	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	188	25	a	a	DET
easat-8967	188	26	broader	broad	ADJ
easat-8967	188	27	customer	customer	NOUN
easat-8967	188	28	base	base	NOUN
easat-8967	188	29	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	188	30	increasing	increase	VERB
easat-8967	188	31	revenue	revenue	NOUN
easat-8967	188	32	streams	stream	NOUN
easat-8967	188	33	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	189	1	3	3	X
easat-8967	189	2	.	.	X
easat-8967	189	3	cost	cost	NOUN
easat-8967	189	4	leadership	leadership	NOUN
easat-8967	189	5	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	189	6	cost	cost	NOUN
easat-8967	189	7	leadership	leadership	NOUN
easat-8967	189	8	entails	entail	VERB
easat-8967	189	9	reducing	reduce	VERB
easat-8967	189	10	production	production	NOUN
easat-8967	189	11	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	189	12	operational	operational	ADJ
easat-8967	189	13	costs	cost	NOUN
easat-8967	189	14	to	to	PART
easat-8967	189	15	offer	offer	VERB
easat-8967	189	16	lower	low	ADJ
easat-8967	189	17	prices	price	NOUN
easat-8967	189	18	while	while	SCONJ
easat-8967	189	19	maintaining	maintain	VERB
easat-8967	189	20	profitability	profitability	NOUN
easat-8967	189	21	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	190	1	according	accord	VERB
easat-8967	190	2	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	190	3	porter	porter	NOUN
easat-8967	190	4	[	[	PUNCT
easat-8967	190	5	16	16	NUM
easat-8967	190	6	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	190	7	businesses	business	NOUN
easat-8967	190	8	that	that	PRON
easat-8967	190	9	achieve	achieve	VERB
easat-8967	190	10	cost	cost	NOUN
easat-8967	190	11	leadership	leadership	NOUN
easat-8967	190	12	can	can	AUX
easat-8967	190	13	secure	secure	VERB
easat-8967	190	14	a	a	DET
easat-8967	190	15	competitive	competitive	ADJ
easat-8967	190	16	advantage	advantage	NOUN
easat-8967	190	17	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	190	18	appealing	appeal	VERB
easat-8967	190	19	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	190	20	price	price	NOUN
easat-8967	190	21	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	190	22	sensitive	sensitive	ADJ
easat-8967	190	23	customers	customer	NOUN
easat-8967	190	24	without	without	ADP
easat-8967	190	25	compromising	compromise	VERB
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easat-8967	190	27	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	191	1	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	191	2	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	191	3	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	191	4	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	191	5	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	191	6	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	191	7	cost	cost	NOUN
easat-8967	191	8	leadership	leadership	NOUN
easat-8967	191	9	is	be	AUX
easat-8967	191	10	particularly	particularly	ADV
easat-8967	191	11	relevant	relevant	ADJ
easat-8967	191	12	due	due	ADP
easat-8967	191	13	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	191	14	the	the	DET
easat-8967	191	15	high	high	ADJ
easat-8967	191	16	cost	cost	NOUN
easat-8967	191	17	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	191	18	doing	do	VERB
easat-8967	191	19	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	191	20	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	191	21	driven	drive	VERB
easat-8967	191	22	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	191	23	infrastructural	infrastructural	ADJ
easat-8967	191	24	deficits	deficit	NOUN
easat-8967	191	25	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	191	26	resource	resource	NOUN
easat-8967	191	27	constraints	constraint	NOUN
easat-8967	191	28	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	192	1	entrepreneurs	entrepreneur	NOUN
easat-8967	192	2	adopt	adopt	VERB
easat-8967	192	3	measures	measure	NOUN
easat-8967	192	4	such	such	ADJ
easat-8967	192	5	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	192	6	bulk	bulk	ADJ
easat-8967	192	7	purchasing	purchasing	NOUN
easat-8967	192	8	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	192	9	efficient	efficient	ADJ
easat-8967	192	10	resource	resource	NOUN
easat-8967	192	11	utilization	utilization	NOUN
easat-8967	192	12	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	192	13	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	192	14	lean	lean	ADJ
easat-8967	192	15	operational	operational	ADJ
easat-8967	192	16	structures	structure	NOUN
easat-8967	192	17	to	to	PART
easat-8967	192	18	minimize	minimize	VERB
easat-8967	192	19	costs	cost	NOUN
easat-8967	192	20	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	192	21	remain	remain	VERB
easat-8967	192	22	competitive	competitive	ADJ
easat-8967	192	23	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	193	1	4	4	X
easat-8967	193	2	.	.	X
easat-8967	193	3	technological	technological	ADJ
easat-8967	193	4	adoption	adoption	NOUN
easat-8967	193	5	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	193	6	the	the	DET
easat-8967	193	7	integration	integration	NOUN
easat-8967	193	8	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	193	9	digital	digital	ADJ
easat-8967	193	10	tools	tool	NOUN
easat-8967	193	11	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	193	12	platforms	platform	NOUN
easat-8967	193	13	is	be	AUX
easat-8967	193	14	increasingly	increasingly	ADV
easat-8967	193	15	recognized	recognize	VERB
easat-8967	193	16	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	193	17	a	a	DET
easat-8967	193	18	key	key	ADJ
easat-8967	193	19	strategy	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	193	20	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	193	21	enhancing	enhance	VERB
easat-8967	193	22	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	193	23	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
easat-8967	193	24	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	193	25	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	193	26	engagement	engagement	NOUN
easat-8967	193	27	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	194	1	barney	barney	PROPN
easat-8967	195	1	[	[	X
easat-8967	195	2	17	17	NUM
easat-8967	195	3	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	195	4	emphasizes	emphasize	VERB
easat-8967	195	5	that	that	SCONJ
easat-8967	195	6	leveraging	leverage	VERB
easat-8967	195	7	technology	technology	NOUN
easat-8967	195	8	creates	create	VERB
easat-8967	195	9	a	a	DET
easat-8967	195	10	sustainable	sustainable	ADJ
easat-8967	195	11	competitive	competitive	ADJ
easat-8967	195	12	advantage	advantage	NOUN
easat-8967	195	13	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	195	14	improving	improve	VERB
easat-8967	195	15	processes	process	NOUN
easat-8967	195	16	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	195	17	reducing	reduce	VERB
easat-8967	195	18	costs	cost	NOUN
easat-8967	195	19	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	195	20	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	195	21	enhancing	enhance	VERB
easat-8967	195	22	customer	customer	NOUN
easat-8967	195	23	experiences	experience	NOUN
easat-8967	195	24	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	196	1	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	196	2	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	196	3	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	196	4	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	196	5	have	have	AUX
easat-8967	196	6	begun	begin	VERB
easat-8967	196	7	adopting	adopt	VERB
easat-8967	196	8	technological	technological	ADJ
easat-8967	196	9	solutions	solution	NOUN
easat-8967	196	10	such	such	ADJ
easat-8967	196	11	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	196	12	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	196	13	a.	a.	NOUN
easat-8967	196	14	digital	digital	PROPN
easat-8967	196	15	marketing	marketing	NOUN
easat-8967	196	16	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	196	17	using	use	VERB
easat-8967	196	18	social	social	ADJ
easat-8967	196	19	media	medium	NOUN
easat-8967	196	20	platforms	platform	NOUN
easat-8967	196	21	like	like	ADP
easat-8967	196	22	instagram	instagram	PROPN
easat-8967	196	23	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	196	24	facebook	facebook	VERB
easat-8967	196	25	to	to	PART
easat-8967	196	26	reach	reach	VERB
easat-8967	196	27	broader	broad	ADJ
easat-8967	196	28	audiences	audience	NOUN
easat-8967	196	29	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	197	1	b.	b.	PROPN
easat-8967	198	1	e	e	PROPN
easat-8967	198	2	-	-	PROPN
easat-8967	198	3	commerce	commerce	NOUN
easat-8967	198	4	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	198	5	establishing	establish	VERB
easat-8967	198	6	online	online	ADJ
easat-8967	198	7	stores	store	NOUN
easat-8967	198	8	to	to	PART
easat-8967	198	9	complement	complement	VERB
easat-8967	198	10	physical	physical	ADJ
easat-8967	198	11	operations	operation	NOUN
easat-8967	198	12	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	199	1	c.	c.	NOUN
easat-8967	199	2	automation	automation	PROPN
easat-8967	199	3	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	199	4	streamlining	streamline	VERB
easat-8967	199	5	production	production	NOUN
easat-8967	199	6	processes	process	NOUN
easat-8967	199	7	to	to	PART
easat-8967	199	8	enhance	enhance	VERB
easat-8967	199	9	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
easat-8967	199	10	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	199	11	reduce	reduce	VERB
easat-8967	199	12	wastage	wastage	NOUN
easat-8967	199	13	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	200	1	however	however	ADV
easat-8967	200	2	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	200	3	the	the	DET
easat-8967	200	4	adoption	adoption	NOUN
easat-8967	200	5	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	200	6	technology	technology	NOUN
easat-8967	200	7	is	be	AUX
easat-8967	200	8	often	often	ADV
easat-8967	200	9	constrained	constrain	VERB
easat-8967	200	10	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	200	11	limited	limited	ADJ
easat-8967	200	12	financial	financial	ADJ
easat-8967	200	13	resources	resource	NOUN
easat-8967	200	14	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	200	15	technical	technical	ADJ
easat-8967	200	16	expertise	expertise	NOUN
easat-8967	200	17	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	200	18	underscoring	underscore	VERB
easat-8967	200	19	the	the	DET
easat-8967	200	20	need	need	NOUN
easat-8967	200	21	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	200	22	targeted	target	VERB
easat-8967	200	23	support	support	NOUN
easat-8967	200	24	to	to	PART
easat-8967	200	25	enhance	enhance	VERB
easat-8967	200	26	digital	digital	ADJ
easat-8967	200	27	literacy	literacy	NOUN
easat-8967	200	28	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	200	29	infrastructure	infrastructure	NOUN
easat-8967	200	30	access	access	NOUN
easat-8967	200	31	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	201	1	1566	1566	NUM
easat-8967	201	2	edelweiss	edelweiss	PROPN
easat-8967	201	3	applied	apply	VERB
easat-8967	201	4	science	science	NOUN
easat-8967	201	5	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	201	6	technology	technology	NOUN
easat-8967	201	7	issn	issn	PROPN
easat-8967	201	8	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	201	9	2576	2576	NUM
easat-8967	201	10	-	-	SYM
easat-8967	201	11	8484	8484	NUM
easat-8967	201	12	vol	vol	NOUN
easat-8967	201	13	.	.	PROPN
easat-8967	202	1	9	9	NUM
easat-8967	202	2	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	202	3	no	no	INTJ
easat-8967	202	4	.	.	NOUN
easat-8967	202	5	7	7	NUM
easat-8967	202	6	:	:	SYM
easat-8967	202	7	1559	1559	NUM
easat-8967	202	8	-	-	SYM
easat-8967	202	9	1577	1577	NUM
easat-8967	202	10	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	202	11	2025	2025	NUM
easat-8967	202	12	doi	doi	NOUN
easat-8967	202	13	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	202	14	10.55214/2576	10.55214/2576	NUM
easat-8967	202	15	-	-	NUM
easat-8967	202	16	8484.v9i7.8967	8484.v9i7.8967	ADJ
easat-8967	203	1	©	©	PROPN
easat-8967	203	2	2025	2025	NUM
easat-8967	203	3	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	203	4	the	the	DET
easat-8967	203	5	authors	author	NOUN
easat-8967	203	6	;	;	PUNCT
easat-8967	203	7	licensee	licensee	PROPN
easat-8967	203	8	learning	learning	NOUN
easat-8967	203	9	gate	gate	NOUN
easat-8967	203	10	2.10	2.10	NUM
easat-8967	203	11	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	204	1	contextual	contextual	ADJ
easat-8967	204	2	factors	factor	NOUN
easat-8967	204	3	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	204	4	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	204	5	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	204	6	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	204	7	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	204	8	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	204	9	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	204	10	the	the	DET
easat-8967	204	11	effectiveness	effectiveness	NOUN
easat-8967	204	12	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	204	13	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	204	14	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	204	15	is	be	AUX
easat-8967	204	16	shaped	shape	VERB
easat-8967	204	17	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	204	18	several	several	ADJ
easat-8967	204	19	factors	factor	NOUN
easat-8967	204	20	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	204	21	a.	a.	NOUN
easat-8967	204	22	local	local	ADJ
easat-8967	204	23	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	204	24	dynamics	dynamic	NOUN
easat-8967	204	25	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	204	26	the	the	DET
easat-8967	204	27	diverse	diverse	ADJ
easat-8967	204	28	economy	economy	NOUN
easat-8967	204	29	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	204	30	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	204	31	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	204	32	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	204	33	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	204	34	its	its	PRON
easat-8967	204	35	reliance	reliance	NOUN
easat-8967	204	36	on	on	ADP
easat-8967	204	37	oil	oil	NOUN
easat-8967	204	38	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	204	39	agriculture	agriculture	NOUN
easat-8967	204	40	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	204	41	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	204	42	commerce	commerce	NOUN
easat-8967	204	43	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	204	44	requires	require	VERB
easat-8967	204	45	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	204	46	to	to	PART
easat-8967	204	47	tailor	tailor	VERB
easat-8967	204	48	their	their	PRON
easat-8967	204	49	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	204	50	to	to	PART
easat-8967	204	51	meet	meet	VERB
easat-8967	204	52	the	the	DET
easat-8967	204	53	specific	specific	ADJ
easat-8967	204	54	demands	demand	NOUN
easat-8967	204	55	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	204	56	these	these	DET
easat-8967	204	57	sectors	sector	NOUN
easat-8967	204	58	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	205	1	b.	b.	PROPN
easat-8967	205	2	resource	resource	NOUN
easat-8967	205	3	availability	availability	NOUN
easat-8967	205	4	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	205	5	limited	limited	ADJ
easat-8967	205	6	access	access	NOUN
easat-8967	205	7	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	205	8	finance	finance	NOUN
easat-8967	205	9	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	205	10	skilled	skilled	ADJ
easat-8967	205	11	labor	labor	NOUN
easat-8967	205	12	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	205	13	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	205	14	raw	raw	ADJ
easat-8967	205	15	materials	material	NOUN
easat-8967	205	16	influences	influence	VERB
easat-8967	205	17	the	the	DET
easat-8967	205	18	choice	choice	NOUN
easat-8967	205	19	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	205	20	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	205	21	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	206	1	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	206	2	instance	instance	NOUN
easat-8967	206	3	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	206	4	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	206	5	may	may	AUX
easat-8967	206	6	prioritize	prioritize	VERB
easat-8967	206	7	cost	cost	NOUN
easat-8967	206	8	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	206	9	saving	save	VERB
easat-8967	206	10	measures	measure	NOUN
easat-8967	206	11	due	due	ADJ
easat-8967	206	12	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	206	13	high	high	ADJ
easat-8967	206	14	operating	operating	NOUN
easat-8967	206	15	costs	cost	NOUN
easat-8967	206	16	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	207	1	c.	c.	NOUN
easat-8967	207	2	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	207	3	capabilities	capability	NOUN
easat-8967	207	4	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	207	5	the	the	DET
easat-8967	207	6	ability	ability	NOUN
easat-8967	207	7	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	207	8	entrepreneurs	entrepreneur	NOUN
easat-8967	207	9	to	to	PART
easat-8967	207	10	identify	identify	VERB
easat-8967	207	11	opportunities	opportunity	NOUN
easat-8967	207	12	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	207	13	innovate	innovate	VERB
easat-8967	207	14	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	207	15	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	207	16	implement	implement	VERB
easat-8967	207	17	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	207	18	effectively	effectively	ADV
easat-8967	207	19	is	be	AUX
easat-8967	207	20	critical	critical	ADJ
easat-8967	207	21	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	208	1	training	training	NOUN
easat-8967	208	2	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	208	3	capacity	capacity	NOUN
easat-8967	208	4	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	208	5	building	building	NOUN
easat-8967	208	6	programs	program	NOUN
easat-8967	208	7	play	play	VERB
easat-8967	208	8	a	a	DET
easat-8967	208	9	significant	significant	ADJ
easat-8967	208	10	role	role	NOUN
easat-8967	208	11	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	208	12	enhancing	enhance	VERB
easat-8967	208	13	these	these	DET
easat-8967	208	14	capabilities	capability	NOUN
easat-8967	208	15	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	209	1	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	209	2	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	209	3	such	such	ADJ
easat-8967	209	4	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	209	5	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	209	6	penetration	penetration	NOUN
easat-8967	209	7	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	209	8	product	product	NOUN
easat-8967	209	9	diversification	diversification	NOUN
easat-8967	209	10	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	209	11	cost	cost	NOUN
easat-8967	209	12	leadership	leadership	NOUN
easat-8967	209	13	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	209	14	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	209	15	technological	technological	ADJ
easat-8967	209	16	adoption	adoption	NOUN
easat-8967	209	17	are	be	AUX
easat-8967	209	18	vital	vital	ADJ
easat-8967	209	19	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	209	20	the	the	DET
easat-8967	209	21	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	209	22	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	209	23	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
easat-8967	209	24	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	209	25	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	209	26	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	210	1	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	210	2	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	210	3	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	210	4	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	210	5	these	these	DET
easat-8967	210	6	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	210	7	must	must	AUX
easat-8967	210	8	be	be	AUX
easat-8967	210	9	adapted	adapt	VERB
easat-8967	210	10	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	210	11	local	local	ADJ
easat-8967	210	12	conditions	condition	NOUN
easat-8967	210	13	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	210	14	including	include	VERB
easat-8967	210	15	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	210	16	characteristics	characteristic	NOUN
easat-8967	210	17	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	210	18	resource	resource	NOUN
easat-8967	210	19	availability	availability	NOUN
easat-8967	210	20	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	211	1	a	a	DET
easat-8967	211	2	strategic	strategic	ADJ
easat-8967	211	3	approach	approach	NOUN
easat-8967	211	4	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	211	5	entrepreneurship	entrepreneurship	NOUN
easat-8967	211	6	not	not	PART
easat-8967	211	7	only	only	ADV
easat-8967	211	8	improves	improve	VERB
easat-8967	211	9	the	the	DET
easat-8967	211	10	competitiveness	competitiveness	NOUN
easat-8967	211	11	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	211	12	individual	individual	ADJ
easat-8967	211	13	businesses	business	NOUN
easat-8967	211	14	but	but	CCONJ
easat-8967	211	15	also	also	ADV
easat-8967	211	16	contributes	contribute	VERB
easat-8967	211	17	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	211	18	broader	broad	ADJ
easat-8967	211	19	economic	economic	ADJ
easat-8967	211	20	development	development	NOUN
easat-8967	211	21	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	211	22	fostering	foster	VERB
easat-8967	211	23	innovation	innovation	NOUN
easat-8967	211	24	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	211	25	job	job	NOUN
easat-8967	211	26	creation	creation	NOUN
easat-8967	211	27	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	211	28	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	211	29	wealth	wealth	NOUN
easat-8967	211	30	distribution	distribution	NOUN
easat-8967	211	31	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	212	1	2.11	2.11	NUM
easat-8967	212	2	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	212	3	theoretical	theoretical	ADJ
easat-8967	212	4	framework	framework	NOUN
easat-8967	212	5	the	the	DET
easat-8967	212	6	theoretical	theoretical	ADJ
easat-8967	212	7	foundation	foundation	NOUN
easat-8967	212	8	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	212	9	this	this	DET
easat-8967	212	10	study	study	NOUN
easat-8967	212	11	is	be	AUX
easat-8967	212	12	anchored	anchor	VERB
easat-8967	212	13	on	on	ADP
easat-8967	212	14	two	two	NUM
easat-8967	212	15	primary	primary	ADJ
easat-8967	212	16	theories	theory	NOUN
easat-8967	212	17	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	212	18	1	1	X
easat-8967	212	19	.	.	X
easat-8967	212	20	resource	resource	NOUN
easat-8967	212	21	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	212	22	based	base	VERB
easat-8967	212	23	view	view	NOUN
easat-8967	212	24	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	212	25	rbv	rbv	NOUN
easat-8967	212	26	):	):	PUNCT
easat-8967	212	27	this	this	DET
easat-8967	212	28	theory	theory	NOUN
easat-8967	212	29	posits	posit	VERB
easat-8967	212	30	that	that	SCONJ
easat-8967	212	31	a	a	DET
easat-8967	212	32	firm	firm	NOUN
easat-8967	212	33	's	's	PART
easat-8967	212	34	competitive	competitive	ADJ
easat-8967	212	35	advantage	advantage	NOUN
easat-8967	212	36	is	be	AUX
easat-8967	212	37	derived	derive	VERB
easat-8967	212	38	from	from	ADP
easat-8967	212	39	its	its	PRON
easat-8967	212	40	unique	unique	ADJ
easat-8967	212	41	resources	resource	NOUN
easat-8967	212	42	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	212	43	capabilities	capability	NOUN
easat-8967	213	1	[	[	X
easat-8967	213	2	17	17	NUM
easat-8967	213	3	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	213	4	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	214	1	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	214	2	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	214	3	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	214	4	strategic	strategic	ADJ
easat-8967	214	5	resource	resource	NOUN
easat-8967	214	6	allocation	allocation	NOUN
easat-8967	214	7	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	214	8	including	include	VERB
easat-8967	214	9	innovation	innovation	NOUN
easat-8967	214	10	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	214	11	human	human	ADJ
easat-8967	214	12	capital	capital	NOUN
easat-8967	214	13	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	214	14	is	be	AUX
easat-8967	214	15	crucial	crucial	ADJ
easat-8967	214	16	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	214	17	achieving	achieve	VERB
easat-8967	214	18	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	214	19	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	214	20	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
easat-8967	214	21	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	215	1	2	2	X
easat-8967	215	2	.	.	X
easat-8967	215	3	innovation	innovation	NOUN
easat-8967	215	4	theory	theory	NOUN
easat-8967	215	5	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	215	6	schumpeter	schumpeter	NOUN
easat-8967	216	1	[	[	NOUN
easat-8967	216	2	8	8	NUM
easat-8967	216	3	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	216	4	emphasized	emphasize	VERB
easat-8967	216	5	the	the	DET
easat-8967	216	6	role	role	NOUN
easat-8967	216	7	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	216	8	innovation	innovation	NOUN
easat-8967	216	9	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	216	10	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	216	11	success	success	NOUN
easat-8967	216	12	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	216	13	highlighting	highlight	VERB
easat-8967	216	14	the	the	DET
easat-8967	216	15	importance	importance	NOUN
easat-8967	216	16	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	216	17	creating	create	VERB
easat-8967	216	18	new	new	ADJ
easat-8967	216	19	products	product	NOUN
easat-8967	216	20	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	216	21	services	service	NOUN
easat-8967	216	22	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	216	23	or	or	CCONJ
easat-8967	216	24	processes	process	NOUN
easat-8967	216	25	to	to	PART
easat-8967	216	26	drive	drive	VERB
easat-8967	216	27	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	216	28	development	development	NOUN
easat-8967	216	29	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	217	1	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	217	2	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	217	3	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	217	4	innovation	innovation	NOUN
easat-8967	217	5	can	can	AUX
easat-8967	217	6	be	be	AUX
easat-8967	217	7	a	a	DET
easat-8967	217	8	powerful	powerful	ADJ
easat-8967	217	9	tool	tool	NOUN
easat-8967	217	10	to	to	PART
easat-8967	217	11	overcome	overcome	VERB
easat-8967	217	12	competition	competition	NOUN
easat-8967	217	13	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	217	14	expand	expand	VERB
easat-8967	217	15	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	217	16	share	share	NOUN
easat-8967	217	17	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	218	1	2.12	2.12	NUM
easat-8967	218	2	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	218	3	empirical	empirical	ADJ
easat-8967	218	4	review	review	NOUN
easat-8967	218	5	2.11.1	2.11.1	NUM
easat-8967	218	6	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	219	1	studies	study	NOUN
easat-8967	219	2	on	on	ADP
easat-8967	219	3	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	219	4	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	219	5	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	219	6	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	219	7	several	several	ADJ
easat-8967	219	8	studies	study	NOUN
easat-8967	219	9	have	have	AUX
easat-8967	219	10	examined	examine	VERB
easat-8967	219	11	the	the	DET
easat-8967	219	12	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	219	13	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	219	14	potential	potential	NOUN
easat-8967	219	15	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	219	16	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	219	17	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	219	18	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	219	19	state	state	PROPN
easat-8967	219	20	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	220	1	eze	eze	VERB
easat-8967	220	2	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	220	3	okpala	okpala	VERB
easat-8967	220	4	[	[	X
easat-8967	220	5	2	2	NUM
easat-8967	220	6	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	220	7	identified	identify	VERB
easat-8967	220	8	inadequate	inadequate	ADJ
easat-8967	220	9	financing	financing	NOUN
easat-8967	220	10	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	220	11	infrastructure	infrastructure	NOUN
easat-8967	220	12	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	220	13	critical	critical	ADJ
easat-8967	220	14	barriers	barrier	NOUN
easat-8967	220	15	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	220	16	sme	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	220	17	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	220	18	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	220	19	the	the	DET
easat-8967	220	20	region	region	NOUN
easat-8967	220	21	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	221	1	similarly	similarly	ADV
easat-8967	221	2	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	221	3	igbokwe	igbokwe	ADJ
easat-8967	221	4	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	221	5	nwokoro	nwokoro	PRON
easat-8967	221	6	[	[	X
easat-8967	221	7	18	18	NUM
easat-8967	221	8	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	221	9	emphasized	emphasize	VERB
easat-8967	221	10	the	the	DET
easat-8967	221	11	role	role	NOUN
easat-8967	221	12	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	221	13	government	government	NOUN
easat-8967	221	14	policies	policy	NOUN
easat-8967	221	15	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	221	16	shaping	shape	VERB
easat-8967	221	17	the	the	DET
easat-8967	221	18	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	221	19	landscape	landscape	NOUN
easat-8967	221	20	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	221	21	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	221	22	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	221	23	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	221	24	advocating	advocate	VERB
easat-8967	221	25	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	221	26	improved	improved	ADJ
easat-8967	221	27	access	access	NOUN
easat-8967	221	28	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	221	29	credit	credit	NOUN
easat-8967	221	30	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	221	31	capacity	capacity	NOUN
easat-8967	221	32	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	221	33	building	building	NOUN
easat-8967	221	34	initiatives	initiative	NOUN
easat-8967	221	35	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	222	1	2.12.2	2.12.2	NUM
easat-8967	222	2	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	222	3	key	key	ADJ
easat-8967	222	4	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	222	5	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	222	6	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	222	7	similar	similar	ADJ
easat-8967	222	8	regions	region	NOUN
easat-8967	222	9	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	222	10	comparable	comparable	ADJ
easat-8967	222	11	regions	region	NOUN
easat-8967	222	12	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	222	13	studies	study	NOUN
easat-8967	222	14	have	have	AUX
easat-8967	222	15	shown	show	VERB
easat-8967	222	16	that	that	SCONJ
easat-8967	222	17	successful	successful	ADJ
easat-8967	222	18	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	222	19	adopt	adopt	VERB
easat-8967	222	20	a	a	DET
easat-8967	222	21	combination	combination	NOUN
easat-8967	222	22	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	222	23	marketdriven	marketdriven	NOUN
easat-8967	222	24	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	222	25	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	222	26	technological	technological	ADJ
easat-8967	222	27	innovations	innovation	NOUN
easat-8967	222	28	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	223	1	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	223	2	instance	instance	NOUN
easat-8967	223	3	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	223	4	adebayo	adebayo	PROPN
easat-8967	223	5	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	223	6	sunday	sunday	PROPN
easat-8967	224	1	[	[	X
easat-8967	224	2	7	7	X
easat-8967	224	3	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	224	4	highlighted	highlight	VERB
easat-8967	224	5	the	the	DET
easat-8967	224	6	use	use	NOUN
easat-8967	224	7	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	224	8	e	e	NOUN
easat-8967	224	9	-	-	NOUN
easat-8967	224	10	commerce	commerce	NOUN
easat-8967	224	11	platforms	platform	NOUN
easat-8967	224	12	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	224	13	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	224	14	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	224	15	lagos	lago	NOUN
easat-8967	224	16	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	224	17	to	to	PART
easat-8967	224	18	overcome	overcome	VERB
easat-8967	224	19	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	224	20	access	access	NOUN
easat-8967	224	21	barriers	barrier	NOUN
easat-8967	224	22	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	225	1	likewise	likewise	ADV
easat-8967	225	2	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	225	3	oluwaseun	oluwaseun	PROPN
easat-8967	225	4	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	225	5	taiwo	taiwo	PROPN
easat-8967	226	1	[	[	X
easat-8967	226	2	19	19	NUM
easat-8967	226	3	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	226	4	observed	observe	VERB
easat-8967	226	5	that	that	SCONJ
easat-8967	226	6	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	226	7	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	226	8	ghana	ghana	PROPN
easat-8967	226	9	achieved	achieve	VERB
easat-8967	226	10	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	226	11	through	through	ADP
easat-8967	226	12	product	product	NOUN
easat-8967	226	13	diversification	diversification	NOUN
easat-8967	226	14	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	226	15	customer	customer	NOUN
easat-8967	226	16	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	226	17	focused	focus	VERB
easat-8967	226	18	marketing	marketing	NOUN
easat-8967	226	19	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	226	20	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	227	1	2.13	2.13	NUM
easat-8967	227	2	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	228	1	gaps	gap	NOUN
easat-8967	228	2	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	228	3	literature	literature	NOUN
easat-8967	228	4	while	while	SCONJ
easat-8967	228	5	existing	exist	VERB
easat-8967	228	6	studies	study	NOUN
easat-8967	228	7	provide	provide	VERB
easat-8967	228	8	valuable	valuable	ADJ
easat-8967	228	9	insights	insight	NOUN
easat-8967	228	10	into	into	ADP
easat-8967	228	11	the	the	DET
easat-8967	228	12	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	228	13	facing	face	VERB
easat-8967	228	14	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	228	15	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	228	16	several	several	ADJ
easat-8967	228	17	gaps	gap	NOUN
easat-8967	228	18	remain	remain	VERB
easat-8967	228	19	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	228	20	1	1	X
easat-8967	228	21	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	228	22	limited	limited	ADJ
easat-8967	228	23	empirical	empirical	ADJ
easat-8967	228	24	evidence	evidence	NOUN
easat-8967	228	25	on	on	ADP
easat-8967	228	26	the	the	DET
easat-8967	228	27	specific	specific	ADJ
easat-8967	228	28	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	228	29	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	228	30	that	that	PRON
easat-8967	228	31	drive	drive	VERB
easat-8967	228	32	sme	sme	PROPN
easat-8967	228	33	development	development	PROPN
easat-8967	228	34	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	228	35	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	228	36	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	228	37	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	229	1	2	2	X
easat-8967	229	2	.	.	X
easat-8967	229	3	inadequate	inadequate	ADJ
easat-8967	229	4	exploration	exploration	NOUN
easat-8967	229	5	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	229	6	the	the	DET
easat-8967	229	7	interplay	interplay	NOUN
easat-8967	229	8	between	between	ADP
easat-8967	229	9	local	local	ADJ
easat-8967	229	10	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	229	11	dynamics	dynamic	NOUN
easat-8967	229	12	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	229	13	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	229	14	decision	decision	NOUN
easat-8967	229	15	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	229	16	making	making	NOUN
easat-8967	229	17	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	230	1	1567	1567	NUM
easat-8967	230	2	edelweiss	edelweiss	PROPN
easat-8967	230	3	applied	apply	VERB
easat-8967	230	4	science	science	NOUN
easat-8967	230	5	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	230	6	technology	technology	NOUN
easat-8967	230	7	issn	issn	PROPN
easat-8967	230	8	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	230	9	2576	2576	NUM
easat-8967	230	10	-	-	SYM
easat-8967	230	11	8484	8484	NUM
easat-8967	230	12	vol	vol	NOUN
easat-8967	230	13	.	.	PROPN
easat-8967	231	1	9	9	NUM
easat-8967	231	2	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	231	3	no	no	INTJ
easat-8967	231	4	.	.	NOUN
easat-8967	231	5	7	7	NUM
easat-8967	231	6	:	:	SYM
easat-8967	231	7	1559	1559	NUM
easat-8967	231	8	-	-	SYM
easat-8967	231	9	1577	1577	NUM
easat-8967	231	10	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	231	11	2025	2025	NUM
easat-8967	231	12	doi	doi	NOUN
easat-8967	231	13	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	231	14	10.55214/2576	10.55214/2576	NUM
easat-8967	231	15	-	-	NUM
easat-8967	231	16	8484.v9i7.8967	8484.v9i7.8967	ADJ
easat-8967	232	1	©	©	PROPN
easat-8967	232	2	2025	2025	NUM
easat-8967	232	3	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	232	4	the	the	DET
easat-8967	232	5	authors	author	NOUN
easat-8967	232	6	;	;	PUNCT
easat-8967	232	7	licensee	licensee	PROPN
easat-8967	232	8	learning	learning	NOUN
easat-8967	232	9	gate	gate	NOUN
easat-8967	232	10	3	3	NUM
easat-8967	232	11	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	232	12	insufficient	insufficient	ADJ
easat-8967	232	13	focus	focus	NOUN
easat-8967	232	14	on	on	ADP
easat-8967	232	15	the	the	DET
easat-8967	232	16	role	role	NOUN
easat-8967	232	17	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	232	18	innovation	innovation	NOUN
easat-8967	232	19	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	232	20	technology	technology	NOUN
easat-8967	232	21	adoption	adoption	NOUN
easat-8967	232	22	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	232	23	the	the	DET
easat-8967	232	24	context	context	NOUN
easat-8967	232	25	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	232	26	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	232	27	state	state	PROPN
easat-8967	232	28	’s	’s	PART
easat-8967	232	29	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	232	30	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	233	1	4	4	X
easat-8967	233	2	.	.	X
easat-8967	233	3	few	few	ADJ
easat-8967	233	4	studies	study	NOUN
easat-8967	233	5	provide	provide	VERB
easat-8967	233	6	actionable	actionable	ADJ
easat-8967	233	7	recommendations	recommendation	NOUN
easat-8967	233	8	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	233	9	policymakers	policymaker	NOUN
easat-8967	233	10	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	233	11	entrepreneurs	entrepreneur	NOUN
easat-8967	233	12	based	base	VERB
easat-8967	233	13	on	on	ADP
easat-8967	233	14	strategic	strategic	ADJ
easat-8967	233	15	frameworks	framework	NOUN
easat-8967	233	16	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	234	1	addressing	address	VERB
easat-8967	234	2	these	these	DET
easat-8967	234	3	gaps	gap	NOUN
easat-8967	234	4	will	will	AUX
easat-8967	234	5	contribute	contribute	VERB
easat-8967	234	6	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	234	7	a	a	DET
easat-8967	234	8	deeper	deep	ADJ
easat-8967	234	9	understanding	understanding	NOUN
easat-8967	234	10	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	234	11	how	how	SCONJ
easat-8967	234	12	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	234	13	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	234	14	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	234	15	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	234	16	can	can	AUX
easat-8967	234	17	leverage	leverage	VERB
easat-8967	234	18	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	234	19	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	234	20	to	to	PART
easat-8967	234	21	achieve	achieve	VERB
easat-8967	234	22	sustainable	sustainable	ADJ
easat-8967	234	23	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	234	24	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	234	25	resilience	resilience	NOUN
easat-8967	234	26	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	234	27	the	the	DET
easat-8967	234	28	face	face	NOUN
easat-8967	234	29	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	234	30	local	local	ADJ
easat-8967	234	31	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	234	32	global	global	ADJ
easat-8967	234	33	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	234	34	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	235	1	3	3	X
easat-8967	235	2	.	.	X
easat-8967	235	3	research	research	NOUN
easat-8967	235	4	methodology	methodology	NOUN
easat-8967	235	5	this	this	DET
easat-8967	235	6	study	study	NOUN
easat-8967	235	7	employed	employ	VERB
easat-8967	235	8	a	a	DET
easat-8967	235	9	descriptive	descriptive	ADJ
easat-8967	235	10	survey	survey	NOUN
easat-8967	235	11	research	research	NOUN
easat-8967	235	12	design	design	NOUN
easat-8967	235	13	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	235	14	which	which	PRON
easat-8967	235	15	is	be	AUX
easat-8967	235	16	well	well	ADV
easat-8967	235	17	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	235	18	suited	suited	ADJ
easat-8967	235	19	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	235	20	examining	examine	VERB
easat-8967	235	21	relationships	relationship	NOUN
easat-8967	235	22	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	235	23	trends	trend	NOUN
easat-8967	235	24	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	235	25	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	235	26	patterns	pattern	NOUN
easat-8967	235	27	within	within	ADP
easat-8967	235	28	a	a	DET
easat-8967	235	29	given	give	VERB
easat-8967	235	30	population	population	NOUN
easat-8967	235	31	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	236	1	descriptive	descriptive	ADJ
easat-8967	236	2	research	research	NOUN
easat-8967	236	3	aims	aim	VERB
easat-8967	236	4	to	to	PART
easat-8967	236	5	provide	provide	VERB
easat-8967	236	6	a	a	DET
easat-8967	236	7	detailed	detailed	ADJ
easat-8967	236	8	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	236	9	systematic	systematic	ADJ
easat-8967	236	10	description	description	NOUN
easat-8967	236	11	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	236	12	a	a	DET
easat-8967	236	13	phenomenon	phenomenon	NOUN
easat-8967	236	14	without	without	ADP
easat-8967	236	15	manipulating	manipulate	VERB
easat-8967	236	16	variables	variable	NOUN
easat-8967	236	17	[	[	X
easat-8967	236	18	20	20	NUM
easat-8967	236	19	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	236	20	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	237	1	the	the	DET
easat-8967	237	2	design	design	NOUN
easat-8967	237	3	facilitates	facilitate	VERB
easat-8967	237	4	the	the	DET
easat-8967	237	5	exploration	exploration	NOUN
easat-8967	237	6	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	237	7	the	the	DET
easat-8967	237	8	relationship	relationship	NOUN
easat-8967	237	9	between	between	ADP
easat-8967	237	10	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	237	11	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	237	12	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	237	13	the	the	DET
easat-8967	237	14	development	development	NOUN
easat-8967	237	15	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	237	16	small	small	ADJ
easat-8967	237	17	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	237	18	medium	medium	ADJ
easat-8967	237	19	scale	scale	NOUN
easat-8967	237	20	enterprises	enterprise	NOUN
easat-8967	237	21	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	237	22	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	237	23	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	237	24	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	237	25	focusing	focus	VERB
easat-8967	237	26	on	on	ADP
easat-8967	237	27	the	the	DET
easat-8967	237	28	practices	practice	NOUN
easat-8967	237	29	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	237	30	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	237	31	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	237	32	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	237	33	outcomes	outcome	NOUN
easat-8967	237	34	observed	observe	VERB
easat-8967	237	35	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	237	36	the	the	DET
easat-8967	237	37	real	real	ADJ
easat-8967	237	38	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	237	39	world	world	NOUN
easat-8967	237	40	context	context	NOUN
easat-8967	237	41	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	237	42	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	237	43	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	237	44	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	238	1	the	the	DET
easat-8967	238	2	descriptive	descriptive	ADJ
easat-8967	238	3	survey	survey	NOUN
easat-8967	238	4	design	design	NOUN
easat-8967	238	5	was	be	AUX
easat-8967	238	6	particularly	particularly	ADV
easat-8967	238	7	appropriate	appropriate	ADJ
easat-8967	238	8	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	238	9	this	this	DET
easat-8967	238	10	study	study	NOUN
easat-8967	238	11	due	due	ADP
easat-8967	238	12	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	238	13	its	its	PRON
easat-8967	238	14	capacity	capacity	NOUN
easat-8967	238	15	to	to	PART
easat-8967	238	16	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	239	1	1	1	X
easat-8967	239	2	.	.	X
easat-8967	239	3	capture	capture	VERB
easat-8967	239	4	current	current	ADJ
easat-8967	239	5	practices	practice	NOUN
easat-8967	239	6	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	239	7	the	the	DET
easat-8967	239	8	design	design	NOUN
easat-8967	239	9	allowed	allow	VERB
easat-8967	239	10	the	the	DET
easat-8967	239	11	researcher	researcher	NOUN
easat-8967	239	12	to	to	PART
easat-8967	239	13	document	document	VERB
easat-8967	239	14	the	the	DET
easat-8967	239	15	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	239	16	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	239	17	currently	currently	ADV
easat-8967	239	18	utilized	utilize	VERB
easat-8967	239	19	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	239	20	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	239	21	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	239	22	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	239	23	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	239	24	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	240	1	2	2	X
easat-8967	240	2	.	.	X
easat-8967	240	3	explore	explore	VERB
easat-8967	240	4	relationships	relationship	NOUN
easat-8967	240	5	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	240	6	it	it	PRON
easat-8967	240	7	provided	provide	VERB
easat-8967	240	8	a	a	DET
easat-8967	240	9	basis	basis	NOUN
easat-8967	240	10	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	240	11	analyzing	analyze	VERB
easat-8967	240	12	how	how	SCONJ
easat-8967	240	13	these	these	DET
easat-8967	240	14	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	240	15	influence	influence	VERB
easat-8967	240	16	key	key	ADJ
easat-8967	240	17	indicators	indicator	NOUN
easat-8967	240	18	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	240	19	sme	sme	PROPN
easat-8967	240	20	development	development	PROPN
easat-8967	240	21	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	240	22	such	such	ADJ
easat-8967	240	23	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	240	24	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	240	25	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	240	26	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	240	27	profitability	profitability	NOUN
easat-8967	240	28	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	240	29	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	240	30	expansion	expansion	NOUN
easat-8967	240	31	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	240	32	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	240	33	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
easat-8967	240	34	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	241	1	3	3	X
easat-8967	241	2	.	.	X
easat-8967	241	3	ensure	ensure	VERB
easat-8967	241	4	broad	broad	ADJ
easat-8967	241	5	representation	representation	NOUN
easat-8967	241	6	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	241	7	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	241	8	employing	employ	VERB
easat-8967	241	9	surveys	survey	NOUN
easat-8967	241	10	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	241	11	the	the	DET
easat-8967	241	12	study	study	NOUN
easat-8967	241	13	included	include	VERB
easat-8967	241	14	responses	response	NOUN
easat-8967	241	15	from	from	ADP
easat-8967	241	16	a	a	DET
easat-8967	241	17	wide	wide	ADJ
easat-8967	241	18	range	range	NOUN
easat-8967	241	19	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	241	20	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	241	21	across	across	ADP
easat-8967	241	22	diverse	diverse	ADJ
easat-8967	241	23	sectors	sector	NOUN
easat-8967	241	24	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	241	25	including	include	VERB
easat-8967	241	26	agriculture	agriculture	NOUN
easat-8967	241	27	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	241	28	retail	retail	NOUN
easat-8967	241	29	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	241	30	manufacturing	manufacturing	NOUN
easat-8967	241	31	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	241	32	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	241	33	services	service	NOUN
easat-8967	241	34	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	241	35	ensuring	ensure	VERB
easat-8967	241	36	comprehensive	comprehensive	ADJ
easat-8967	241	37	insights	insight	NOUN
easat-8967	241	38	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	242	1	additionally	additionally	ADV
easat-8967	242	2	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	242	3	this	this	DET
easat-8967	242	4	design	design	NOUN
easat-8967	242	5	supports	support	VERB
easat-8967	242	6	both	both	CCONJ
easat-8967	242	7	quantitative	quantitative	ADJ
easat-8967	242	8	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	242	9	qualitative	qualitative	ADJ
easat-8967	242	10	data	datum	NOUN
easat-8967	242	11	collection	collection	NOUN
easat-8967	242	12	methods	method	NOUN
easat-8967	242	13	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	243	1	quantitative	quantitative	ADJ
easat-8967	243	2	data	datum	NOUN
easat-8967	243	3	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	243	4	gathered	gather	VERB
easat-8967	243	5	through	through	ADP
easat-8967	243	6	structured	structured	ADJ
easat-8967	243	7	questionnaires	questionnaire	NOUN
easat-8967	243	8	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	243	9	provided	provide	VERB
easat-8967	243	10	measurable	measurable	ADJ
easat-8967	243	11	insights	insight	NOUN
easat-8967	243	12	into	into	ADP
easat-8967	243	13	the	the	DET
easat-8967	243	14	extent	extent	NOUN
easat-8967	243	15	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	243	16	effectiveness	effectiveness	NOUN
easat-8967	243	17	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	243	18	various	various	ADJ
easat-8967	243	19	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	243	20	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	243	21	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	244	1	complementary	complementary	ADJ
easat-8967	244	2	qualitative	qualitative	ADJ
easat-8967	244	3	data	datum	NOUN
easat-8967	244	4	from	from	ADP
easat-8967	244	5	semi	semi	ADJ
easat-8967	244	6	-	-	ADJ
easat-8967	244	7	structured	structured	ADJ
easat-8967	244	8	interviews	interview	NOUN
easat-8967	244	9	enriched	enrich	VERB
easat-8967	244	10	the	the	DET
easat-8967	244	11	findings	finding	NOUN
easat-8967	244	12	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	244	13	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	244	14	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	244	15	depth	depth	NOUN
easat-8967	244	16	perspectives	perspective	NOUN
easat-8967	244	17	on	on	ADP
easat-8967	244	18	local	local	ADJ
easat-8967	244	19	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	244	20	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	244	21	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	244	22	decision	decision	NOUN
easat-8967	244	23	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	244	24	making	make	VERB
easat-8967	244	25	processes	process	NOUN
easat-8967	244	26	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	245	1	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	245	2	the	the	DET
easat-8967	245	3	context	context	NOUN
easat-8967	245	4	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	245	5	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	245	6	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	245	7	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	245	8	where	where	SCONJ
easat-8967	245	9	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	245	10	operate	operate	VERB
easat-8967	245	11	under	under	ADP
easat-8967	245	12	unique	unique	ADJ
easat-8967	245	13	socio	socio	NOUN
easat-8967	245	14	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	245	15	economic	economic	ADJ
easat-8967	245	16	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	245	17	infrastructural	infrastructural	ADJ
easat-8967	245	18	conditions	condition	NOUN
easat-8967	245	19	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	245	20	the	the	DET
easat-8967	245	21	descriptive	descriptive	ADJ
easat-8967	245	22	survey	survey	NOUN
easat-8967	245	23	design	design	NOUN
easat-8967	245	24	proved	prove	VERB
easat-8967	245	25	effective	effective	ADJ
easat-8967	245	26	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	245	27	understanding	understand	VERB
easat-8967	245	28	how	how	SCONJ
easat-8967	245	29	local	local	ADJ
easat-8967	245	30	dynamics	dynamic	NOUN
easat-8967	245	31	influence	influence	VERB
easat-8967	245	32	the	the	DET
easat-8967	245	33	choice	choice	NOUN
easat-8967	245	34	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	245	35	success	success	NOUN
easat-8967	245	36	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	245	37	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	245	38	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	245	39	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	246	1	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	246	2	focusing	focus	VERB
easat-8967	246	3	on	on	ADP
easat-8967	246	4	real	real	ADJ
easat-8967	246	5	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	246	6	world	world	NOUN
easat-8967	246	7	observations	observation	NOUN
easat-8967	246	8	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	246	9	the	the	DET
easat-8967	246	10	study	study	NOUN
easat-8967	246	11	offered	offer	VERB
easat-8967	246	12	actionable	actionable	ADJ
easat-8967	246	13	insights	insight	NOUN
easat-8967	246	14	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	246	15	policymakers	policymaker	NOUN
easat-8967	246	16	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	246	17	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	246	18	support	support	NOUN
easat-8967	246	19	organizations	organization	NOUN
easat-8967	246	20	seeking	seek	VERB
easat-8967	246	21	to	to	PART
easat-8967	246	22	enhance	enhance	VERB
easat-8967	246	23	sme	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	246	24	contributions	contribution	NOUN
easat-8967	246	25	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	246	26	economic	economic	ADJ
easat-8967	246	27	development	development	NOUN
easat-8967	246	28	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	247	1	the	the	DET
easat-8967	247	2	population	population	NOUN
easat-8967	247	3	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	247	4	this	this	DET
easat-8967	247	5	study	study	NOUN
easat-8967	247	6	comprised	comprise	VERB
easat-8967	247	7	owners	owner	NOUN
easat-8967	247	8	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	247	9	managers	manager	NOUN
easat-8967	247	10	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	247	11	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	247	12	key	key	ADJ
easat-8967	247	13	personnel	personnel	NOUN
easat-8967	247	14	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	247	15	small	small	ADJ
easat-8967	247	16	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	247	17	medium	medium	ADJ
easat-8967	247	18	scale	scale	NOUN
easat-8967	247	19	enterprises	enterprise	NOUN
easat-8967	247	20	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	247	21	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	247	22	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	247	23	operating	operate	VERB
easat-8967	247	24	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	247	25	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	247	26	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	247	27	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	248	1	these	these	DET
easat-8967	248	2	individuals	individual	NOUN
easat-8967	248	3	were	be	AUX
easat-8967	248	4	selected	select	VERB
easat-8967	248	5	because	because	SCONJ
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easat-8967	248	7	are	be	AUX
easat-8967	248	8	directly	directly	ADV
easat-8967	248	9	involved	involve	VERB
easat-8967	248	10	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	248	11	decision	decision	NOUN
easat-8967	248	12	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	248	13	making	make	VERB
easat-8967	248	14	processes	process	NOUN
easat-8967	248	15	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	248	16	the	the	DET
easat-8967	248	17	implementation	implementation	NOUN
easat-8967	248	18	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	248	19	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	248	20	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	248	21	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	248	22	making	make	VERB
easat-8967	248	23	them	they	PRON
easat-8967	248	24	well	well	ADV
easat-8967	248	25	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	248	26	positioned	positioned	ADJ
easat-8967	248	27	to	to	PART
easat-8967	248	28	provide	provide	VERB
easat-8967	248	29	valuable	valuable	ADJ
easat-8967	248	30	insights	insight	NOUN
easat-8967	248	31	into	into	ADP
easat-8967	248	32	the	the	DET
easat-8967	248	33	practices	practice	NOUN
easat-8967	248	34	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	248	35	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	248	36	facing	face	VERB
easat-8967	248	37	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	248	38	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	249	1	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	249	2	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	249	3	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	249	4	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	249	5	are	be	AUX
easat-8967	249	6	diverse	diverse	ADJ
easat-8967	249	7	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	249	8	encompassing	encompass	VERB
easat-8967	249	9	various	various	ADJ
easat-8967	249	10	sectors	sector	NOUN
easat-8967	249	11	such	such	ADJ
easat-8967	249	12	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	249	13	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	249	14	•	•	NUM
easat-8967	249	15	agriculture	agriculture	NOUN
easat-8967	249	16	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	249	17	agro	agro	NOUN
easat-8967	249	18	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	249	19	processing	processing	NOUN
easat-8967	249	20	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	249	21	farming	farming	NOUN
easat-8967	249	22	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	249	23	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	249	24	agricultural	agricultural	ADJ
easat-8967	249	25	supply	supply	NOUN
easat-8967	249	26	chains	chain	NOUN
easat-8967	249	27	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	250	1	•	•	NUM
easat-8967	250	2	retail	retail	NOUN
easat-8967	250	3	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	250	4	wholesale	wholesale	ADJ
easat-8967	250	5	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	250	6	retail	retail	ADJ
easat-8967	250	7	trade	trade	NOUN
easat-8967	250	8	businesses	business	NOUN
easat-8967	250	9	catering	cater	VERB
easat-8967	250	10	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	250	11	local	local	ADJ
easat-8967	250	12	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	250	13	regional	regional	ADJ
easat-8967	250	14	markets	market	NOUN
easat-8967	250	15	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	251	1	•	•	NUM
easat-8967	251	2	manufacturing	manufacturing	NOUN
easat-8967	251	3	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	251	4	small	small	ADJ
easat-8967	251	5	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	251	6	scale	scale	NOUN
easat-8967	251	7	production	production	NOUN
easat-8967	251	8	units	unit	NOUN
easat-8967	251	9	engaged	engage	VERB
easat-8967	251	10	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	251	11	food	food	NOUN
easat-8967	251	12	processing	processing	NOUN
easat-8967	251	13	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	251	14	textiles	textile	NOUN
easat-8967	251	15	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	251	16	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	251	17	other	other	ADJ
easat-8967	251	18	consumer	consumer	NOUN
easat-8967	251	19	goods	good	NOUN
easat-8967	251	20	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	252	1	•	•	NUM
easat-8967	252	2	services	service	NOUN
easat-8967	252	3	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	252	4	businesses	business	NOUN
easat-8967	252	5	providing	provide	VERB
easat-8967	252	6	hospitality	hospitality	NOUN
easat-8967	252	7	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	252	8	financial	financial	ADJ
easat-8967	252	9	services	service	NOUN
easat-8967	252	10	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	252	11	education	education	NOUN
easat-8967	252	12	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	252	13	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	252	14	healthcare	healthcare	PROPN
easat-8967	252	15	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	253	1	1568	1568	NUM
easat-8967	253	2	edelweiss	edelweiss	PROPN
easat-8967	253	3	applied	apply	VERB
easat-8967	253	4	science	science	NOUN
easat-8967	253	5	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	253	6	technology	technology	NOUN
easat-8967	253	7	issn	issn	PROPN
easat-8967	253	8	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	253	9	2576	2576	NUM
easat-8967	253	10	-	-	SYM
easat-8967	253	11	8484	8484	NUM
easat-8967	253	12	vol	vol	NOUN
easat-8967	253	13	.	.	PROPN
easat-8967	254	1	9	9	NUM
easat-8967	254	2	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	254	3	no	no	INTJ
easat-8967	254	4	.	.	NOUN
easat-8967	254	5	7	7	NUM
easat-8967	254	6	:	:	SYM
easat-8967	254	7	1559	1559	NUM
easat-8967	254	8	-	-	SYM
easat-8967	254	9	1577	1577	NUM
easat-8967	254	10	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	254	11	2025	2025	NUM
easat-8967	254	12	doi	doi	NOUN
easat-8967	254	13	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	254	14	10.55214/2576	10.55214/2576	NUM
easat-8967	254	15	-	-	NUM
easat-8967	254	16	8484.v9i7.8967	8484.v9i7.8967	ADJ
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easat-8967	255	2	2025	2025	NUM
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easat-8967	255	5	authors	author	NOUN
easat-8967	255	6	;	;	PUNCT
easat-8967	255	7	licensee	licensee	PROPN
easat-8967	255	8	learning	learning	NOUN
easat-8967	255	9	gate	gate	NOUN
easat-8967	255	10	3.1	3.1	NUM
easat-8967	255	11	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	256	1	ethical	ethical	ADJ
easat-8967	256	2	consideration	consideration	NOUN
easat-8967	256	3	ethical	ethical	ADJ
easat-8967	256	4	approval	approval	NOUN
easat-8967	256	5	was	be	AUX
easat-8967	256	6	obtained	obtain	VERB
easat-8967	256	7	from	from	ADP
easat-8967	256	8	the	the	DET
easat-8967	256	9	research	research	NOUN
easat-8967	256	10	ethics	ethic	NOUN
easat-8967	256	11	review	review	PROPN
easat-8967	256	12	committee	committee	NOUN
easat-8967	256	13	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	256	14	the	the	DET
easat-8967	256	15	university	university	PROPN
easat-8967	256	16	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	256	17	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	256	18	agbor	agbor	NOUN
easat-8967	256	19	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	256	20	reference	reference	NOUN
easat-8967	256	21	number	number	NOUN
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easat-8967	256	23	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	256	24	the	the	DET
easat-8967	256	25	smedan	smedan	PROPN
easat-8967	256	26	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	257	1	during	during	ADP
easat-8967	257	2	the	the	DET
easat-8967	257	3	survey	survey	NOUN
easat-8967	257	4	data	data	PROPN
easat-8967	257	5	administration	administration	PROPN
easat-8967	257	6	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	257	7	ethical	ethical	ADJ
easat-8967	257	8	procedures	procedure	NOUN
easat-8967	257	9	were	be	AUX
easat-8967	257	10	properly	properly	ADV
easat-8967	257	11	followed	follow	VERB
easat-8967	257	12	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	257	13	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	257	14	no	no	DET
easat-8967	257	15	coercion	coercion	NOUN
easat-8967	257	16	on	on	ADP
easat-8967	257	17	any	any	DET
easat-8967	257	18	respondent	respondent	NOUN
easat-8967	257	19	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	258	1	4	4	X
easat-8967	258	2	.	.	NOUN
easat-8967	258	3	results	result	NOUN
easat-8967	258	4	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	258	5	discussion	discussion	NOUN
easat-8967	258	6	4.1	4.1	NUM
easat-8967	258	7	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	259	1	demographic	demographic	ADJ
easat-8967	259	2	information	information	NOUN
easat-8967	259	3	4.1.1	4.1.1	NUM
easat-8967	259	4	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	260	1	socioeconomic	socioeconomic	ADJ
easat-8967	260	2	characteristics	characteristic	NOUN
easat-8967	260	3	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	260	4	respondents	respondent	NOUN
easat-8967	260	5	the	the	DET
easat-8967	260	6	analysis	analysis	NOUN
easat-8967	260	7	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	260	8	respondents	respondent	NOUN
easat-8967	260	9	'	'	PART
easat-8967	260	10	socioeconomic	socioeconomic	ADJ
easat-8967	260	11	characteristics	characteristic	NOUN
easat-8967	260	12	provides	provide	VERB
easat-8967	260	13	an	an	DET
easat-8967	260	14	understanding	understanding	NOUN
easat-8967	260	15	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	260	16	the	the	DET
easat-8967	260	17	demographic	demographic	ADJ
easat-8967	260	18	profile	profile	NOUN
easat-8967	260	19	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	260	20	sme	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	260	21	owners	owner	NOUN
easat-8967	260	22	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	260	23	managers	manager	NOUN
easat-8967	260	24	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	260	25	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	260	26	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	260	27	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	261	1	the	the	DET
easat-8967	261	2	key	key	ADJ
easat-8967	261	3	characteristics	characteristic	NOUN
easat-8967	261	4	include	include	VERB
easat-8967	261	5	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	261	6	table	table	NOUN
easat-8967	261	7	1	1	NUM
easat-8967	261	8	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	262	1	gender	gender	NOUN
easat-8967	262	2	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	263	1	gender	gender	NOUN
easat-8967	263	2	frequency	frequency	NOUN
easat-8967	263	3	percentage	percentage	NOUN
easat-8967	263	4	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	263	5	%	%	NOUN
easat-8967	263	6	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	263	7	male	male	NOUN
easat-8967	263	8	60	60	NUM
easat-8967	263	9	60	60	NUM
easat-8967	263	10	female	female	ADJ
easat-8967	263	11	40	40	NUM
easat-8967	263	12	40	40	NUM
easat-8967	263	13	total	total	NOUN
easat-8967	263	14	100	100	NUM
easat-8967	263	15	100	100	NUM
easat-8967	263	16	a	a	DET
easat-8967	263	17	majority	majority	NOUN
easat-8967	263	18	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	263	19	respondents	respondent	NOUN
easat-8967	263	20	were	be	AUX
easat-8967	263	21	male	male	ADJ
easat-8967	263	22	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	263	23	60	60	NUM
easat-8967	263	24	%	%	NOUN
easat-8967	263	25	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	263	26	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	263	27	while	while	SCONJ
easat-8967	263	28	females	female	NOUN
easat-8967	263	29	accounted	account	VERB
easat-8967	263	30	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	263	31	40	40	NUM
easat-8967	263	32	%	%	NOUN
easat-8967	263	33	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	264	1	this	this	DET
easat-8967	264	2	distribution	distribution	NOUN
easat-8967	264	3	highlights	highlight	VERB
easat-8967	264	4	a	a	DET
easat-8967	264	5	male	male	NOUN
easat-8967	264	6	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	264	7	dominated	dominate	VERB
easat-8967	264	8	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	264	9	landscape	landscape	NOUN
easat-8967	264	10	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	264	11	consistent	consistent	ADJ
easat-8967	264	12	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	264	13	studies	study	NOUN
easat-8967	264	14	showing	show	VERB
easat-8967	264	15	gender	gender	NOUN
easat-8967	264	16	disparities	disparity	NOUN
easat-8967	264	17	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	264	18	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	264	19	ownership	ownership	NOUN
easat-8967	264	20	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	264	21	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
easat-8967	265	1	[	[	X
easat-8967	265	2	10	10	NUM
easat-8967	265	3	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	265	4	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	266	1	table	table	NOUN
easat-8967	266	2	2	2	NUM
easat-8967	266	3	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	266	4	age	age	NOUN
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easat-8967	266	6	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	267	1	age	age	NOUN
easat-8967	267	2	range	range	NOUN
easat-8967	267	3	frequency	frequency	NOUN
easat-8967	267	4	percentage	percentage	NOUN
easat-8967	267	5	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	267	6	%	%	NOUN
easat-8967	267	7	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	267	8	21	21	NUM
easat-8967	267	9	–	–	PUNCT
easat-8967	267	10	30	30	NUM
easat-8967	267	11	years	year	NOUN
easat-8967	267	12	45	45	NUM
easat-8967	267	13	45	45	NUM
easat-8967	267	14	31	31	NUM
easat-8967	267	15	–	–	PUNCT
easat-8967	267	16	40	40	NUM
easat-8967	267	17	years	year	NOUN
easat-8967	267	18	30	30	NUM
easat-8967	267	19	30	30	NUM
easat-8967	267	20	41	41	NUM
easat-8967	267	21	–	–	PUNCT
easat-8967	267	22	50	50	NUM
easat-8967	267	23	years	year	NOUN
easat-8967	267	24	25	25	NUM
easat-8967	267	25	25	25	NUM
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easat-8967	267	27	100	100	NUM
easat-8967	267	28	100	100	NUM
easat-8967	267	29	the	the	DET
easat-8967	267	30	majority	majority	NOUN
easat-8967	267	31	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	267	32	respondents	respondent	NOUN
easat-8967	267	33	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	267	34	45	45	NUM
easat-8967	267	35	%	%	NOUN
easat-8967	267	36	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	267	37	were	be	AUX
easat-8967	267	38	aged	age	VERB
easat-8967	267	39	between	between	ADP
easat-8967	267	40	31	31	NUM
easat-8967	267	41	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	267	42	40	40	NUM
easat-8967	267	43	years	year	NOUN
easat-8967	267	44	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	267	45	followed	follow	VERB
easat-8967	267	46	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	267	47	30	30	NUM
easat-8967	267	48	%	%	NOUN
easat-8967	267	49	aged	aged	ADJ
easat-8967	267	50	41	41	NUM
easat-8967	267	51	–	–	SYM
easat-8967	267	52	50	50	NUM
easat-8967	267	53	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	267	54	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	267	55	20	20	NUM
easat-8967	267	56	%	%	NOUN
easat-8967	267	57	aged	aged	ADJ
easat-8967	267	58	21–30	21–30	NUM
easat-8967	267	59	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	268	1	this	this	PRON
easat-8967	268	2	indicates	indicate	VERB
easat-8967	268	3	that	that	SCONJ
easat-8967	268	4	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	268	5	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	268	6	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	268	7	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	268	8	are	be	AUX
easat-8967	268	9	largely	largely	ADV
easat-8967	268	10	run	run	VERB
easat-8967	268	11	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	268	12	young	young	ADJ
easat-8967	268	13	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	268	14	middleaged	middleaged	ADJ
easat-8967	268	15	entrepreneurs	entrepreneur	NOUN
easat-8967	268	16	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	268	17	table	table	NOUN
easat-8967	268	18	3	3	NUM
easat-8967	268	19	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	268	20	educational	educational	ADJ
easat-8967	268	21	background	background	NOUN
easat-8967	268	22	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	269	1	education	education	NOUN
easat-8967	269	2	background	background	NOUN
easat-8967	269	3	frequency	frequency	NOUN
easat-8967	269	4	percentage	percentage	NOUN
easat-8967	269	5	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	269	6	%	%	INTJ
easat-8967	269	7	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	269	8	tertiary	tertiary	ADJ
easat-8967	269	9	education	education	NOUN
easat-8967	269	10	65	65	NUM
easat-8967	269	11	65	65	NUM
easat-8967	269	12	secondary	secondary	ADJ
easat-8967	269	13	education	education	NOUN
easat-8967	269	14	25	25	NUM
easat-8967	269	15	25	25	NUM
easat-8967	269	16	total	total	NOUN
easat-8967	269	17	100	100	NUM
easat-8967	269	18	100	100	NUM
easat-8967	269	19	most	most	ADJ
easat-8967	269	20	respondents	respondent	NOUN
easat-8967	269	21	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	269	22	65	65	NUM
easat-8967	269	23	%	%	NOUN
easat-8967	269	24	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	269	25	had	have	VERB
easat-8967	269	26	at	at	ADP
easat-8967	269	27	least	least	ADJ
easat-8967	269	28	a	a	DET
easat-8967	269	29	tertiary	tertiary	ADJ
easat-8967	269	30	education	education	NOUN
easat-8967	269	31	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	269	32	while	while	SCONJ
easat-8967	269	33	25	25	NUM
easat-8967	269	34	%	%	NOUN
easat-8967	269	35	had	have	VERB
easat-8967	269	36	a	a	DET
easat-8967	269	37	secondary	secondary	ADJ
easat-8967	269	38	education	education	NOUN
easat-8967	269	39	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	270	1	this	this	PRON
easat-8967	270	2	suggests	suggest	VERB
easat-8967	270	3	that	that	SCONJ
easat-8967	270	4	a	a	DET
easat-8967	270	5	significant	significant	ADJ
easat-8967	270	6	proportion	proportion	NOUN
easat-8967	270	7	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	270	8	sme	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	270	9	operators	operator	NOUN
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easat-8967	271	2	4	4	NUM
easat-8967	271	3	.	.	PUNCT
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easat-8967	271	6	.	.	PUNCT
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easat-8967	272	5	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	272	6	%	%	NOUN
easat-8967	272	7	)	)	PUNCT
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easat-8967	272	10	25	25	NUM
easat-8967	272	11	manufacturing	manufacture	VERB
easat-8967	272	12	30	30	NUM
easat-8967	272	13	30	30	NUM
easat-8967	272	14	service	service	NOUN
easat-8967	272	15	20	20	NUM
easat-8967	272	16	20	20	NUM
easat-8967	272	17	retail	retail	NOUN
easat-8967	272	18	25	25	NUM
easat-8967	272	19	25	25	NUM
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easat-8967	272	22	100	100	NUM
easat-8967	272	23	1569	1569	NUM
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easat-8967	272	28	technology	technology	NOUN
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easat-8967	272	30	:	:	PUNCT
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easat-8967	272	33	8484	8484	NUM
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easat-8967	272	35	.	.	PROPN
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easat-8967	273	6	:	:	SYM
easat-8967	273	7	1559	1559	NUM
easat-8967	273	8	-	-	SYM
easat-8967	273	9	1577	1577	NUM
easat-8967	273	10	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	273	11	2025	2025	NUM
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easat-8967	273	13	:	:	PUNCT
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easat-8967	273	15	-	-	NUM
easat-8967	273	16	8484.v9i7.8967	8484.v9i7.8967	ADJ
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easat-8967	274	6	;	;	PUNCT
easat-8967	274	7	licensee	licensee	PROPN
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easat-8967	274	13	across	across	ADP
easat-8967	274	14	agriculture	agriculture	NOUN
easat-8967	274	15	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	274	16	25	25	NUM
easat-8967	274	17	%	%	NOUN
easat-8967	274	18	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	274	19	,	,	PUNCT
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easat-8967	274	21	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	274	22	30	30	NUM
easat-8967	274	23	%	%	NOUN
easat-8967	274	24	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	274	25	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	274	26	services	service	NOUN
easat-8967	274	27	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	274	28	20	20	NUM
easat-8967	274	29	%	%	NOUN
easat-8967	274	30	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	274	31	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	274	32	and	and	CCONJ
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easat-8967	274	34	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	274	35	25	25	NUM
easat-8967	274	36	%	%	NOUN
easat-8967	274	37	)	)	PUNCT
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easat-8967	274	45	state	state	NOUN
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easat-8967	274	48	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	275	1	table	table	NOUN
easat-8967	275	2	5	5	NUM
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easat-8967	275	4	business	business	NOUN
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easat-8967	275	6	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	276	1	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	276	2	tenure	tenure	NOUN
easat-8967	276	3	frequency	frequency	NOUN
easat-8967	276	4	percentage	percentage	NOUN
easat-8967	276	5	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	276	6	%	%	NOUN
easat-8967	276	7	)	)	PUNCT
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easat-8967	276	10	5	5	NUM
easat-8967	276	11	years	year	NOUN
easat-8967	276	12	30	30	NUM
easat-8967	276	13	30	30	NUM
easat-8967	276	14	5	5	NUM
easat-8967	276	15	-	-	SYM
easat-8967	276	16	10	10	NUM
easat-8967	276	17	years	year	NOUN
easat-8967	276	18	35	35	NUM
easat-8967	276	19	35	35	NUM
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easat-8967	276	21	than	than	ADP
easat-8967	276	22	10	10	NUM
easat-8967	276	23	years	year	NOUN
easat-8967	276	24	35	35	NUM
easat-8967	276	25	35	35	NUM
easat-8967	276	26	total	total	NOUN
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easat-8967	276	28	100	100	NUM
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easat-8967	276	30	50	50	NUM
easat-8967	276	31	%	%	NOUN
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easat-8967	276	34	smes	sme	NOUN
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easat-8967	276	36	been	be	AUX
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easat-8967	276	41	years	year	NOUN
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easat-8967	276	44	a	a	DET
easat-8967	276	45	mix	mix	NOUN
easat-8967	276	46	of	of	ADP
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easat-8967	276	48	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	276	49	emerging	emerge	VERB
easat-8967	276	50	businesses	business	NOUN
easat-8967	276	51	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	277	1	research	research	NOUN
easat-8967	277	2	question1	question1	ADJ
easat-8967	277	3	:	:	PUNCT
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easat-8967	277	5	strategies	strategy	NOUN
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easat-8967	277	7	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	277	8	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	277	9	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	277	10	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	277	11	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	277	12	table	table	NOUN
easat-8967	277	13	6	6	NUM
easat-8967	277	14	.	.	PUNCT
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easat-8967	277	18	by	by	ADP
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easat-8967	277	20	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	278	1	s	s	X
easat-8967	278	2	/	/	SYM
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easat-8967	278	7	d	d	NOUN
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easat-8967	278	18	a	a	DET
easat-8967	278	19	strategy	strategy	NOUN
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easat-8967	278	23	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	279	1	116	116	NUM
easat-8967	279	2	77	77	NUM
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easat-8967	279	4	47	47	NUM
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easat-8967	279	7	2	2	NUM
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easat-8967	279	11	new	new	ADJ
easat-8967	279	12	products	product	NOUN
easat-8967	279	13	or	or	CCONJ
easat-8967	279	14	services	service	NOUN
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easat-8967	279	17	customer	customer	NOUN
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easat-8967	279	19	.	.	PUNCT
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easat-8967	280	2	100	100	NUM
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easat-8967	280	7	3	3	NUM
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easat-8967	280	16	.	.	PUNCT
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easat-8967	281	4	46	46	NUM
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easat-8967	281	7	4	4	NUM
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easat-8967	281	18	/	/	SYM
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easat-8967	281	20	.	.	PUNCT
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easat-8967	282	2	76	76	NUM
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easat-8967	282	17	.	.	PUNCT
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easat-8967	283	7	6	6	NUM
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easat-8967	284	7	7	7	NUM
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easat-8967	284	12	other	other	ADJ
easat-8967	284	13	businesses	business	NOUN
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easat-8967	285	2	88	88	NUM
easat-8967	285	3	78	78	NUM
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easat-8967	285	7	8	8	NUM
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easat-8967	285	17	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	286	1	78	78	NUM
easat-8967	286	2	77	77	NUM
easat-8967	286	3	77	77	NUM
easat-8967	286	4	68	68	NUM
easat-8967	286	5	2.55	2.55	NUM
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easat-8967	286	7	9	9	NUM
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easat-8967	286	9	prioritize	prioritize	VERB
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easat-8967	286	11	training	training	NOUN
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easat-8967	286	13	improve	improve	VERB
easat-8967	286	14	productivity	productivity	NOUN
easat-8967	286	15	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	286	16	service	service	NOUN
easat-8967	286	17	delivery	delivery	NOUN
easat-8967	286	18	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	287	1	86	86	NUM
easat-8967	287	2	76	76	NUM
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easat-8967	287	5	2.63	2.63	NUM
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easat-8967	287	8	we	we	PRON
easat-8967	287	9	seek	seek	VERB
easat-8967	287	10	external	external	ADJ
easat-8967	287	11	funding	funding	NOUN
easat-8967	287	12	to	to	PART
easat-8967	287	13	expand	expand	VERB
easat-8967	287	14	our	our	PRON
easat-8967	287	15	operations	operation	NOUN
easat-8967	287	16	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	287	17	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	287	18	reach	reach	NOUN
easat-8967	287	19	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	288	1	100	100	NUM
easat-8967	288	2	76	76	NUM
easat-8967	288	3	63	63	NUM
easat-8967	288	4	61	61	NUM
easat-8967	288	5	2.72	2.72	NUM
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easat-8967	288	7	the	the	DET
easat-8967	288	8	analysis	analysis	NOUN
easat-8967	288	9	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	288	10	table	table	NOUN
easat-8967	288	11	6	6	NUM
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easat-8967	288	13	the	the	DET
easat-8967	288	14	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	288	15	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	288	16	employed	employ	VERB
easat-8967	288	17	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	288	18	smes	sme	NOUN
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easat-8967	288	20	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	288	21	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	288	22	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	289	1	the	the	DET
easat-8967	289	2	items	item	NOUN
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easat-8967	289	6	a	a	DET
easat-8967	289	7	four	four	NUM
easat-8967	289	8	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	289	9	point	point	NOUN
easat-8967	289	10	likert	likert	ADJ
easat-8967	289	11	scale	scale	NOUN
easat-8967	289	12	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	289	13	strongly	strongly	ADV
easat-8967	289	14	agree	agree	VERB
easat-8967	289	15	sa	sa	PROPN
easat-8967	289	16	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	289	17	agree	agree	VERB
easat-8967	289	18	a	a	PRON
easat-8967	289	19	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	289	20	disagree	disagree	VERB
easat-8967	289	21	d	d	X
easat-8967	289	22	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	289	23	strongly	strongly	ADV
easat-8967	289	24	disagree	disagree	VERB
easat-8967	289	25	sd	sd	NOUN
easat-8967	289	26	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	289	27	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	289	28	mean	mean	ADJ
easat-8967	289	29	scores	score	NOUN
easat-8967	289	30	determining	determine	VERB
easat-8967	289	31	the	the	DET
easat-8967	289	32	level	level	NOUN
easat-8967	289	33	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	289	34	agreement	agreement	NOUN
easat-8967	289	35	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	290	1	a	a	DET
easat-8967	290	2	mean	mean	ADJ
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easat-8967	290	4	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	290	5	2.50	2.50	NUM
easat-8967	290	6	or	or	CCONJ
easat-8967	290	7	above	above	ADV
easat-8967	290	8	was	be	AUX
easat-8967	290	9	interpreted	interpret	VERB
easat-8967	290	10	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	290	11	"	"	PUNCT
easat-8967	290	12	agreed	agree	VERB
easat-8967	290	13	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	290	14	"	"	PUNCT
easat-8967	290	15	indicating	indicate	VERB
easat-8967	290	16	that	that	SCONJ
easat-8967	290	17	the	the	DET
easat-8967	290	18	strategy	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	290	19	is	be	AUX
easat-8967	290	20	commonly	commonly	ADV
easat-8967	290	21	employed	employ	VERB
easat-8967	290	22	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	290	23	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	290	24	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	291	1	competitive	competitive	ADJ
easat-8967	291	2	pricing	pricing	NOUN
easat-8967	291	3	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	291	4	mean	mean	NOUN
easat-8967	291	5	=	=	SYM
easat-8967	291	6	2.87	2.87	NUM
easat-8967	291	7	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	291	8	a	a	DET
easat-8967	291	9	majority	majority	NOUN
easat-8967	291	10	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	291	11	respondents	respondent	NOUN
easat-8967	291	12	agreed	agree	VERB
easat-8967	291	13	that	that	SCONJ
easat-8967	291	14	competitive	competitive	ADJ
easat-8967	291	15	pricing	pricing	NOUN
easat-8967	291	16	is	be	AUX
easat-8967	291	17	a	a	DET
easat-8967	291	18	widely	widely	ADV
easat-8967	291	19	adopted	adopt	VERB
easat-8967	291	20	strategy	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	291	21	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	292	1	this	this	PRON
easat-8967	292	2	aligns	align	VERB
easat-8967	292	3	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	292	4	the	the	DET
easat-8967	292	5	notion	notion	NOUN
easat-8967	292	6	that	that	SCONJ
easat-8967	292	7	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	292	8	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	292	9	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	292	10	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	292	11	use	use	NOUN
easat-8967	292	12	price	price	NOUN
easat-8967	292	13	adjustments	adjustment	NOUN
easat-8967	292	14	to	to	PART
easat-8967	292	15	attract	attract	VERB
easat-8967	292	16	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	292	17	retain	retain	VERB
easat-8967	292	18	customers	customer	NOUN
easat-8967	292	19	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	292	20	especially	especially	ADV
easat-8967	292	21	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	292	22	highly	highly	ADV
easat-8967	292	23	competitive	competitive	ADJ
easat-8967	292	24	local	local	ADJ
easat-8967	292	25	markets	market	NOUN
easat-8967	292	26	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	293	1	product	product	NOUN
easat-8967	293	2	innovation	innovation	NOUN
easat-8967	293	3	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	293	4	mean	mean	NOUN
easat-8967	293	5	=	=	SYM
easat-8967	293	6	2.91	2.91	NUM
easat-8967	293	7	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	293	8	regular	regular	ADJ
easat-8967	293	9	introduction	introduction	NOUN
easat-8967	293	10	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	293	11	new	new	ADJ
easat-8967	293	12	products	product	NOUN
easat-8967	293	13	or	or	CCONJ
easat-8967	293	14	services	service	NOUN
easat-8967	293	15	was	be	AUX
easat-8967	293	16	another	another	DET
easat-8967	293	17	significant	significant	ADJ
easat-8967	293	18	strategy	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	293	19	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	293	20	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	293	21	respondents	respondent	NOUN
easat-8967	293	22	highlighting	highlight	VERB
easat-8967	293	23	the	the	DET
easat-8967	293	24	importance	importance	NOUN
easat-8967	293	25	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	293	26	catering	cater	VERB
easat-8967	293	27	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	293	28	evolving	evolve	VERB
easat-8967	293	29	customer	customer	NOUN
easat-8967	293	30	needs	need	VERB
easat-8967	293	31	to	to	PART
easat-8967	293	32	maintain	maintain	VERB
easat-8967	293	33	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	293	34	relevance	relevance	NOUN
easat-8967	293	35	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	294	1	technological	technological	ADJ
easat-8967	294	2	adoption	adoption	NOUN
easat-8967	294	3	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	294	4	mean	mean	NOUN
easat-8967	294	5	=	=	SYM
easat-8967	294	6	2.85	2.85	NUM
easat-8967	294	7	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	294	8	the	the	DET
easat-8967	294	9	adoption	adoption	NOUN
easat-8967	294	10	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	294	11	technology	technology	NOUN
easat-8967	294	12	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	294	13	operational	operational	ADJ
easat-8967	294	14	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
easat-8967	294	15	received	receive	VERB
easat-8967	294	16	strong	strong	ADJ
easat-8967	294	17	support	support	NOUN
easat-8967	294	18	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	294	19	although	although	SCONJ
easat-8967	294	20	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	294	21	such	such	ADJ
easat-8967	294	22	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	294	23	cost	cost	NOUN
easat-8967	294	24	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	294	25	technical	technical	ADJ
easat-8967	294	26	know	know	NOUN
easat-8967	294	27	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	294	28	how	how	SCONJ
easat-8967	294	29	might	might	AUX
easat-8967	294	30	limit	limit	VERB
easat-8967	294	31	its	its	PRON
easat-8967	294	32	full	full	ADJ
easat-8967	294	33	implementation	implementation	NOUN
easat-8967	294	34	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	295	1	digital	digital	ADJ
easat-8967	295	2	marketing	marketing	NOUN
easat-8967	295	3	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	295	4	mean	mean	NOUN
easat-8967	295	5	=	=	NUM
easat-8967	295	6	2.56	2.56	NUM
easat-8967	295	7	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	295	8	while	while	SCONJ
easat-8967	295	9	digital	digital	ADJ
easat-8967	295	10	marketing	marketing	NOUN
easat-8967	295	11	was	be	AUX
easat-8967	295	12	agreed	agree	VERB
easat-8967	295	13	upon	upon	SCONJ
easat-8967	295	14	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	295	15	the	the	DET
easat-8967	295	16	relatively	relatively	ADV
easat-8967	295	17	lower	low	ADJ
easat-8967	295	18	mean	mean	NOUN
easat-8967	295	19	suggests	suggest	VERB
easat-8967	295	20	that	that	SCONJ
easat-8967	295	21	some	some	DET
easat-8967	295	22	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	295	23	are	be	AUX
easat-8967	295	24	yet	yet	ADV
easat-8967	295	25	to	to	PART
easat-8967	295	26	fully	fully	ADV
easat-8967	295	27	leverage	leverage	VERB
easat-8967	295	28	online	online	ADJ
easat-8967	295	29	platforms	platform	NOUN
easat-8967	295	30	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	295	31	promotion	promotion	NOUN
easat-8967	295	32	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	295	33	possibly	possibly	ADV
easat-8967	295	34	due	due	ADP
easat-8967	295	35	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	295	36	resource	resource	NOUN
easat-8967	295	37	constraints	constraint	NOUN
easat-8967	295	38	or	or	CCONJ
easat-8967	295	39	a	a	DET
easat-8967	295	40	lack	lack	NOUN
easat-8967	295	41	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	295	42	expertise	expertise	NOUN
easat-8967	295	43	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	296	1	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	296	2	research	research	NOUN
easat-8967	296	3	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	296	4	mean	mean	NOUN
easat-8967	296	5	=	=	SYM
easat-8967	296	6	2.60	2.60	NUM
easat-8967	296	7	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	296	8	engaging	engage	VERB
easat-8967	296	9	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	296	10	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	296	11	research	research	NOUN
easat-8967	296	12	to	to	PART
easat-8967	296	13	understand	understand	VERB
easat-8967	296	14	customer	customer	NOUN
easat-8967	296	15	preferences	preference	NOUN
easat-8967	296	16	was	be	AUX
easat-8967	296	17	another	another	DET
easat-8967	296	18	common	common	ADJ
easat-8967	296	19	strategy	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	296	20	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	296	21	reflecting	reflect	VERB
easat-8967	296	22	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	296	23	'	'	PART
easat-8967	296	24	efforts	effort	NOUN
easat-8967	296	25	to	to	PART
easat-8967	296	26	align	align	VERB
easat-8967	296	27	products	product	NOUN
easat-8967	296	28	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	296	29	services	service	NOUN
easat-8967	296	30	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	296	31	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	296	32	demands	demand	NOUN
easat-8967	296	33	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	297	1	customer	customer	NOUN
easat-8967	297	2	relationship	relationship	NOUN
easat-8967	297	3	management	management	NOUN
easat-8967	297	4	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	297	5	mean	mean	NOUN
easat-8967	297	6	=	=	SYM
easat-8967	297	7	2.72	2.72	NUM
easat-8967	297	8	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	297	9	building	build	VERB
easat-8967	297	10	strong	strong	ADJ
easat-8967	297	11	relationships	relationship	NOUN
easat-8967	297	12	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	297	13	customers	customer	NOUN
easat-8967	297	14	was	be	AUX
easat-8967	297	15	highlighted	highlight	VERB
easat-8967	297	16	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	297	17	a	a	DET
easat-8967	297	18	key	key	ADJ
easat-8967	297	19	strategy	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	297	20	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	297	21	demonstrating	demonstrate	VERB
easat-8967	297	22	the	the	DET
easat-8967	297	23	importance	importance	NOUN
easat-8967	297	24	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	297	25	trust	trust	NOUN
easat-8967	297	26	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	297	27	loyalty	loyalty	NOUN
easat-8967	297	28	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	297	29	sustaining	sustain	VERB
easat-8967	297	30	sme	sme	ADJ
easat-8967	297	31	operations	operation	NOUN
easat-8967	297	32	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	298	1	1570	1570	NUM
easat-8967	298	2	edelweiss	edelweiss	PROPN
easat-8967	298	3	applied	apply	VERB
easat-8967	298	4	science	science	NOUN
easat-8967	298	5	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	298	6	technology	technology	NOUN
easat-8967	298	7	issn	issn	PROPN
easat-8967	298	8	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	298	9	2576	2576	NUM
easat-8967	298	10	-	-	SYM
easat-8967	298	11	8484	8484	NUM
easat-8967	298	12	vol	vol	NOUN
easat-8967	298	13	.	.	PROPN
easat-8967	299	1	9	9	NUM
easat-8967	299	2	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	299	3	no	no	INTJ
easat-8967	299	4	.	.	NOUN
easat-8967	299	5	7	7	NUM
easat-8967	299	6	:	:	SYM
easat-8967	299	7	1559	1559	NUM
easat-8967	299	8	-	-	SYM
easat-8967	299	9	1577	1577	NUM
easat-8967	299	10	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	299	11	2025	2025	NUM
easat-8967	299	12	doi	doi	NOUN
easat-8967	299	13	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	299	14	10.55214/2576	10.55214/2576	NUM
easat-8967	299	15	-	-	NUM
easat-8967	299	16	8484.v9i7.8967	8484.v9i7.8967	ADJ
easat-8967	300	1	©	©	PROPN
easat-8967	300	2	2025	2025	NUM
easat-8967	300	3	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	300	4	the	the	DET
easat-8967	300	5	authors	author	NOUN
easat-8967	300	6	;	;	PUNCT
easat-8967	300	7	licensee	licensee	PROPN
easat-8967	300	8	learning	learn	VERB
easat-8967	300	9	gate	gate	NOUN
easat-8967	300	10	collaboration	collaboration	NOUN
easat-8967	300	11	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	300	12	mean	mean	NOUN
easat-8967	300	13	=	=	SYM
easat-8967	300	14	2.73	2.73	NUM
easat-8967	300	15	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	300	16	frequent	frequent	ADJ
easat-8967	300	17	collaboration	collaboration	NOUN
easat-8967	300	18	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	300	19	other	other	ADJ
easat-8967	300	20	businesses	business	NOUN
easat-8967	300	21	was	be	AUX
easat-8967	300	22	noted	note	VERB
easat-8967	300	23	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	300	24	indicating	indicate	VERB
easat-8967	300	25	that	that	SCONJ
easat-8967	300	26	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	300	27	see	see	VERB
easat-8967	300	28	value	value	NOUN
easat-8967	300	29	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	300	30	partnerships	partnership	NOUN
easat-8967	300	31	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	300	32	improving	improve	VERB
easat-8967	300	33	their	their	PRON
easat-8967	300	34	competitive	competitive	ADJ
easat-8967	300	35	position	position	NOUN
easat-8967	300	36	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	301	1	innovation	innovation	NOUN
easat-8967	301	2	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	301	3	mean	mean	NOUN
easat-8967	301	4	=	=	SYM
easat-8967	301	5	2.55	2.55	NUM
easat-8967	301	6	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	301	7	innovation	innovation	NOUN
easat-8967	301	8	was	be	AUX
easat-8967	301	9	acknowledged	acknowledge	VERB
easat-8967	301	10	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	301	11	central	central	ADJ
easat-8967	301	12	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	301	13	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	301	14	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	301	15	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	301	16	though	though	SCONJ
easat-8967	301	17	the	the	DET
easat-8967	301	18	slightly	slightly	ADV
easat-8967	301	19	lower	low	ADJ
easat-8967	301	20	mean	mean	NOUN
easat-8967	301	21	indicates	indicate	VERB
easat-8967	301	22	that	that	SCONJ
easat-8967	301	23	more	more	ADJ
easat-8967	301	24	support	support	NOUN
easat-8967	301	25	might	might	AUX
easat-8967	301	26	be	be	AUX
easat-8967	301	27	needed	need	VERB
easat-8967	301	28	to	to	PART
easat-8967	301	29	foster	foster	VERB
easat-8967	301	30	creative	creative	ADJ
easat-8967	301	31	solutions	solution	NOUN
easat-8967	301	32	within	within	ADP
easat-8967	301	33	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	301	34	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	302	1	employee	employee	NOUN
easat-8967	302	2	training	training	NOUN
easat-8967	302	3	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	302	4	mean	mean	NOUN
easat-8967	302	5	=	=	SYM
easat-8967	302	6	2.63	2.63	NUM
easat-8967	302	7	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	302	8	prioritizing	prioritize	VERB
easat-8967	302	9	employee	employee	NOUN
easat-8967	302	10	training	training	NOUN
easat-8967	302	11	to	to	PART
easat-8967	302	12	enhance	enhance	VERB
easat-8967	302	13	productivity	productivity	NOUN
easat-8967	302	14	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	302	15	service	service	NOUN
easat-8967	302	16	delivery	delivery	NOUN
easat-8967	302	17	was	be	AUX
easat-8967	302	18	agreed	agree	VERB
easat-8967	302	19	upon	upon	SCONJ
easat-8967	302	20	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	302	21	underscoring	underscore	VERB
easat-8967	302	22	the	the	DET
easat-8967	302	23	role	role	NOUN
easat-8967	302	24	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	302	25	a	a	DET
easat-8967	302	26	skilled	skilled	ADJ
easat-8967	302	27	workforce	workforce	NOUN
easat-8967	302	28	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	302	29	implementing	implement	VERB
easat-8967	302	30	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	302	31	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	302	32	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	303	1	external	external	ADJ
easat-8967	303	2	funding	funding	NOUN
easat-8967	303	3	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	303	4	mean	mean	NOUN
easat-8967	303	5	=	=	SYM
easat-8967	303	6	2.72	2.72	NUM
easat-8967	303	7	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	303	8	seeking	seek	VERB
easat-8967	303	9	external	external	ADJ
easat-8967	303	10	funding	funding	NOUN
easat-8967	303	11	was	be	AUX
easat-8967	303	12	another	another	DET
easat-8967	303	13	widely	widely	ADV
easat-8967	303	14	adopted	adopt	VERB
easat-8967	303	15	strategy	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	303	16	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	303	17	reflecting	reflect	VERB
easat-8967	303	18	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	303	19	'	'	PART
easat-8967	303	20	need	need	NOUN
easat-8967	303	21	for	for	SCONJ
easat-8967	303	22	financial	financial	ADJ
easat-8967	303	23	support	support	NOUN
easat-8967	303	24	to	to	PART
easat-8967	303	25	scale	scale	VERB
easat-8967	303	26	operations	operation	NOUN
easat-8967	303	27	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	303	28	expand	expand	VERB
easat-8967	303	29	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	303	30	reach	reach	NOUN
easat-8967	303	31	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	304	1	the	the	DET
easat-8967	304	2	results	result	NOUN
easat-8967	304	3	indicate	indicate	VERB
easat-8967	304	4	that	that	SCONJ
easat-8967	304	5	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	304	6	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	304	7	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	304	8	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	304	9	employ	employ	VERB
easat-8967	304	10	a	a	DET
easat-8967	304	11	variety	variety	NOUN
easat-8967	304	12	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	304	13	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	304	14	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	304	15	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	304	16	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	304	17	competitive	competitive	ADJ
easat-8967	304	18	pricing	pricing	NOUN
easat-8967	304	19	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	304	20	product	product	NOUN
easat-8967	304	21	innovation	innovation	NOUN
easat-8967	304	22	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	304	23	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	304	24	technological	technological	ADJ
easat-8967	304	25	adoption	adoption	NOUN
easat-8967	304	26	being	be	AUX
easat-8967	304	27	particularly	particularly	ADV
easat-8967	304	28	prominent	prominent	ADJ
easat-8967	304	29	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	305	1	the	the	DET
easat-8967	305	2	slightly	slightly	ADV
easat-8967	305	3	lower	low	ADJ
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easat-8967	305	5	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	305	6	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	305	7	like	like	ADP
easat-8967	305	8	digital	digital	ADJ
easat-8967	305	9	marketing	marketing	NOUN
easat-8967	305	10	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	305	11	innovation	innovation	NOUN
easat-8967	305	12	suggest	suggest	VERB
easat-8967	305	13	areas	area	NOUN
easat-8967	305	14	where	where	SCONJ
easat-8967	305	15	further	further	ADJ
easat-8967	305	16	capacity	capacity	NOUN
easat-8967	305	17	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	305	18	building	building	NOUN
easat-8967	305	19	or	or	CCONJ
easat-8967	305	20	support	support	NOUN
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easat-8967	305	22	be	be	AUX
easat-8967	305	23	required	require	VERB
easat-8967	305	24	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	306	1	the	the	DET
easat-8967	306	2	findings	finding	NOUN
easat-8967	306	3	are	be	AUX
easat-8967	306	4	consistent	consistent	ADJ
easat-8967	306	5	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	306	6	the	the	DET
easat-8967	306	7	theoretical	theoretical	ADJ
easat-8967	306	8	framework	framework	NOUN
easat-8967	306	9	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	306	10	particularly	particularly	ADV
easat-8967	306	11	porter	porter	NOUN
easat-8967	306	12	[	[	X
easat-8967	306	13	16	16	NUM
easat-8967	306	14	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	306	15	cost	cost	NOUN
easat-8967	306	16	leadership	leadership	NOUN
easat-8967	306	17	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	306	18	differentiation	differentiation	NOUN
easat-8967	306	19	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	306	20	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	306	21	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	306	22	align	align	VERB
easat-8967	306	23	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	306	24	empirical	empirical	ADJ
easat-8967	306	25	studies	study	NOUN
easat-8967	306	26	on	on	ADP
easat-8967	306	27	sme	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	306	28	practices	practice	NOUN
easat-8967	306	29	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	306	30	similar	similar	ADJ
easat-8967	306	31	contexts	context	NOUN
easat-8967	306	32	[	[	X
easat-8967	306	33	2	2	NUM
easat-8967	306	34	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	306	35	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	307	1	these	these	DET
easat-8967	307	2	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	307	3	demonstrate	demonstrate	VERB
easat-8967	307	4	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	307	5	'	'	PART
easat-8967	307	6	resilience	resilience	NOUN
easat-8967	307	7	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	307	8	adaptability	adaptability	NOUN
easat-8967	307	9	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	307	10	addressing	address	VERB
easat-8967	307	11	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	307	12	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	307	13	pursuing	pursue	VERB
easat-8967	307	14	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	307	15	opportunities	opportunity	NOUN
easat-8967	307	16	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	308	1	research	research	NOUN
easat-8967	308	2	question	question	NOUN
easat-8967	308	3	2	2	NUM
easat-8967	308	4	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	308	5	impact	impact	NOUN
easat-8967	308	6	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	308	7	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	308	8	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	308	9	on	on	ADP
easat-8967	308	10	sme	sme	ADJ
easat-8967	308	11	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	308	12	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	308	13	development	development	NOUN
easat-8967	308	14	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	309	1	table	table	NOUN
easat-8967	309	2	7	7	NUM
easat-8967	309	3	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	309	4	impact	impact	NOUN
easat-8967	309	5	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	309	6	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	309	7	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	309	8	on	on	ADP
easat-8967	309	9	sme	sme	ADJ
easat-8967	309	10	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	309	11	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	309	12	development	development	NOUN
easat-8967	309	13	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	310	1	s	s	X
easat-8967	310	2	/	/	SYM
easat-8967	310	3	no	no	DET
easat-8967	310	4	items	item	NOUN
easat-8967	310	5	sa	sa	VERB
easat-8967	310	6	a	a	DET
easat-8967	310	7	d	d	NOUN
easat-8967	310	8	sd	sd	ADP
easat-8967	310	9	mean	mean	NOUN
easat-8967	310	10	remark	remark	NOUN
easat-8967	310	11	1	1	NUM
easat-8967	310	12	the	the	DET
easat-8967	310	13	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	310	14	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	310	15	we	we	PRON
easat-8967	310	16	employ	employ	VERB
easat-8967	310	17	have	have	AUX
easat-8967	310	18	significantly	significantly	ADV
easat-8967	310	19	increased	increase	VERB
easat-8967	310	20	our	our	PRON
easat-8967	310	21	customer	customer	NOUN
easat-8967	310	22	base	base	NOUN
easat-8967	310	23	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	311	1	98	98	NUM
easat-8967	311	2	77	77	NUM
easat-8967	311	3	65	65	NUM
easat-8967	311	4	60	60	NUM
easat-8967	311	5	2.71	2.71	NUM
easat-8967	311	6	agreed	agree	VERB
easat-8967	311	7	2	2	NUM
easat-8967	311	8	our	our	PRON
easat-8967	311	9	profitability	profitability	NOUN
easat-8967	311	10	has	have	AUX
easat-8967	311	11	improved	improve	VERB
easat-8967	311	12	due	due	ADJ
easat-8967	311	13	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	311	14	the	the	DET
easat-8967	311	15	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	311	16	we	we	PRON
easat-8967	311	17	use	use	VERB
easat-8967	311	18	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	312	1	87	87	NUM
easat-8967	312	2	100	100	NUM
easat-8967	312	3	66	66	NUM
easat-8967	312	4	47	47	NUM
easat-8967	312	5	2.76	2.76	NUM
easat-8967	312	6	agreed	agree	VERB
easat-8967	312	7	3	3	NUM
easat-8967	312	8	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	312	9	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	312	10	have	have	AUX
easat-8967	312	11	helped	help	VERB
easat-8967	312	12	our	our	PRON
easat-8967	312	13	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	312	14	expand	expand	VERB
easat-8967	312	15	into	into	ADP
easat-8967	312	16	new	new	ADJ
easat-8967	312	17	markets	market	NOUN
easat-8967	312	18	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	313	1	77	77	NUM
easat-8967	313	2	84	84	NUM
easat-8967	313	3	77	77	NUM
easat-8967	313	4	62	62	NUM
easat-8967	313	5	2.59	2.59	NUM
easat-8967	313	6	agreed	agree	VERB
easat-8967	313	7	4	4	NUM
easat-8967	313	8	the	the	DET
easat-8967	313	9	use	use	NOUN
easat-8967	313	10	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	313	11	innovative	innovative	ADJ
easat-8967	313	12	approaches	approach	NOUN
easat-8967	313	13	has	have	AUX
easat-8967	313	14	enhanced	enhance	VERB
easat-8967	313	15	our	our	PRON
easat-8967	313	16	brand	brand	NOUN
easat-8967	313	17	reputation	reputation	NOUN
easat-8967	313	18	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	314	1	76	76	NUM
easat-8967	314	2	76	76	NUM
easat-8967	314	3	80	80	NUM
easat-8967	314	4	68	68	NUM
easat-8967	314	5	2.53	2.53	NUM
easat-8967	314	6	agreed	agree	VERB
easat-8967	314	7	5	5	NUM
easat-8967	314	8	adopting	adopt	VERB
easat-8967	314	9	technology	technology	NOUN
easat-8967	314	10	has	have	AUX
easat-8967	314	11	led	lead	VERB
easat-8967	314	12	to	to	PART
easat-8967	314	13	cost	cost	VERB
easat-8967	314	14	reductions	reduction	NOUN
easat-8967	314	15	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	314	16	our	our	PRON
easat-8967	314	17	operations	operation	NOUN
easat-8967	314	18	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	315	1	77	77	NUM
easat-8967	315	2	80	80	NUM
easat-8967	315	3	80	80	NUM
easat-8967	315	4	63	63	NUM
easat-8967	315	5	2.57	2.57	NUM
easat-8967	315	6	agreed	agree	VERB
easat-8967	315	7	6	6	NUM
easat-8967	315	8	our	our	PRON
easat-8967	315	9	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	315	10	has	have	AUX
easat-8967	315	11	achieved	achieve	VERB
easat-8967	315	12	steady	steady	ADJ
easat-8967	315	13	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	315	14	over	over	ADP
easat-8967	315	15	the	the	DET
easat-8967	315	16	past	past	ADJ
easat-8967	315	17	two	two	NUM
easat-8967	315	18	years	year	NOUN
easat-8967	315	19	due	due	ADJ
easat-8967	315	20	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	315	21	strategic	strategic	ADJ
easat-8967	315	22	planning	planning	NOUN
easat-8967	315	23	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	316	1	100	100	NUM
easat-8967	316	2	69	69	NUM
easat-8967	316	3	78	78	NUM
easat-8967	316	4	53	53	NUM
easat-8967	316	5	2.72	2.72	NUM
easat-8967	316	6	agreed	agree	VERB
easat-8967	316	7	7	7	NUM
easat-8967	316	8	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	316	9	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	316	10	have	have	AUX
easat-8967	316	11	enhanced	enhance	VERB
easat-8967	316	12	our	our	PRON
easat-8967	316	13	ability	ability	NOUN
easat-8967	316	14	to	to	PART
easat-8967	316	15	compete	compete	VERB
easat-8967	316	16	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	316	17	larger	large	ADJ
easat-8967	316	18	businesses	business	NOUN
easat-8967	316	19	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	317	1	88	88	NUM
easat-8967	317	2	78	78	NUM
easat-8967	317	3	78	78	NUM
easat-8967	317	4	56	56	NUM
easat-8967	317	5	2.66	2.66	NUM
easat-8967	317	6	agreed	agree	VERB
easat-8967	317	7	8	8	NUM
easat-8967	317	8	our	our	PRON
easat-8967	317	9	employees	employee	NOUN
easat-8967	317	10	have	have	AUX
easat-8967	317	11	become	become	VERB
easat-8967	317	12	more	more	ADV
easat-8967	317	13	productive	productive	ADJ
easat-8967	317	14	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	317	15	a	a	DET
easat-8967	317	16	result	result	NOUN
easat-8967	317	17	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	317	18	our	our	PRON
easat-8967	317	19	strategic	strategic	ADJ
easat-8967	317	20	initiatives	initiative	NOUN
easat-8967	317	21	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	318	1	78	78	NUM
easat-8967	318	2	77	77	NUM
easat-8967	318	3	77	77	NUM
easat-8967	318	4	68	68	NUM
easat-8967	318	5	2.55	2.55	NUM
easat-8967	318	6	agreed	agree	VERB
easat-8967	318	7	9	9	NUM
easat-8967	318	8	our	our	PRON
easat-8967	318	9	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	318	10	has	have	AUX
easat-8967	318	11	improved	improve	VERB
easat-8967	318	12	its	its	PRON
easat-8967	318	13	ability	ability	NOUN
easat-8967	318	14	to	to	PART
easat-8967	318	15	retain	retain	VERB
easat-8967	318	16	loyal	loyal	ADJ
easat-8967	318	17	customers	customer	NOUN
easat-8967	318	18	through	through	ADP
easat-8967	318	19	specific	specific	ADJ
easat-8967	318	20	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	318	21	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	319	1	76	76	NUM
easat-8967	319	2	76	76	NUM
easat-8967	319	3	78	78	NUM
easat-8967	319	4	70	70	NUM
easat-8967	319	5	2.53	2.53	NUM
easat-8967	319	6	agreed	agree	VERB
easat-8967	319	7	10	10	NUM
easat-8967	319	8	the	the	DET
easat-8967	319	9	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	319	10	we	we	PRON
easat-8967	319	11	employ	employ	VERB
easat-8967	319	12	have	have	AUX
easat-8967	319	13	helped	help	VERB
easat-8967	319	14	us	we	PRON
easat-8967	319	15	sustain	sustain	VERB
easat-8967	319	16	our	our	PRON
easat-8967	319	17	operations	operation	NOUN
easat-8967	319	18	during	during	ADP
easat-8967	319	19	economic	economic	ADJ
easat-8967	319	20	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	319	21	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	320	1	100	100	NUM
easat-8967	320	2	76	76	NUM
easat-8967	320	3	63	63	NUM
easat-8967	320	4	61	61	NUM
easat-8967	320	5	2.72	2.72	NUM
easat-8967	320	6	agreed	agree	VERB
easat-8967	320	7	table	table	NOUN
easat-8967	320	8	7	7	NUM
easat-8967	320	9	provides	provide	VERB
easat-8967	320	10	insights	insight	NOUN
easat-8967	320	11	into	into	ADP
easat-8967	320	12	the	the	DET
easat-8967	320	13	perceived	perceive	VERB
easat-8967	320	14	impact	impact	NOUN
easat-8967	320	15	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	320	16	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	320	17	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	320	18	on	on	ADP
easat-8967	320	19	the	the	DET
easat-8967	320	20	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	320	21	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	320	22	development	development	NOUN
easat-8967	320	23	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	320	24	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	320	25	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	320	26	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	320	27	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	320	28	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	321	1	customer	customer	NOUN
easat-8967	321	2	base	base	NOUN
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easat-8967	321	4	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	321	5	mean	mean	NOUN
easat-8967	321	6	=	=	SYM
easat-8967	321	7	2.71	2.71	NUM
easat-8967	321	8	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	321	9	the	the	DET
easat-8967	321	10	majority	majority	NOUN
easat-8967	321	11	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	321	12	respondents	respondent	NOUN
easat-8967	321	13	agreed	agree	VERB
easat-8967	321	14	that	that	SCONJ
easat-8967	321	15	their	their	PRON
easat-8967	321	16	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	321	17	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	321	18	significantly	significantly	ADV
easat-8967	321	19	increased	increase	VERB
easat-8967	321	20	their	their	PRON
easat-8967	321	21	customer	customer	NOUN
easat-8967	321	22	base	base	NOUN
easat-8967	321	23	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	322	1	this	this	PRON
easat-8967	322	2	supports	support	VERB
easat-8967	322	3	the	the	DET
easat-8967	322	4	role	role	NOUN
easat-8967	322	5	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	322	6	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	322	7	like	like	ADP
easat-8967	322	8	competitive	competitive	ADJ
easat-8967	322	9	pricing	pricing	NOUN
easat-8967	322	10	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	322	11	customer	customer	NOUN
easat-8967	322	12	relationship	relationship	NOUN
easat-8967	322	13	management	management	NOUN
easat-8967	322	14	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	322	15	attracting	attract	VERB
easat-8967	322	16	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	322	17	retaining	retain	VERB
easat-8967	322	18	clients	client	NOUN
easat-8967	322	19	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	323	1	improved	improve	VERB
easat-8967	323	2	profitability	profitability	NOUN
easat-8967	323	3	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	323	4	mean	mean	NOUN
easat-8967	323	5	=	=	SYM
easat-8967	323	6	2.76	2.76	NUM
easat-8967	323	7	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	323	8	respondents	respondent	NOUN
easat-8967	323	9	agreed	agree	VERB
easat-8967	323	10	that	that	SCONJ
easat-8967	323	11	the	the	DET
easat-8967	323	12	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	323	13	they	they	PRON
easat-8967	323	14	employ	employ	VERB
easat-8967	323	15	have	have	AUX
easat-8967	323	16	enhanced	enhance	VERB
easat-8967	323	17	their	their	PRON
easat-8967	323	18	profitability	profitability	NOUN
easat-8967	323	19	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	323	20	demonstrating	demonstrate	VERB
easat-8967	323	21	the	the	DET
easat-8967	323	22	effectiveness	effectiveness	NOUN
easat-8967	323	23	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	323	24	approaches	approach	NOUN
easat-8967	323	25	like	like	ADP
easat-8967	323	26	cost	cost	NOUN
easat-8967	323	27	leadership	leadership	NOUN
easat-8967	323	28	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	323	29	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	323	30	penetration	penetration	NOUN
easat-8967	323	31	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	323	32	driving	drive	VERB
easat-8967	323	33	financial	financial	ADJ
easat-8967	323	34	gains	gain	NOUN
easat-8967	323	35	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	324	1	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	324	2	expansion	expansion	NOUN
easat-8967	324	3	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	324	4	mean	mean	NOUN
easat-8967	324	5	=	=	SYM
easat-8967	324	6	2.59	2.59	NUM
easat-8967	324	7	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	324	8	acknowledgement	acknowledgement	NOUN
easat-8967	324	9	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	324	10	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	324	11	expansion	expansion	NOUN
easat-8967	324	12	reflects	reflect	VERB
easat-8967	324	13	the	the	DET
easat-8967	324	14	adoption	adoption	NOUN
easat-8967	324	15	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	324	16	product	product	NOUN
easat-8967	324	17	diversification	diversification	NOUN
easat-8967	324	18	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	324	19	innovative	innovative	ADJ
easat-8967	324	20	practices	practice	NOUN
easat-8967	324	21	that	that	PRON
easat-8967	324	22	enable	enable	VERB
easat-8967	324	23	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	324	24	to	to	PART
easat-8967	324	25	explore	explore	VERB
easat-8967	324	26	new	new	ADJ
easat-8967	324	27	customer	customer	NOUN
easat-8967	324	28	segments	segment	NOUN
easat-8967	324	29	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	325	1	brand	brand	NOUN
easat-8967	325	2	reputation	reputation	NOUN
easat-8967	325	3	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	325	4	mean	mean	NOUN
easat-8967	325	5	=	=	SYM
easat-8967	325	6	2.53	2.53	NUM
easat-8967	325	7	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	325	8	innovative	innovative	ADJ
easat-8967	325	9	approaches	approach	NOUN
easat-8967	325	10	have	have	AUX
easat-8967	325	11	positively	positively	ADV
easat-8967	325	12	influenced	influence	VERB
easat-8967	325	13	brand	brand	NOUN
easat-8967	325	14	reputation	reputation	NOUN
easat-8967	325	15	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	325	16	though	though	SCONJ
easat-8967	325	17	the	the	DET
easat-8967	325	18	mean	mean	NOUN
easat-8967	325	19	suggests	suggest	VERB
easat-8967	325	20	there	there	PRON
easat-8967	325	21	is	be	VERB
easat-8967	325	22	room	room	NOUN
easat-8967	325	23	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	325	24	more	more	ADV
easat-8967	325	25	robust	robust	ADJ
easat-8967	325	26	branding	branding	NOUN
easat-8967	325	27	initiatives	initiative	NOUN
easat-8967	325	28	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	326	1	cost	cost	NOUN
easat-8967	326	2	reductions	reduction	NOUN
easat-8967	326	3	through	through	ADP
easat-8967	326	4	technology	technology	NOUN
easat-8967	326	5	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	326	6	mean	mean	NOUN
easat-8967	326	7	=	=	SYM
easat-8967	326	8	2.57	2.57	NUM
easat-8967	326	9	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	326	10	the	the	DET
easat-8967	326	11	adoption	adoption	NOUN
easat-8967	326	12	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	326	13	technology	technology	NOUN
easat-8967	326	14	has	have	AUX
easat-8967	326	15	led	lead	VERB
easat-8967	326	16	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	326	17	reduced	reduce	VERB
easat-8967	326	18	operational	operational	ADJ
easat-8967	326	19	costs	cost	NOUN
easat-8967	326	20	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	326	21	underscoring	underscore	VERB
easat-8967	326	22	the	the	DET
easat-8967	326	23	importance	importance	NOUN
easat-8967	326	24	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	326	25	digital	digital	ADJ
easat-8967	326	26	tools	tool	NOUN
easat-8967	326	27	1571	1571	NUM
easat-8967	326	28	edelweiss	edelweiss	PROPN
easat-8967	326	29	applied	apply	VERB
easat-8967	326	30	science	science	NOUN
easat-8967	326	31	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	326	32	technology	technology	NOUN
easat-8967	326	33	issn	issn	PROPN
easat-8967	326	34	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	326	35	2576	2576	NUM
easat-8967	326	36	-	-	SYM
easat-8967	326	37	8484	8484	NUM
easat-8967	326	38	vol	vol	NOUN
easat-8967	326	39	.	.	PROPN
easat-8967	327	1	9	9	NUM
easat-8967	327	2	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	327	3	no	no	INTJ
easat-8967	327	4	.	.	NOUN
easat-8967	327	5	7	7	NUM
easat-8967	327	6	:	:	SYM
easat-8967	327	7	1559	1559	NUM
easat-8967	327	8	-	-	SYM
easat-8967	327	9	1577	1577	NUM
easat-8967	327	10	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	327	11	2025	2025	NUM
easat-8967	327	12	doi	doi	NOUN
easat-8967	327	13	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	327	14	10.55214/2576	10.55214/2576	NUM
easat-8967	327	15	-	-	NUM
easat-8967	327	16	8484.v9i7.8967	8484.v9i7.8967	ADJ
easat-8967	328	1	©	©	PROPN
easat-8967	328	2	2025	2025	NUM
easat-8967	328	3	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	328	4	the	the	DET
easat-8967	328	5	authors	author	NOUN
easat-8967	328	6	;	;	PUNCT
easat-8967	328	7	licensee	licensee	PROPN
easat-8967	328	8	learning	learning	NOUN
easat-8967	328	9	gate	gate	NOUN
easat-8967	328	10	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	328	11	improving	improve	VERB
easat-8967	328	12	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
easat-8967	328	13	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	328	14	profitability	profitability	NOUN
easat-8967	328	15	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	329	1	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	329	2	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	329	3	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	329	4	mean	mean	NOUN
easat-8967	329	5	=	=	SYM
easat-8967	329	6	2.72	2.72	NUM
easat-8967	329	7	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	329	8	steady	steady	ADJ
easat-8967	329	9	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	329	10	over	over	ADP
easat-8967	329	11	the	the	DET
easat-8967	329	12	past	past	ADJ
easat-8967	329	13	two	two	NUM
easat-8967	329	14	years	year	NOUN
easat-8967	329	15	was	be	AUX
easat-8967	329	16	attributed	attribute	VERB
easat-8967	329	17	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	329	18	strategic	strategic	ADJ
easat-8967	329	19	planning	planning	NOUN
easat-8967	329	20	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	329	21	reflecting	reflect	VERB
easat-8967	329	22	the	the	DET
easat-8967	329	23	long	long	ADJ
easat-8967	329	24	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	329	25	term	term	NOUN
easat-8967	329	26	impact	impact	NOUN
easat-8967	329	27	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	329	28	structured	structured	ADJ
easat-8967	329	29	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	329	30	approaches	approach	NOUN
easat-8967	329	31	on	on	ADP
easat-8967	329	32	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	329	33	performance	performance	NOUN
easat-8967	329	34	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	330	1	competitiveness	competitiveness	NOUN
easat-8967	330	2	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	330	3	mean	mean	NOUN
easat-8967	330	4	=	=	SYM
easat-8967	330	5	2.66	2.66	NUM
easat-8967	330	6	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	330	7	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	330	8	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	330	9	have	have	AUX
easat-8967	330	10	enhanced	enhance	VERB
easat-8967	330	11	the	the	DET
easat-8967	330	12	ability	ability	NOUN
easat-8967	330	13	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	330	14	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	330	15	to	to	PART
easat-8967	330	16	compete	compete	VERB
easat-8967	330	17	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	330	18	larger	large	ADJ
easat-8967	330	19	firms	firm	NOUN
easat-8967	330	20	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	330	21	validating	validate	VERB
easat-8967	330	22	the	the	DET
easat-8967	330	23	relevance	relevance	NOUN
easat-8967	330	24	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	330	25	tailored	tailor	VERB
easat-8967	330	26	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	330	27	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	330	28	leveling	level	VERB
easat-8967	330	29	the	the	DET
easat-8967	330	30	competitive	competitive	ADJ
easat-8967	330	31	landscape	landscape	NOUN
easat-8967	330	32	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	331	1	employee	employee	NOUN
easat-8967	331	2	productivity	productivity	NOUN
easat-8967	331	3	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	331	4	mean	mean	NOUN
easat-8967	331	5	=	=	SYM
easat-8967	331	6	2.55	2.55	NUM
easat-8967	331	7	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	331	8	strategic	strategic	ADJ
easat-8967	331	9	initiatives	initiative	NOUN
easat-8967	331	10	have	have	AUX
easat-8967	331	11	contributed	contribute	VERB
easat-8967	331	12	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	331	13	improved	improve	VERB
easat-8967	331	14	employee	employee	NOUN
easat-8967	331	15	productivity	productivity	NOUN
easat-8967	331	16	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	331	17	highlighting	highlight	VERB
easat-8967	331	18	the	the	DET
easat-8967	331	19	value	value	NOUN
easat-8967	331	20	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	331	21	training	training	NOUN
easat-8967	331	22	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	331	23	resource	resource	NOUN
easat-8967	331	24	allocation	allocation	NOUN
easat-8967	331	25	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	331	26	workforce	workforce	PROPN
easat-8967	331	27	development	development	PROPN
easat-8967	331	28	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	332	1	customer	customer	NOUN
easat-8967	332	2	retention	retention	NOUN
easat-8967	332	3	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	332	4	mean	mean	NOUN
easat-8967	332	5	=	=	SYM
easat-8967	332	6	2.53	2.53	NUM
easat-8967	332	7	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	332	8	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	332	9	aimed	aim	VERB
easat-8967	332	10	at	at	ADP
easat-8967	332	11	customer	customer	NOUN
easat-8967	332	12	retention	retention	NOUN
easat-8967	332	13	were	be	AUX
easat-8967	332	14	perceived	perceive	VERB
easat-8967	332	15	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	332	16	effective	effective	ADJ
easat-8967	332	17	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	332	18	emphasizing	emphasize	VERB
easat-8967	332	19	the	the	DET
easat-8967	332	20	importance	importance	NOUN
easat-8967	332	21	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	332	22	loyalty	loyalty	NOUN
easat-8967	332	23	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	332	24	building	building	NOUN
easat-8967	332	25	measures	measure	NOUN
easat-8967	332	26	such	such	ADJ
easat-8967	332	27	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	332	28	personalized	personalized	ADJ
easat-8967	332	29	services	service	NOUN
easat-8967	332	30	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	332	31	follow	follow	NOUN
easat-8967	332	32	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	332	33	ups	up	NOUN
easat-8967	332	34	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	333	1	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
easat-8967	333	2	during	during	ADP
easat-8967	333	3	economic	economic	ADJ
easat-8967	333	4	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	333	5	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	333	6	mean	mean	NOUN
easat-8967	333	7	=	=	SYM
easat-8967	333	8	2.72	2.72	NUM
easat-8967	333	9	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	333	10	the	the	DET
easat-8967	333	11	ability	ability	NOUN
easat-8967	333	12	to	to	PART
easat-8967	333	13	sustain	sustain	VERB
easat-8967	333	14	operations	operation	NOUN
easat-8967	333	15	during	during	ADP
easat-8967	333	16	economic	economic	ADJ
easat-8967	333	17	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	333	18	reflects	reflect	VERB
easat-8967	333	19	the	the	DET
easat-8967	333	20	resilience	resilience	NOUN
easat-8967	333	21	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	333	22	derive	derive	ADJ
easat-8967	333	23	from	from	ADP
easat-8967	333	24	well	well	ADV
easat-8967	333	25	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	333	26	crafted	craft	VERB
easat-8967	333	27	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	333	28	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	333	29	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	333	30	particularly	particularly	ADV
easat-8967	333	31	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	333	32	volatile	volatile	ADJ
easat-8967	333	33	markets	market	NOUN
easat-8967	333	34	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	334	1	the	the	DET
easat-8967	334	2	results	result	NOUN
easat-8967	334	3	suggest	suggest	VERB
easat-8967	334	4	that	that	SCONJ
easat-8967	334	5	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	334	6	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	334	7	have	have	VERB
easat-8967	334	8	a	a	DET
easat-8967	334	9	positive	positive	ADJ
easat-8967	334	10	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	334	11	multifaceted	multifaceted	ADJ
easat-8967	334	12	impact	impact	NOUN
easat-8967	334	13	on	on	ADP
easat-8967	334	14	sme	sme	ADJ
easat-8967	334	15	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	334	16	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	334	17	development	development	NOUN
easat-8967	334	18	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	335	1	key	key	ADJ
easat-8967	335	2	areas	area	NOUN
easat-8967	335	3	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	335	4	impact	impact	NOUN
easat-8967	335	5	include	include	VERB
easat-8967	335	6	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	335	7	•	•	X
easat-8967	335	8	customer	customer	NOUN
easat-8967	335	9	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	335	10	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	335	11	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	335	12	like	like	ADP
easat-8967	335	13	competitive	competitive	ADJ
easat-8967	335	14	pricing	pricing	NOUN
easat-8967	335	15	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	335	16	innovation	innovation	NOUN
easat-8967	335	17	attract	attract	VERB
easat-8967	335	18	a	a	DET
easat-8967	335	19	larger	large	ADJ
easat-8967	335	20	customer	customer	NOUN
easat-8967	335	21	base	base	NOUN
easat-8967	335	22	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	336	1	•	•	NUM
easat-8967	336	2	profitability	profitability	NOUN
easat-8967	336	3	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	336	4	cost	cost	NOUN
easat-8967	336	5	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	336	6	efficient	efficient	ADJ
easat-8967	336	7	approaches	approach	NOUN
easat-8967	336	8	such	such	ADJ
easat-8967	336	9	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	336	10	cost	cost	NOUN
easat-8967	336	11	leadership	leadership	NOUN
easat-8967	336	12	drive	drive	VERB
easat-8967	336	13	financial	financial	ADJ
easat-8967	336	14	performance	performance	NOUN
easat-8967	336	15	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	337	1	•	•	NUM
easat-8967	337	2	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	337	3	expansion	expansion	NOUN
easat-8967	337	4	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	337	5	brand	brand	NOUN
easat-8967	337	6	reputation	reputation	NOUN
easat-8967	337	7	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	337	8	diversification	diversification	NOUN
easat-8967	337	9	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	337	10	innovation	innovation	NOUN
easat-8967	337	11	enable	enable	VERB
easat-8967	337	12	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	337	13	to	to	PART
easat-8967	337	14	enter	enter	VERB
easat-8967	337	15	new	new	ADJ
easat-8967	337	16	markets	market	NOUN
easat-8967	337	17	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	337	18	enhance	enhance	VERB
easat-8967	337	19	their	their	PRON
easat-8967	337	20	public	public	ADJ
easat-8967	337	21	image	image	NOUN
easat-8967	337	22	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	338	1	•	•	NUM
easat-8967	338	2	resilience	resilience	NOUN
easat-8967	338	3	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	338	4	the	the	DET
easat-8967	338	5	adoption	adoption	NOUN
easat-8967	338	6	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	338	7	strategic	strategic	ADJ
easat-8967	338	8	measures	measure	NOUN
easat-8967	338	9	supports	support	VERB
easat-8967	338	10	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	338	11	continuity	continuity	NOUN
easat-8967	338	12	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	338	13	adverse	adverse	ADJ
easat-8967	338	14	economic	economic	ADJ
easat-8967	338	15	conditions	condition	NOUN
easat-8967	338	16	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	339	1	table	table	NOUN
easat-8967	339	2	8	8	NUM
easat-8967	339	3	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	340	1	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	340	2	hindering	hinder	VERB
easat-8967	340	3	the	the	DET
easat-8967	340	4	implementation	implementation	NOUN
easat-8967	340	5	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	340	6	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	340	7	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	340	8	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	341	1	s	s	X
easat-8967	341	2	/	/	SYM
easat-8967	341	3	no	no	DET
easat-8967	341	4	items	item	NOUN
easat-8967	341	5	sa	sa	VERB
easat-8967	341	6	a	a	DET
easat-8967	341	7	d	d	NOUN
easat-8967	341	8	sd	sd	ADP
easat-8967	341	9	mean	mean	NOUN
easat-8967	341	10	remark	remark	NOUN
easat-8967	341	11	1	1	NUM
easat-8967	341	12	limited	limited	ADJ
easat-8967	341	13	access	access	NOUN
easat-8967	341	14	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	341	15	financing	financing	NOUN
easat-8967	341	16	is	be	AUX
easat-8967	341	17	a	a	DET
easat-8967	341	18	major	major	ADJ
easat-8967	341	19	barrier	barrier	NOUN
easat-8967	341	20	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	341	21	implementing	implement	VERB
easat-8967	341	22	effective	effective	ADJ
easat-8967	341	23	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	341	24	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	342	1	88	88	NUM
easat-8967	342	2	72	72	NUM
easat-8967	342	3	70	70	NUM
easat-8967	342	4	70	70	NUM
easat-8967	342	5	2.59	2.59	NUM
easat-8967	342	6	agreed	agree	VERB
easat-8967	342	7	2	2	NUM
easat-8967	342	8	poor	poor	ADJ
easat-8967	342	9	infrastructure	infrastructure	NOUN
easat-8967	342	10	negatively	negatively	ADV
easat-8967	342	11	impacts	impact	VERB
easat-8967	342	12	our	our	PRON
easat-8967	342	13	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	342	14	operations	operation	NOUN
easat-8967	342	15	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	343	1	87	87	NUM
easat-8967	343	2	77	77	NUM
easat-8967	343	3	66	66	NUM
easat-8967	343	4	70	70	NUM
easat-8967	343	5	2.60	2.60	NUM
easat-8967	343	6	agreed	agree	VERB
easat-8967	343	7	3	3	NUM
easat-8967	343	8	regulatory	regulatory	ADJ
easat-8967	343	9	policies	policy	NOUN
easat-8967	343	10	create	create	VERB
easat-8967	343	11	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	343	12	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	343	13	executing	execute	VERB
easat-8967	343	14	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	343	15	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	343	16	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	344	1	77	77	NUM
easat-8967	344	2	80	80	NUM
easat-8967	344	3	77	77	NUM
easat-8967	344	4	66	66	NUM
easat-8967	344	5	2.56	2.56	NUM
easat-8967	344	6	agreed	agree	VERB
easat-8967	344	7	4	4	NUM
easat-8967	344	8	high	high	ADJ
easat-8967	344	9	operational	operational	ADJ
easat-8967	344	10	costs	cost	NOUN
easat-8967	344	11	hinder	hinder	VERB
easat-8967	344	12	the	the	DET
easat-8967	344	13	implementation	implementation	NOUN
easat-8967	344	14	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	344	15	innovative	innovative	ADJ
easat-8967	344	16	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	344	17	76	76	NUM
easat-8967	344	18	76	76	NUM
easat-8967	344	19	80	80	NUM
easat-8967	344	20	68	68	NUM
easat-8967	344	21	2.53	2.53	NUM
easat-8967	344	22	agreed	agree	VERB
easat-8967	344	23	5	5	NUM
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easat-8967	344	28	affects	affect	VERB
easat-8967	344	29	the	the	DET
easat-8967	344	30	success	success	NOUN
easat-8967	344	31	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	344	32	our	our	PRON
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easat-8967	344	34	initiatives	initiative	NOUN
easat-8967	344	35	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	345	1	77	77	NUM
easat-8967	345	2	77	77	NUM
easat-8967	345	3	80	80	NUM
easat-8967	345	4	66	66	NUM
easat-8967	345	5	2.55	2.55	NUM
easat-8967	345	6	agreed	agree	VERB
easat-8967	345	7	6	6	NUM
easat-8967	345	8	inadequate	inadequate	ADJ
easat-8967	345	9	access	access	NOUN
easat-8967	345	10	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	345	11	markets	market	NOUN
easat-8967	345	12	restricts	restrict	VERB
easat-8967	345	13	the	the	DET
easat-8967	345	14	effectiveness	effectiveness	NOUN
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easat-8967	345	16	our	our	PRON
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easat-8967	345	18	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	346	1	80	80	NUM
easat-8967	346	2	69	69	NUM
easat-8967	346	3	78	78	NUM
easat-8967	346	4	73	73	NUM
easat-8967	346	5	2.52	2.52	NUM
easat-8967	346	6	agreed	agree	VERB
easat-8967	346	7	7	7	NUM
easat-8967	346	8	technological	technological	ADJ
easat-8967	346	9	adoption	adoption	NOUN
easat-8967	346	10	is	be	AUX
easat-8967	346	11	limited	limit	VERB
easat-8967	346	12	due	due	ADP
easat-8967	346	13	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	346	14	high	high	ADJ
easat-8967	346	15	costs	cost	NOUN
easat-8967	346	16	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	346	17	lack	lack	NOUN
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easat-8967	346	19	expertise	expertise	NOUN
easat-8967	346	20	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	347	1	88	88	NUM
easat-8967	347	2	75	75	NUM
easat-8967	347	3	78	78	NUM
easat-8967	347	4	59	59	NUM
easat-8967	347	5	2.64	2.64	NUM
easat-8967	347	6	agreed	agree	VERB
easat-8967	347	7	8	8	NUM
easat-8967	347	8	competition	competition	NOUN
easat-8967	347	9	from	from	ADP
easat-8967	347	10	larger	large	ADJ
easat-8967	347	11	businesses	business	NOUN
easat-8967	347	12	affects	affect	VERB
easat-8967	347	13	the	the	DET
easat-8967	347	14	outcomes	outcome	NOUN
easat-8967	347	15	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	347	16	our	our	PRON
easat-8967	347	17	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	347	18	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	348	1	78	78	NUM
easat-8967	348	2	77	77	NUM
easat-8967	348	3	77	77	NUM
easat-8967	348	4	68	68	NUM
easat-8967	348	5	2.55	2.55	NUM
easat-8967	348	6	agreed	agree	VERB
easat-8967	348	7	9	9	NUM
easat-8967	348	8	poor	poor	ADJ
easat-8967	348	9	communication	communication	NOUN
easat-8967	348	10	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	348	11	logistics	logistic	NOUN
easat-8967	348	12	networks	network	NOUN
easat-8967	348	13	hinder	hinder	VERB
easat-8967	348	14	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	348	15	expansion	expansion	NOUN
easat-8967	348	16	efforts	effort	NOUN
easat-8967	348	17	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	349	1	76	76	NUM
easat-8967	349	2	76	76	NUM
easat-8967	349	3	78	78	NUM
easat-8967	349	4	70	70	NUM
easat-8967	349	5	2.53	2.53	NUM
easat-8967	349	6	agreed	agree	VERB
easat-8967	349	7	10	10	NUM
easat-8967	349	8	limited	limited	ADJ
easat-8967	349	9	government	government	NOUN
easat-8967	349	10	support	support	NOUN
easat-8967	349	11	affects	affect	VERB
easat-8967	349	12	the	the	DET
easat-8967	349	13	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	349	14	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	349	15	development	development	NOUN
easat-8967	349	16	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	349	17	our	our	PRON
easat-8967	349	18	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	349	19	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	350	1	88	88	NUM
easat-8967	350	2	76	76	NUM
easat-8967	350	3	63	63	NUM
easat-8967	350	4	73	73	NUM
easat-8967	350	5	2.60	2.60	NUM
easat-8967	350	6	agreed	agree	VERB
easat-8967	350	7	these	these	DET
easat-8967	350	8	findings	finding	NOUN
easat-8967	350	9	align	align	VERB
easat-8967	350	10	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	350	11	porter	porter	NOUN
easat-8967	350	12	[	[	X
easat-8967	350	13	16	16	NUM
easat-8967	350	14	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	350	15	competitive	competitive	ADJ
easat-8967	350	16	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	350	17	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	350	18	barney	barney	NOUN
easat-8967	350	19	[	[	X
easat-8967	350	20	17	17	NUM
easat-8967	350	21	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	350	22	resource	resource	NOUN
easat-8967	350	23	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	350	24	based	base	VERB
easat-8967	350	25	view	view	NOUN
easat-8967	350	26	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	350	27	which	which	PRON
easat-8967	350	28	emphasize	emphasize	VERB
easat-8967	350	29	the	the	DET
easat-8967	350	30	role	role	NOUN
easat-8967	350	31	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	350	32	strategic	strategic	ADJ
easat-8967	350	33	resource	resource	NOUN
easat-8967	350	34	utilization	utilization	NOUN
easat-8967	350	35	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	350	36	competitive	competitive	ADJ
easat-8967	350	37	positioning	positioning	NOUN
easat-8967	350	38	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	350	39	achieving	achieve	VERB
easat-8967	350	40	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	350	41	success	success	NOUN
easat-8967	350	42	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	351	1	research	research	NOUN
easat-8967	351	2	question	question	NOUN
easat-8967	351	3	3	3	NUM
easat-8967	351	4	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	351	5	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	351	6	hindering	hinder	VERB
easat-8967	351	7	the	the	DET
easat-8967	351	8	implementation	implementation	NOUN
easat-8967	351	9	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	351	10	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	351	11	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	351	12	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	352	1	table	table	NOUN
easat-8967	352	2	8	8	NUM
easat-8967	352	3	outlines	outline	VERB
easat-8967	352	4	the	the	DET
easat-8967	352	5	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	352	6	faced	face	VERB
easat-8967	352	7	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	352	8	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	352	9	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	352	10	implementing	implement	VERB
easat-8967	352	11	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	352	12	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	352	13	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	352	14	limited	limited	ADJ
easat-8967	352	15	access	access	NOUN
easat-8967	352	16	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	352	17	financing	financing	NOUN
easat-8967	352	18	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	352	19	mean	mean	NOUN
easat-8967	352	20	=	=	SYM
easat-8967	352	21	2.59	2.59	NUM
easat-8967	352	22	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	352	23	respondents	respondent	NOUN
easat-8967	352	24	highlighted	highlight	VERB
easat-8967	352	25	limited	limited	ADJ
easat-8967	352	26	access	access	NOUN
easat-8967	352	27	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	352	28	financing	financing	NOUN
easat-8967	352	29	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	352	30	a	a	DET
easat-8967	352	31	significant	significant	ADJ
easat-8967	352	32	barrier	barrier	NOUN
easat-8967	352	33	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	353	1	this	this	DET
easat-8967	353	2	challenge	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	353	3	affects	affect	VERB
easat-8967	353	4	the	the	DET
easat-8967	353	5	ability	ability	NOUN
easat-8967	353	6	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	353	7	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	353	8	to	to	PART
easat-8967	353	9	invest	invest	VERB
easat-8967	353	10	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	353	11	strategic	strategic	ADJ
easat-8967	353	12	initiatives	initiative	NOUN
easat-8967	353	13	such	such	ADJ
easat-8967	353	14	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	353	15	innovation	innovation	NOUN
easat-8967	353	16	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	353	17	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	353	18	expansion	expansion	NOUN
easat-8967	353	19	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	353	20	consistent	consistent	ADJ
easat-8967	353	21	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	353	22	prior	prior	ADJ
easat-8967	353	23	findings	finding	NOUN
easat-8967	353	24	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	353	25	eze	eze	ADJ
easat-8967	353	26	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	353	27	okpala	okpala	VERB
easat-8967	353	28	[	[	X
easat-8967	353	29	2	2	NUM
easat-8967	353	30	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	353	31	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	354	1	poor	poor	ADJ
easat-8967	354	2	infrastructure	infrastructure	NOUN
easat-8967	354	3	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	354	4	mean	mean	PROPN
easat-8967	354	5	1572	1572	NUM
easat-8967	354	6	edelweiss	edelweiss	PROPN
easat-8967	354	7	applied	apply	VERB
easat-8967	354	8	science	science	NOUN
easat-8967	354	9	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	354	10	technology	technology	NOUN
easat-8967	354	11	issn	issn	PROPN
easat-8967	354	12	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	354	13	2576	2576	NUM
easat-8967	354	14	-	-	SYM
easat-8967	354	15	8484	8484	NUM
easat-8967	354	16	vol	vol	NOUN
easat-8967	354	17	.	.	PROPN
easat-8967	355	1	9	9	NUM
easat-8967	355	2	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	355	3	no	no	INTJ
easat-8967	355	4	.	.	NOUN
easat-8967	355	5	7	7	NUM
easat-8967	355	6	:	:	SYM
easat-8967	355	7	1559	1559	NUM
easat-8967	355	8	-	-	SYM
easat-8967	355	9	1577	1577	NUM
easat-8967	355	10	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	355	11	2025	2025	NUM
easat-8967	355	12	doi	doi	NOUN
easat-8967	355	13	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	355	14	10.55214/2576	10.55214/2576	NUM
easat-8967	355	15	-	-	NUM
easat-8967	355	16	8484.v9i7.8967	8484.v9i7.8967	ADJ
easat-8967	356	1	©	©	PROPN
easat-8967	356	2	2025	2025	NUM
easat-8967	356	3	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	356	4	the	the	DET
easat-8967	356	5	authors	author	NOUN
easat-8967	356	6	;	;	PUNCT
easat-8967	356	7	licensee	licensee	NOUN
easat-8967	356	8	learning	learning	NOUN
easat-8967	356	9	gate	gate	NOUN
easat-8967	356	10	=	=	NOUN
easat-8967	356	11	2.60	2.60	NUM
easat-8967	356	12	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	356	13	poor	poor	ADJ
easat-8967	356	14	infrastructure	infrastructure	NOUN
easat-8967	356	15	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	356	16	including	include	VERB
easat-8967	356	17	inadequate	inadequate	ADJ
easat-8967	356	18	power	power	NOUN
easat-8967	356	19	supply	supply	NOUN
easat-8967	356	20	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	356	21	transportation	transportation	NOUN
easat-8967	356	22	networks	network	NOUN
easat-8967	356	23	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	356	24	was	be	AUX
easat-8967	356	25	seen	see	VERB
easat-8967	356	26	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	356	27	a	a	DET
easat-8967	356	28	major	major	ADJ
easat-8967	356	29	impediment	impediment	NOUN
easat-8967	356	30	to	to	PART
easat-8967	356	31	smooth	smooth	VERB
easat-8967	356	32	operations	operation	NOUN
easat-8967	356	33	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	356	34	strategic	strategic	ADJ
easat-8967	356	35	implementation	implementation	NOUN
easat-8967	356	36	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	357	1	this	this	PRON
easat-8967	357	2	reflects	reflect	VERB
easat-8967	357	3	broader	broad	ADJ
easat-8967	357	4	national	national	ADJ
easat-8967	357	5	infrastructure	infrastructure	NOUN
easat-8967	357	6	deficits	deficit	NOUN
easat-8967	357	7	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	357	8	as	as	SCONJ
easat-8967	357	9	noted	note	VERB
easat-8967	357	10	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	357	11	olawale	olawale	NOUN
easat-8967	357	12	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	357	13	garwe	garwe	NOUN
easat-8967	357	14	[	[	X
easat-8967	357	15	11	11	NUM
easat-8967	357	16	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	357	17	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	358	1	regulatory	regulatory	ADJ
easat-8967	358	2	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	358	3	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	358	4	mean	mean	NOUN
easat-8967	358	5	=	=	SYM
easat-8967	358	6	2.56	2.56	NUM
easat-8967	358	7	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	358	8	regulatory	regulatory	ADJ
easat-8967	358	9	policies	policy	NOUN
easat-8967	358	10	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	358	11	including	include	VERB
easat-8967	358	12	bureaucratic	bureaucratic	ADJ
easat-8967	358	13	procedures	procedure	NOUN
easat-8967	358	14	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	358	15	tax	tax	NOUN
easat-8967	358	16	burdens	burden	NOUN
easat-8967	358	17	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	358	18	were	be	AUX
easat-8967	358	19	agreed	agree	VERB
easat-8967	358	20	to	to	PART
easat-8967	358	21	hinder	hinder	VERB
easat-8967	358	22	the	the	DET
easat-8967	358	23	execution	execution	NOUN
easat-8967	358	24	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	358	25	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	358	26	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	358	27	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	359	1	streamlined	streamlined	ADJ
easat-8967	359	2	regulations	regulation	NOUN
easat-8967	359	3	could	could	AUX
easat-8967	359	4	enhance	enhance	VERB
easat-8967	359	5	sme	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	359	6	performance	performance	NOUN
easat-8967	359	7	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	360	1	high	high	ADJ
easat-8967	360	2	operational	operational	ADJ
easat-8967	360	3	costs	cost	NOUN
easat-8967	360	4	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	360	5	mean	mean	NOUN
easat-8967	360	6	=	=	SYM
easat-8967	360	7	2.53	2.53	NUM
easat-8967	360	8	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	360	9	high	high	ADJ
easat-8967	360	10	costs	cost	NOUN
easat-8967	360	11	associated	associate	VERB
easat-8967	360	12	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	360	13	running	run	VERB
easat-8967	360	14	businesses	business	NOUN
easat-8967	360	15	—	—	PUNCT
easat-8967	360	16	especially	especially	ADV
easat-8967	360	17	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	360	18	energy	energy	NOUN
easat-8967	360	19	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	360	20	logistics	logistic	NOUN
easat-8967	360	21	—	—	PUNCT
easat-8967	360	22	limit	limit	VERB
easat-8967	360	23	the	the	DET
easat-8967	360	24	feasibility	feasibility	NOUN
easat-8967	360	25	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	360	26	innovative	innovative	ADJ
easat-8967	360	27	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	360	28	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	361	1	these	these	DET
easat-8967	361	2	costs	cost	NOUN
easat-8967	361	3	disproportionately	disproportionately	ADV
easat-8967	361	4	affect	affect	VERB
easat-8967	361	5	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	361	6	compared	compare	VERB
easat-8967	361	7	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	361	8	larger	large	ADJ
easat-8967	361	9	firms	firm	NOUN
easat-8967	361	10	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	362	1	lack	lack	NOUN
easat-8967	362	2	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	362	3	skilled	skilled	ADJ
easat-8967	362	4	labor	labor	NOUN
easat-8967	362	5	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	362	6	mean	mean	NOUN
easat-8967	362	7	=	=	SYM
easat-8967	362	8	2.55	2.55	NUM
easat-8967	362	9	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	362	10	the	the	DET
easat-8967	362	11	shortage	shortage	NOUN
easat-8967	362	12	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	362	13	skilled	skilled	ADJ
easat-8967	362	14	labor	labor	NOUN
easat-8967	362	15	negatively	negatively	ADV
easat-8967	362	16	impacts	impact	VERB
easat-8967	362	17	the	the	DET
easat-8967	362	18	success	success	NOUN
easat-8967	362	19	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	362	20	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	362	21	initiatives	initiative	NOUN
easat-8967	362	22	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	363	1	employee	employee	NOUN
easat-8967	363	2	training	training	NOUN
easat-8967	363	3	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	363	4	capacity	capacity	NOUN
easat-8967	363	5	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	363	6	building	building	NOUN
easat-8967	363	7	programs	program	NOUN
easat-8967	363	8	can	can	AUX
easat-8967	363	9	mitigate	mitigate	VERB
easat-8967	363	10	this	this	DET
easat-8967	363	11	issue	issue	NOUN
easat-8967	363	12	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	364	1	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	364	2	access	access	NOUN
easat-8967	364	3	constraints	constraint	NOUN
easat-8967	364	4	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	364	5	mean	mean	NOUN
easat-8967	364	6	=	=	SYM
easat-8967	364	7	2.52	2.52	NUM
easat-8967	364	8	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	364	9	limited	limited	ADJ
easat-8967	364	10	access	access	NOUN
easat-8967	364	11	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	364	12	markets	market	NOUN
easat-8967	364	13	was	be	AUX
easat-8967	364	14	noted	note	VERB
easat-8967	364	15	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	364	16	a	a	DET
easat-8967	364	17	challenge	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	364	18	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	364	19	restricting	restrict	VERB
easat-8967	364	20	smes	sme	NOUN
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easat-8967	364	22	reaching	reach	VERB
easat-8967	364	23	broader	broad	ADJ
easat-8967	364	24	audiences	audience	NOUN
easat-8967	364	25	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	364	26	reducing	reduce	VERB
easat-8967	364	27	the	the	DET
easat-8967	364	28	effectiveness	effectiveness	NOUN
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easat-8967	364	32	product	product	NOUN
easat-8967	364	33	diversification	diversification	NOUN
easat-8967	364	34	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	365	1	technological	technological	ADJ
easat-8967	365	2	adoption	adoption	NOUN
easat-8967	365	3	barriers	barrier	NOUN
easat-8967	365	4	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	365	5	mean	mean	NOUN
easat-8967	365	6	=	=	SYM
easat-8967	365	7	2.64	2.64	NUM
easat-8967	365	8	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	365	9	the	the	DET
easat-8967	365	10	high	high	ADJ
easat-8967	365	11	cost	cost	NOUN
easat-8967	365	12	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	365	13	technology	technology	NOUN
easat-8967	365	14	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	365	15	a	a	DET
easat-8967	365	16	lack	lack	NOUN
easat-8967	365	17	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	365	18	technical	technical	ADJ
easat-8967	365	19	expertise	expertise	NOUN
easat-8967	365	20	were	be	AUX
easat-8967	365	21	significant	significant	ADJ
easat-8967	365	22	obstacles	obstacle	NOUN
easat-8967	365	23	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	365	24	its	its	PRON
easat-8967	365	25	adoption	adoption	NOUN
easat-8967	365	26	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	366	1	addressing	address	VERB
easat-8967	366	2	this	this	DET
easat-8967	366	3	issue	issue	NOUN
easat-8967	366	4	could	could	AUX
easat-8967	366	5	enhance	enhance	VERB
easat-8967	366	6	operational	operational	ADJ
easat-8967	366	7	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
easat-8967	366	8	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	366	9	competitiveness	competitiveness	NOUN
easat-8967	366	10	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	367	1	competition	competition	NOUN
easat-8967	367	2	from	from	ADP
easat-8967	367	3	larger	large	ADJ
easat-8967	367	4	businesses	business	NOUN
easat-8967	367	5	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	367	6	mean	mean	NOUN
easat-8967	367	7	=	=	SYM
easat-8967	367	8	2.55	2.55	NUM
easat-8967	367	9	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	367	10	the	the	DET
easat-8967	367	11	presence	presence	NOUN
easat-8967	367	12	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	367	13	larger	large	ADJ
easat-8967	367	14	businesses	business	NOUN
easat-8967	367	15	creates	create	VERB
easat-8967	367	16	significant	significant	ADJ
easat-8967	367	17	competitive	competitive	ADJ
easat-8967	367	18	pressure	pressure	NOUN
easat-8967	367	19	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	367	20	making	make	VERB
easat-8967	367	21	it	it	PRON
easat-8967	367	22	challenging	challenge	VERB
easat-8967	367	23	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	367	24	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	367	25	to	to	PART
easat-8967	367	26	sustain	sustain	VERB
easat-8967	367	27	their	their	PRON
easat-8967	367	28	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	367	29	share	share	NOUN
easat-8967	367	30	or	or	CCONJ
easat-8967	367	31	implement	implement	VERB
easat-8967	367	32	long	long	ADJ
easat-8967	367	33	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	367	34	term	term	NOUN
easat-8967	367	35	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	367	36	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	368	1	poor	poor	ADJ
easat-8967	368	2	communication	communication	NOUN
easat-8967	368	3	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	368	4	logistics	logistic	NOUN
easat-8967	368	5	networks	network	NOUN
easat-8967	368	6	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	368	7	mean	mean	NOUN
easat-8967	368	8	=	=	SYM
easat-8967	368	9	2.53	2.53	NUM
easat-8967	368	10	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	368	11	inefficient	inefficient	ADJ
easat-8967	368	12	communication	communication	NOUN
easat-8967	368	13	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	368	14	logistics	logistic	NOUN
easat-8967	368	15	infrastructure	infrastructure	NOUN
easat-8967	368	16	hinder	hinder	NOUN
easat-8967	368	17	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	368	18	expansion	expansion	NOUN
easat-8967	368	19	efforts	effort	NOUN
easat-8967	368	20	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	368	21	limiting	limit	VERB
easat-8967	368	22	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	368	23	'	'	PART
easat-8967	368	24	ability	ability	NOUN
easat-8967	368	25	to	to	PART
easat-8967	368	26	scale	scale	VERB
easat-8967	368	27	operations	operation	NOUN
easat-8967	368	28	effectively	effectively	ADV
easat-8967	368	29	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	369	1	limited	limited	ADJ
easat-8967	369	2	government	government	NOUN
easat-8967	369	3	support	support	NOUN
easat-8967	369	4	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	369	5	mean	mean	NOUN
easat-8967	369	6	=	=	SYM
easat-8967	369	7	2.60	2.60	NUM
easat-8967	369	8	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	369	9	respondents	respondent	NOUN
easat-8967	369	10	indicated	indicate	VERB
easat-8967	369	11	inadequate	inadequate	ADJ
easat-8967	369	12	government	government	NOUN
easat-8967	369	13	support	support	NOUN
easat-8967	369	14	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	369	15	a	a	DET
easat-8967	369	16	critical	critical	ADJ
easat-8967	369	17	barrier	barrier	NOUN
easat-8967	369	18	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	370	1	this	this	PRON
easat-8967	370	2	includes	include	VERB
easat-8967	370	3	insufficient	insufficient	ADJ
easat-8967	370	4	funding	funding	NOUN
easat-8967	370	5	programs	program	NOUN
easat-8967	370	6	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	370	7	capacity	capacity	NOUN
easat-8967	370	8	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	370	9	building	building	NOUN
easat-8967	370	10	initiatives	initiative	NOUN
easat-8967	370	11	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	370	12	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	370	13	favorable	favorable	ADJ
easat-8967	370	14	policy	policy	NOUN
easat-8967	370	15	frameworks	framework	NOUN
easat-8967	370	16	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	370	17	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	370	18	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	371	1	the	the	DET
easat-8967	371	2	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	371	3	hindering	hinder	VERB
easat-8967	371	4	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	371	5	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	371	6	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	371	7	delta	delta	NOUN
easat-8967	371	8	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	371	9	align	align	VERB
easat-8967	371	10	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	371	11	existing	exist	VERB
easat-8967	371	12	literature	literature	NOUN
easat-8967	371	13	on	on	ADP
easat-8967	371	14	sme	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	371	15	limitations	limitation	NOUN
easat-8967	371	16	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	371	17	developing	develop	VERB
easat-8967	371	18	economies	economy	NOUN
easat-8967	371	19	[	[	X
easat-8967	371	20	1	1	NUM
easat-8967	371	21	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	371	22	9	9	NUM
easat-8967	371	23	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	371	24	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	372	1	major	major	ADJ
easat-8967	372	2	barriers	barrier	NOUN
easat-8967	372	3	include	include	VERB
easat-8967	372	4	financial	financial	ADJ
easat-8967	372	5	constraints	constraint	NOUN
easat-8967	372	6	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	372	7	poor	poor	ADJ
easat-8967	372	8	infrastructure	infrastructure	NOUN
easat-8967	372	9	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	372	10	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	372	11	limited	limited	ADJ
easat-8967	372	12	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	372	13	access	access	NOUN
easat-8967	372	14	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	372	15	which	which	PRON
easat-8967	372	16	underscore	underscore	VERB
easat-8967	372	17	the	the	DET
easat-8967	372	18	need	need	NOUN
easat-8967	372	19	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	372	20	targeted	target	VERB
easat-8967	372	21	interventions	intervention	NOUN
easat-8967	372	22	such	such	ADJ
easat-8967	372	23	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	372	24	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	372	25	•	•	NUM
easat-8967	372	26	enhanced	enhance	VERB
easat-8967	372	27	access	access	NOUN
easat-8967	372	28	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	372	29	credit	credit	NOUN
easat-8967	372	30	through	through	ADP
easat-8967	372	31	sme	sme	ADJ
easat-8967	372	32	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	372	33	focused	focus	VERB
easat-8967	372	34	financial	financial	ADJ
easat-8967	372	35	products	product	NOUN
easat-8967	372	36	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	373	1	•	•	NUM
easat-8967	373	2	infrastructure	infrastructure	NOUN
easat-8967	373	3	development	development	NOUN
easat-8967	373	4	tailored	tailor	VERB
easat-8967	373	5	to	to	PART
easat-8967	373	6	support	support	VERB
easat-8967	373	7	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	373	8	needs	need	NOUN
easat-8967	373	9	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	374	1	•	•	NUM
easat-8967	374	2	government	government	NOUN
easat-8967	374	3	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	374	4	led	lead	VERB
easat-8967	374	5	initiatives	initiative	NOUN
easat-8967	374	6	to	to	PART
easat-8967	374	7	simplify	simplify	VERB
easat-8967	374	8	regulations	regulation	NOUN
easat-8967	374	9	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	374	10	provide	provide	VERB
easat-8967	374	11	technical	technical	ADJ
easat-8967	374	12	training	training	NOUN
easat-8967	374	13	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	375	1	•	•	NUM
easat-8967	375	2	promotion	promotion	NOUN
easat-8967	375	3	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	375	4	technology	technology	NOUN
easat-8967	375	5	adoption	adoption	NOUN
easat-8967	375	6	through	through	ADP
easat-8967	375	7	subsidies	subsidy	NOUN
easat-8967	375	8	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	375	9	capacity	capacity	NOUN
easat-8967	375	10	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	375	11	building	building	NOUN
easat-8967	375	12	programs	program	NOUN
easat-8967	375	13	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	376	1	the	the	DET
easat-8967	376	2	findings	finding	NOUN
easat-8967	376	3	reinforce	reinforce	VERB
easat-8967	376	4	the	the	DET
easat-8967	376	5	argument	argument	NOUN
easat-8967	376	6	that	that	SCONJ
easat-8967	376	7	addressing	address	VERB
easat-8967	376	8	these	these	DET
easat-8967	376	9	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	376	10	is	be	AUX
easat-8967	376	11	essential	essential	ADJ
easat-8967	376	12	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	376	13	fostering	foster	VERB
easat-8967	376	14	a	a	DET
easat-8967	376	15	conducive	conducive	ADJ
easat-8967	376	16	environment	environment	NOUN
easat-8967	376	17	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	376	18	sme	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	376	19	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	376	20	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	376	21	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
easat-8967	376	22	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	377	1	research	research	NOUN
easat-8967	377	2	question	question	NOUN
easat-8967	377	3	4	4	NUM
easat-8967	377	4	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	377	5	solutions	solution	NOUN
easat-8967	377	6	to	to	PART
easat-8967	377	7	enhance	enhance	VERB
easat-8967	377	8	the	the	DET
easat-8967	377	9	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
easat-8967	377	10	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	377	11	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	377	12	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	378	1	table	table	NOUN
easat-8967	378	2	9	9	NUM
easat-8967	378	3	presents	present	VERB
easat-8967	378	4	the	the	DET
easat-8967	378	5	solutions	solution	NOUN
easat-8967	378	6	that	that	PRON
easat-8967	378	7	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	378	8	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	378	9	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	378	10	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	378	11	believe	believe	VERB
easat-8967	378	12	could	could	AUX
easat-8967	378	13	enhance	enhance	VERB
easat-8967	378	14	their	their	PRON
easat-8967	378	15	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
easat-8967	378	16	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	379	1	access	access	NOUN
easat-8967	379	2	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	379	3	affordable	affordable	ADJ
easat-8967	379	4	financing	financing	NOUN
easat-8967	379	5	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	379	6	mean	mean	NOUN
easat-8967	379	7	=	=	SYM
easat-8967	379	8	2.53	2.53	NUM
easat-8967	379	9	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	379	10	increased	increase	VERB
easat-8967	379	11	access	access	NOUN
easat-8967	379	12	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	379	13	affordable	affordable	ADJ
easat-8967	379	14	financing	financing	NOUN
easat-8967	379	15	was	be	AUX
easat-8967	379	16	identified	identify	VERB
easat-8967	379	17	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	379	18	a	a	DET
easat-8967	379	19	key	key	ADJ
easat-8967	379	20	solution	solution	NOUN
easat-8967	379	21	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	379	22	enhancing	enhance	VERB
easat-8967	379	23	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
easat-8967	379	24	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	380	1	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	380	2	require	require	VERB
easat-8967	380	3	funding	funding	NOUN
easat-8967	380	4	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	380	5	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	380	6	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	380	7	innovation	innovation	NOUN
easat-8967	380	8	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	380	9	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	380	10	operational	operational	ADJ
easat-8967	380	11	needs	need	NOUN
easat-8967	380	12	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	381	1	the	the	DET
easat-8967	381	2	responses	response	NOUN
easat-8967	381	3	align	align	VERB
easat-8967	381	4	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	381	5	previous	previous	ADJ
easat-8967	381	6	research	research	NOUN
easat-8967	381	7	[	[	X
easat-8967	381	8	2	2	NUM
easat-8967	381	9	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	381	10	indicating	indicate	VERB
easat-8967	381	11	that	that	SCONJ
easat-8967	381	12	financial	financial	ADJ
easat-8967	381	13	constraints	constraint	NOUN
easat-8967	381	14	remain	remain	VERB
easat-8967	381	15	a	a	DET
easat-8967	381	16	significant	significant	ADJ
easat-8967	381	17	barrier	barrier	NOUN
easat-8967	381	18	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	381	19	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	381	20	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	382	1	improved	improve	VERB
easat-8967	382	2	infrastructure	infrastructure	NOUN
easat-8967	382	3	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	382	4	mean	mean	NOUN
easat-8967	382	5	=	=	SYM
easat-8967	382	6	2.58	2.58	NUM
easat-8967	382	7	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	382	8	improved	improved	ADJ
easat-8967	382	9	infrastructure	infrastructure	NOUN
easat-8967	382	10	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	382	11	including	include	VERB
easat-8967	382	12	better	well	ADJ
easat-8967	382	13	roads	road	NOUN
easat-8967	382	14	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	382	15	power	power	NOUN
easat-8967	382	16	supply	supply	NOUN
easat-8967	382	17	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	382	18	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	382	19	communication	communication	NOUN
easat-8967	382	20	networks	network	NOUN
easat-8967	382	21	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	382	22	was	be	AUX
easat-8967	382	23	seen	see	VERB
easat-8967	382	24	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	382	25	a	a	DET
easat-8967	382	26	solution	solution	NOUN
easat-8967	382	27	to	to	PART
easat-8967	382	28	enable	enable	VERB
easat-8967	382	29	more	more	ADV
easat-8967	382	30	effective	effective	ADJ
easat-8967	382	31	strategy	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	382	32	implementation	implementation	NOUN
easat-8967	382	33	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	383	1	this	this	PRON
easat-8967	383	2	would	would	AUX
easat-8967	383	3	support	support	VERB
easat-8967	383	4	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	383	5	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	383	6	reducing	reduce	VERB
easat-8967	383	7	operational	operational	ADJ
easat-8967	383	8	costs	cost	NOUN
easat-8967	383	9	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	383	10	improving	improve	VERB
easat-8967	383	11	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
easat-8967	383	12	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	383	13	aligning	align	VERB
easat-8967	383	14	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	383	15	previous	previous	ADJ
easat-8967	383	16	findings	finding	NOUN
easat-8967	383	17	on	on	ADP
easat-8967	383	18	the	the	DET
easat-8967	383	19	role	role	NOUN
easat-8967	383	20	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	383	21	infrastructure	infrastructure	NOUN
easat-8967	383	22	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	383	23	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	383	24	performance	performance	NOUN
easat-8967	383	25	[	[	X
easat-8967	383	26	11	11	NUM
easat-8967	383	27	]	]	SYM
easat-8967	383	28	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	384	1	1573	1573	NUM
easat-8967	384	2	edelweiss	edelweiss	PROPN
easat-8967	384	3	applied	apply	VERB
easat-8967	384	4	science	science	NOUN
easat-8967	384	5	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	384	6	technology	technology	NOUN
easat-8967	384	7	issn	issn	PROPN
easat-8967	384	8	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	384	9	2576	2576	NUM
easat-8967	384	10	-	-	SYM
easat-8967	384	11	8484	8484	NUM
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easat-8967	385	6	:	:	SYM
easat-8967	385	7	1559	1559	NUM
easat-8967	385	8	-	-	SYM
easat-8967	385	9	1577	1577	NUM
easat-8967	385	10	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	385	11	2025	2025	NUM
easat-8967	385	12	doi	doi	NOUN
easat-8967	385	13	:	:	PUNCT
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easat-8967	385	15	-	-	NUM
easat-8967	385	16	8484.v9i7.8967	8484.v9i7.8967	ADJ
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easat-8967	386	12	.	.	PUNCT
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easat-8967	386	16	the	the	DET
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easat-8967	386	20	.	.	PUNCT
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easat-8967	387	14	to	to	ADP
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easat-8967	387	16	financing	financing	NOUN
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easat-8967	387	18	enhance	enhance	VERB
easat-8967	387	19	our	our	PRON
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easat-8967	387	21	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
easat-8967	387	22	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	388	1	70	70	NUM
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easat-8967	388	4	70	70	NUM
easat-8967	388	5	2.53	2.53	NUM
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easat-8967	388	7	2	2	NUM
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easat-8967	388	9	infrastructure	infrastructure	NOUN
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easat-8967	388	11	enable	enable	VERB
easat-8967	388	12	the	the	DET
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easat-8967	388	14	of	of	ADP
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easat-8967	388	18	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	389	1	77	77	NUM
easat-8967	389	2	87	87	NUM
easat-8967	389	3	70	70	NUM
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easat-8967	389	5	2.58	2.58	NUM
easat-8967	389	6	agreed	agree	VERB
easat-8967	389	7	3	3	NUM
easat-8967	389	8	government	government	NOUN
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easat-8967	389	10	should	should	AUX
easat-8967	389	11	be	be	AUX
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easat-8967	389	14	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	389	15	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	389	16	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	390	1	77	77	NUM
easat-8967	390	2	77	77	NUM
easat-8967	390	3	80	80	NUM
easat-8967	390	4	66	66	NUM
easat-8967	390	5	2.55	2.55	NUM
easat-8967	390	6	agreed	agree	VERB
easat-8967	390	7	4	4	NUM
easat-8967	390	8	collaboration	collaboration	NOUN
easat-8967	390	9	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	390	10	larger	large	ADJ
easat-8967	390	11	enterprises	enterprise	NOUN
easat-8967	390	12	can	can	AUX
easat-8967	390	13	help	help	VERB
easat-8967	390	14	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	390	15	overcome	overcome	VERB
easat-8967	390	16	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	390	17	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	391	1	77	77	NUM
easat-8967	391	2	76	76	NUM
easat-8967	391	3	68	68	NUM
easat-8967	391	4	79	79	NUM
easat-8967	391	5	2.50	2.50	NUM
easat-8967	391	6	agreed	agree	VERB
easat-8967	391	7	5	5	NUM
easat-8967	391	8	enhanced	enhanced	ADJ
easat-8967	391	9	access	access	NOUN
easat-8967	391	10	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	391	11	training	training	NOUN
easat-8967	391	12	programs	program	NOUN
easat-8967	391	13	would	would	AUX
easat-8967	391	14	improve	improve	VERB
easat-8967	391	15	our	our	PRON
easat-8967	391	16	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	391	17	outcomes	outcome	NOUN
easat-8967	391	18	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	392	1	80	80	NUM
easat-8967	392	2	77	77	NUM
easat-8967	392	3	77	77	NUM
easat-8967	392	4	66	66	NUM
easat-8967	392	5	2.57	2.57	NUM
easat-8967	392	6	agreed	agree	VERB
easat-8967	392	7	6	6	NUM
easat-8967	392	8	providing	provide	VERB
easat-8967	392	9	tax	tax	NOUN
easat-8967	392	10	incentives	incentive	NOUN
easat-8967	392	11	would	would	AUX
easat-8967	392	12	make	make	VERB
easat-8967	392	13	it	it	PRON
easat-8967	392	14	easier	easy	ADJ
easat-8967	392	15	for	for	SCONJ
easat-8967	392	16	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	392	17	to	to	PART
easat-8967	392	18	implement	implement	VERB
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easat-8967	392	20	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	393	1	69	69	NUM
easat-8967	393	2	80	80	NUM
easat-8967	393	3	78	78	NUM
easat-8967	393	4	73	73	NUM
easat-8967	393	5	2.48	2.48	NUM
easat-8967	393	6	disagree	disagree	VERB
easat-8967	393	7	7	7	NUM
easat-8967	393	8	technology	technology	NOUN
easat-8967	393	9	grants	grant	NOUN
easat-8967	393	10	or	or	CCONJ
easat-8967	393	11	subsidies	subsidy	NOUN
easat-8967	393	12	would	would	AUX
easat-8967	393	13	improve	improve	VERB
easat-8967	393	14	our	our	PRON
easat-8967	393	15	ability	ability	NOUN
easat-8967	393	16	to	to	PART
easat-8967	393	17	adopt	adopt	VERB
easat-8967	393	18	innovative	innovative	ADJ
easat-8967	393	19	tools	tool	NOUN
easat-8967	393	20	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	394	1	88	88	NUM
easat-8967	394	2	75	75	NUM
easat-8967	394	3	78	78	NUM
easat-8967	394	4	59	59	NUM
easat-8967	394	5	2.64	2.64	NUM
easat-8967	394	6	agreed	agree	VERB
easat-8967	394	7	8	8	NUM
easat-8967	394	8	establishing	establish	VERB
easat-8967	394	9	sme	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	394	10	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	394	11	focused	focus	VERB
easat-8967	394	12	marketplaces	marketplace	NOUN
easat-8967	394	13	would	would	AUX
easat-8967	394	14	increase	increase	VERB
easat-8967	394	15	our	our	PRON
easat-8967	394	16	access	access	NOUN
easat-8967	394	17	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	394	18	customers	customer	NOUN
easat-8967	394	19	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	395	1	78	78	NUM
easat-8967	395	2	77	77	NUM
easat-8967	395	3	68	68	NUM
easat-8967	395	4	77	77	NUM
easat-8967	395	5	2.52	2.52	NUM
easat-8967	395	6	agreed	agree	VERB
easat-8967	395	7	9	9	NUM
easat-8967	395	8	strengthening	strengthen	VERB
easat-8967	395	9	partnerships	partnership	NOUN
easat-8967	395	10	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	395	11	financial	financial	ADJ
easat-8967	395	12	institutions	institution	NOUN
easat-8967	395	13	would	would	AUX
easat-8967	395	14	improve	improve	VERB
easat-8967	395	15	credit	credit	NOUN
easat-8967	395	16	access	access	NOUN
easat-8967	395	17	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	396	1	76	76	NUM
easat-8967	396	2	76	76	NUM
easat-8967	396	3	80	80	NUM
easat-8967	396	4	68	68	NUM
easat-8967	396	5	2.53	2.53	NUM
easat-8967	396	6	agreed	agree	VERB
easat-8967	396	7	10	10	NUM
easat-8967	396	8	more	more	ADV
easat-8967	396	9	robust	robust	ADJ
easat-8967	396	10	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	396	11	mentorship	mentorship	NOUN
easat-8967	396	12	programs	program	NOUN
easat-8967	396	13	would	would	AUX
easat-8967	396	14	support	support	VERB
easat-8967	396	15	long	long	ADJ
easat-8967	396	16	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	396	17	term	term	NOUN
easat-8967	396	18	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
easat-8967	396	19	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	397	1	88	88	NUM
easat-8967	397	2	76	76	NUM
easat-8967	397	3	63	63	NUM
easat-8967	397	4	73	73	NUM
easat-8967	397	5	2.60	2.60	NUM
easat-8967	397	6	agreed	agree	VERB
easat-8967	397	7	supportive	supportive	ADJ
easat-8967	397	8	government	government	NOUN
easat-8967	397	9	policies	policy	NOUN
easat-8967	397	10	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	397	11	mean	mean	NOUN
easat-8967	397	12	=	=	SYM
easat-8967	397	13	2.55	2.55	NUM
easat-8967	397	14	)	)	PUNCT
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easat-8967	397	16	agreed	agree	VERB
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easat-8967	397	18	government	government	NOUN
easat-8967	397	19	policies	policy	NOUN
easat-8967	397	20	should	should	AUX
easat-8967	397	21	be	be	AUX
easat-8967	397	22	more	more	ADV
easat-8967	397	23	supportive	supportive	ADJ
easat-8967	397	24	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	397	25	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	397	26	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	398	1	this	this	PRON
easat-8967	398	2	includes	include	VERB
easat-8967	398	3	favorable	favorable	ADJ
easat-8967	398	4	tax	tax	NOUN
easat-8967	398	5	regulations	regulation	NOUN
easat-8967	398	6	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	398	7	access	access	NOUN
easat-8967	398	8	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	398	9	grants	grant	NOUN
easat-8967	398	10	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	398	11	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	398	12	other	other	ADJ
easat-8967	398	13	incentives	incentive	NOUN
easat-8967	398	14	that	that	PRON
easat-8967	398	15	could	could	AUX
easat-8967	398	16	reduce	reduce	VERB
easat-8967	398	17	operational	operational	ADJ
easat-8967	398	18	burdens	burden	NOUN
easat-8967	398	19	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	398	20	encourage	encourage	VERB
easat-8967	398	21	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	398	22	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	398	23	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	399	1	collaboration	collaboration	NOUN
easat-8967	399	2	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	399	3	larger	large	ADJ
easat-8967	399	4	enterprises	enterprise	NOUN
easat-8967	399	5	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	399	6	mean	mean	NOUN
easat-8967	399	7	=	=	SYM
easat-8967	399	8	2.50	2.50	NUM
easat-8967	399	9	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	399	10	collaboration	collaboration	NOUN
easat-8967	399	11	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	399	12	larger	large	ADJ
easat-8967	399	13	enterprises	enterprise	NOUN
easat-8967	399	14	was	be	AUX
easat-8967	399	15	viewed	view	VERB
easat-8967	399	16	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	399	17	a	a	DET
easat-8967	399	18	strategy	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	399	19	that	that	PRON
easat-8967	399	20	could	could	AUX
easat-8967	399	21	help	help	VERB
easat-8967	399	22	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	399	23	overcome	overcome	VERB
easat-8967	399	24	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	399	25	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	400	1	while	while	SCONJ
easat-8967	400	2	this	this	DET
easat-8967	400	3	solution	solution	NOUN
easat-8967	400	4	had	have	VERB
easat-8967	400	5	a	a	DET
easat-8967	400	6	mean	mean	ADJ
easat-8967	400	7	score	score	NOUN
easat-8967	400	8	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	400	9	2.50	2.50	NUM
easat-8967	400	10	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	400	11	it	it	PRON
easat-8967	400	12	was	be	AUX
easat-8967	400	13	still	still	ADV
easat-8967	400	14	seen	see	VERB
easat-8967	400	15	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	400	16	a	a	DET
easat-8967	400	17	feasible	feasible	ADJ
easat-8967	400	18	option	option	NOUN
easat-8967	400	19	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	400	20	enhancing	enhance	VERB
easat-8967	400	21	competitiveness	competitiveness	NOUN
easat-8967	400	22	through	through	ADP
easat-8967	400	23	shared	share	VERB
easat-8967	400	24	resources	resource	NOUN
easat-8967	400	25	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	400	26	expertise	expertise	NOUN
easat-8967	400	27	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	400	28	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	400	29	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	400	30	access	access	NOUN
easat-8967	400	31	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	401	1	enhanced	enhance	VERB
easat-8967	401	2	access	access	NOUN
easat-8967	401	3	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	401	4	training	training	NOUN
easat-8967	401	5	programs	program	NOUN
easat-8967	401	6	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	401	7	mean	mean	NOUN
easat-8967	401	8	=	=	SYM
easat-8967	401	9	2.57	2.57	NUM
easat-8967	401	10	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	401	11	training	training	NOUN
easat-8967	401	12	programs	program	NOUN
easat-8967	401	13	aimed	aim	VERB
easat-8967	401	14	at	at	ADP
easat-8967	401	15	improving	improve	VERB
easat-8967	401	16	skills	skill	NOUN
easat-8967	401	17	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	401	18	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN
easat-8967	401	19	were	be	AUX
easat-8967	401	20	identified	identify	VERB
easat-8967	401	21	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	401	22	essential	essential	ADJ
easat-8967	401	23	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	401	24	improving	improve	VERB
easat-8967	401	25	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	401	26	outcomes	outcome	NOUN
easat-8967	401	27	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	402	1	these	these	DET
easat-8967	402	2	programs	program	NOUN
easat-8967	402	3	would	would	AUX
easat-8967	402	4	help	help	VERB
easat-8967	402	5	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	402	6	develop	develop	VERB
easat-8967	402	7	the	the	DET
easat-8967	402	8	capacity	capacity	NOUN
easat-8967	402	9	to	to	PART
easat-8967	402	10	implement	implement	VERB
easat-8967	402	11	strategic	strategic	ADJ
easat-8967	402	12	initiatives	initiative	NOUN
easat-8967	402	13	more	more	ADV
easat-8967	402	14	effectively	effectively	ADV
easat-8967	402	15	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	402	16	enhance	enhance	VERB
easat-8967	402	17	overall	overall	ADJ
easat-8967	402	18	productivity	productivity	NOUN
easat-8967	402	19	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	403	1	tax	tax	NOUN
easat-8967	403	2	incentives	incentive	NOUN
easat-8967	403	3	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	403	4	mean	mean	NOUN
easat-8967	403	5	=	=	SYM
easat-8967	403	6	2.48	2.48	NUM
easat-8967	403	7	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	403	8	tax	tax	NOUN
easat-8967	403	9	incentives	incentive	NOUN
easat-8967	403	10	were	be	AUX
easat-8967	403	11	perceived	perceive	VERB
easat-8967	403	12	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	403	13	less	less	ADV
easat-8967	403	14	important	important	ADJ
easat-8967	403	15	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	403	16	enhancing	enhance	VERB
easat-8967	403	17	sme	sme	ADJ
easat-8967	403	18	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
easat-8967	403	19	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	403	20	as	as	SCONJ
easat-8967	403	21	the	the	DET
easat-8967	403	22	mean	mean	ADJ
easat-8967	403	23	score	score	NOUN
easat-8967	403	24	fell	fall	VERB
easat-8967	403	25	below	below	ADP
easat-8967	403	26	2.50	2.50	NUM
easat-8967	403	27	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	403	28	indicating	indicate	VERB
easat-8967	403	29	disagreement	disagreement	NOUN
easat-8967	403	30	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	404	1	although	although	SCONJ
easat-8967	404	2	tax	tax	NOUN
easat-8967	404	3	relief	relief	NOUN
easat-8967	404	4	could	could	AUX
easat-8967	404	5	help	help	VERB
easat-8967	404	6	reduce	reduce	VERB
easat-8967	404	7	financial	financial	ADJ
easat-8967	404	8	pressures	pressure	NOUN
easat-8967	404	9	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	404	10	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	404	11	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	404	12	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	404	13	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	404	14	may	may	AUX
easat-8967	404	15	not	not	PART
easat-8967	404	16	prioritize	prioritize	VERB
easat-8967	404	17	it	it	PRON
easat-8967	404	18	compared	compare	VERB
easat-8967	404	19	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	404	20	other	other	ADJ
easat-8967	404	21	solutions	solution	NOUN
easat-8967	404	22	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	405	1	technology	technology	NOUN
easat-8967	405	2	grants	grant	NOUN
easat-8967	405	3	or	or	CCONJ
easat-8967	405	4	subsidies	subsidy	NOUN
easat-8967	405	5	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	405	6	mean	mean	NOUN
easat-8967	405	7	=	=	SYM
easat-8967	405	8	2.64	2.64	NUM
easat-8967	405	9	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	405	10	technology	technology	NOUN
easat-8967	405	11	grants	grant	NOUN
easat-8967	405	12	or	or	CCONJ
easat-8967	405	13	subsidies	subsidy	NOUN
easat-8967	405	14	were	be	AUX
easat-8967	405	15	highly	highly	ADV
easat-8967	405	16	rated	rate	VERB
easat-8967	405	17	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	405	18	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	405	19	respondents	respondent	NOUN
easat-8967	405	20	agreeing	agree	VERB
easat-8967	405	21	that	that	SCONJ
easat-8967	405	22	such	such	ADJ
easat-8967	405	23	financial	financial	ADJ
easat-8967	405	24	support	support	NOUN
easat-8967	405	25	would	would	AUX
easat-8967	405	26	improve	improve	VERB
easat-8967	405	27	their	their	PRON
easat-8967	405	28	ability	ability	NOUN
easat-8967	405	29	to	to	PART
easat-8967	405	30	adopt	adopt	VERB
easat-8967	405	31	innovative	innovative	ADJ
easat-8967	405	32	tools	tool	NOUN
easat-8967	405	33	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	406	1	this	this	PRON
easat-8967	406	2	would	would	AUX
easat-8967	406	3	enhance	enhance	VERB
easat-8967	406	4	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
easat-8967	406	5	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	406	6	reduce	reduce	VERB
easat-8967	406	7	costs	cost	NOUN
easat-8967	406	8	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	406	9	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	406	10	improve	improve	VERB
easat-8967	406	11	competitiveness	competitiveness	NOUN
easat-8967	406	12	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	407	1	smefocused	smefocuse	VERB
easat-8967	407	2	marketplaces	marketplace	NOUN
easat-8967	407	3	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	407	4	mean	mean	NOUN
easat-8967	407	5	=	=	SYM
easat-8967	407	6	2.52	2.52	X
easat-8967	407	7	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	407	8	establishing	establish	VERB
easat-8967	407	9	sme	sme	ADJ
easat-8967	407	10	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	407	11	focused	focus	VERB
easat-8967	407	12	marketplaces	marketplace	NOUN
easat-8967	407	13	was	be	AUX
easat-8967	407	14	perceived	perceive	VERB
easat-8967	407	15	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	407	16	a	a	DET
easat-8967	407	17	viable	viable	ADJ
easat-8967	407	18	solution	solution	NOUN
easat-8967	407	19	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	407	20	increasing	increase	VERB
easat-8967	407	21	access	access	NOUN
easat-8967	407	22	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	407	23	customers	customer	NOUN
easat-8967	407	24	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	408	1	this	this	PRON
easat-8967	408	2	would	would	AUX
easat-8967	408	3	help	help	VERB
easat-8967	408	4	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	408	5	overcome	overcome	VERB
easat-8967	408	6	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	408	7	access	access	NOUN
easat-8967	408	8	constraints	constraint	NOUN
easat-8967	408	9	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	408	10	foster	foster	ADJ
easat-8967	408	11	local	local	ADJ
easat-8967	408	12	economic	economic	ADJ
easat-8967	408	13	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	408	14	through	through	ADP
easat-8967	408	15	targeted	target	VERB
easat-8967	408	16	platforms	platform	NOUN
easat-8967	408	17	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	409	1	strengthening	strengthen	VERB
easat-8967	409	2	partnerships	partnership	NOUN
easat-8967	409	3	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	409	4	financial	financial	ADJ
easat-8967	409	5	institutions	institution	NOUN
easat-8967	409	6	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	409	7	mean	mean	NOUN
easat-8967	409	8	=	=	SYM
easat-8967	409	9	2.53	2.53	NUM
easat-8967	409	10	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	409	11	strengthening	strengthen	VERB
easat-8967	409	12	partnerships	partnership	NOUN
easat-8967	409	13	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	409	14	financial	financial	ADJ
easat-8967	409	15	institutions	institution	NOUN
easat-8967	409	16	would	would	AUX
easat-8967	409	17	improve	improve	VERB
easat-8967	409	18	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	409	19	'	'	PART
easat-8967	409	20	access	access	NOUN
easat-8967	409	21	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	409	22	credit	credit	NOUN
easat-8967	409	23	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	410	1	this	this	PRON
easat-8967	410	2	is	be	AUX
easat-8967	410	3	critical	critical	ADJ
easat-8967	410	4	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	410	5	supporting	support	VERB
easat-8967	410	6	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	410	7	expansion	expansion	NOUN
easat-8967	410	8	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	410	9	ensuring	ensure	VERB
easat-8967	410	10	financial	financial	ADJ
easat-8967	410	11	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
easat-8967	410	12	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	411	1	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	411	2	mentorship	mentorship	NOUN
easat-8967	411	3	programs	program	NOUN
easat-8967	411	4	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	411	5	mean	mean	NOUN
easat-8967	411	6	=	=	SYM
easat-8967	411	7	2.60	2.60	NUM
easat-8967	411	8	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	411	9	more	more	ADV
easat-8967	411	10	robust	robust	ADJ
easat-8967	411	11	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	411	12	mentorship	mentorship	NOUN
easat-8967	411	13	programs	program	NOUN
easat-8967	411	14	were	be	AUX
easat-8967	411	15	seen	see	VERB
easat-8967	411	16	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	411	17	a	a	DET
easat-8967	411	18	key	key	ADJ
easat-8967	411	19	solution	solution	NOUN
easat-8967	411	20	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	411	21	supporting	support	VERB
easat-8967	411	22	long	long	ADJ
easat-8967	411	23	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	411	24	term	term	NOUN
easat-8967	411	25	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
easat-8967	411	26	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	412	1	these	these	DET
easat-8967	412	2	programs	program	NOUN
easat-8967	412	3	could	could	AUX
easat-8967	412	4	provide	provide	VERB
easat-8967	412	5	guidance	guidance	NOUN
easat-8967	412	6	on	on	ADP
easat-8967	412	7	strategic	strategic	ADJ
easat-8967	412	8	planning	planning	NOUN
easat-8967	412	9	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	412	10	financial	financial	ADJ
easat-8967	412	11	management	management	NOUN
easat-8967	412	12	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	412	13	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	412	14	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	412	15	expansion	expansion	NOUN
easat-8967	412	16	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	412	17	contributing	contribute	VERB
easat-8967	412	18	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	412	19	sme	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	412	20	resilience	resilience	NOUN
easat-8967	412	21	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	412	22	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	412	23	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	413	1	the	the	DET
easat-8967	413	2	analysis	analysis	NOUN
easat-8967	413	3	indicates	indicate	VERB
easat-8967	413	4	that	that	SCONJ
easat-8967	413	5	respondents	respondent	NOUN
easat-8967	413	6	generally	generally	ADV
easat-8967	413	7	agree	agree	VERB
easat-8967	413	8	on	on	ADP
easat-8967	413	9	the	the	DET
easat-8967	413	10	importance	importance	NOUN
easat-8967	413	11	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	413	12	several	several	ADJ
easat-8967	413	13	solutions	solution	NOUN
easat-8967	413	14	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	413	15	enhancing	enhance	VERB
easat-8967	413	16	the	the	DET
easat-8967	413	17	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
easat-8967	413	18	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	413	19	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	413	20	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	413	21	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	413	22	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	413	23	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	414	1	the	the	DET
easat-8967	414	2	most	most	ADV
easat-8967	414	3	strongly	strongly	ADV
easat-8967	414	4	supported	support	VERB
easat-8967	414	5	solutions	solution	NOUN
easat-8967	414	6	include	include	VERB
easat-8967	414	7	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	414	8	•	•	NUM
easat-8967	414	9	access	access	NOUN
easat-8967	414	10	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	414	11	affordable	affordable	ADJ
easat-8967	414	12	financing	financing	NOUN
easat-8967	414	13	to	to	PART
easat-8967	414	14	enable	enable	VERB
easat-8967	414	15	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	414	16	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	414	17	innovation	innovation	NOUN
easat-8967	414	18	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	415	1	•	•	NUM
easat-8967	415	2	improved	improve	VERB
easat-8967	415	3	infrastructure	infrastructure	NOUN
easat-8967	415	4	to	to	PART
easat-8967	415	5	reduce	reduce	VERB
easat-8967	415	6	operational	operational	ADJ
easat-8967	415	7	costs	cost	NOUN
easat-8967	415	8	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	415	9	improve	improve	VERB
easat-8967	415	10	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
easat-8967	415	11	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	416	1	•	•	NUM
easat-8967	416	2	supportive	supportive	ADJ
easat-8967	416	3	government	government	NOUN
easat-8967	416	4	policies	policy	NOUN
easat-8967	416	5	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	416	6	such	such	ADJ
easat-8967	416	7	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	416	8	grants	grant	NOUN
easat-8967	416	9	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	416	10	tax	tax	NOUN
easat-8967	416	11	incentives	incentive	NOUN
easat-8967	416	12	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	417	1	1574	1574	NUM
easat-8967	417	2	edelweiss	edelweiss	PROPN
easat-8967	417	3	applied	apply	VERB
easat-8967	417	4	science	science	NOUN
easat-8967	417	5	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	417	6	technology	technology	NOUN
easat-8967	417	7	issn	issn	PROPN
easat-8967	417	8	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	417	9	2576	2576	NUM
easat-8967	417	10	-	-	SYM
easat-8967	417	11	8484	8484	NUM
easat-8967	417	12	vol	vol	NOUN
easat-8967	417	13	.	.	PROPN
easat-8967	418	1	9	9	NUM
easat-8967	418	2	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	418	3	no	no	INTJ
easat-8967	418	4	.	.	NOUN
easat-8967	418	5	7	7	NUM
easat-8967	418	6	:	:	SYM
easat-8967	418	7	1559	1559	NUM
easat-8967	418	8	-	-	SYM
easat-8967	418	9	1577	1577	NUM
easat-8967	418	10	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	418	11	2025	2025	NUM
easat-8967	418	12	doi	doi	NOUN
easat-8967	418	13	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	418	14	10.55214/2576	10.55214/2576	NUM
easat-8967	418	15	-	-	NUM
easat-8967	418	16	8484.v9i7.8967	8484.v9i7.8967	ADJ
easat-8967	419	1	©	©	PROPN
easat-8967	419	2	2025	2025	NUM
easat-8967	419	3	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	419	4	the	the	DET
easat-8967	419	5	authors	author	NOUN
easat-8967	419	6	;	;	PUNCT
easat-8967	419	7	licensee	licensee	PROPN
easat-8967	419	8	learning	learning	NOUN
easat-8967	419	9	gate	gate	NOUN
easat-8967	419	10	•	•	NOUN
easat-8967	419	11	technology	technology	NOUN
easat-8967	419	12	grants	grant	NOUN
easat-8967	419	13	or	or	CCONJ
easat-8967	419	14	subsidies	subsidy	NOUN
easat-8967	420	1	to	to	PART
easat-8967	420	2	encourage	encourage	VERB
easat-8967	420	3	innovation	innovation	NOUN
easat-8967	421	1	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	422	1	•	•	NUM
easat-8967	422	2	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	422	3	mentorship	mentorship	NOUN
easat-8967	422	4	programs	program	NOUN
easat-8967	422	5	to	to	PART
easat-8967	422	6	provide	provide	VERB
easat-8967	422	7	ongoing	ongoing	ADJ
easat-8967	422	8	guidance	guidance	NOUN
easat-8967	422	9	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	422	10	support	support	NOUN
easat-8967	422	11	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	423	1	while	while	SCONJ
easat-8967	423	2	tax	tax	NOUN
easat-8967	423	3	incentives	incentive	NOUN
easat-8967	423	4	were	be	AUX
easat-8967	423	5	rated	rate	VERB
easat-8967	423	6	less	less	ADV
easat-8967	423	7	favorably	favorably	ADV
easat-8967	423	8	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	423	9	the	the	DET
easat-8967	423	10	other	other	ADJ
easat-8967	423	11	solutions	solution	NOUN
easat-8967	423	12	were	be	AUX
easat-8967	423	13	viewed	view	VERB
easat-8967	423	14	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	423	15	critical	critical	ADJ
easat-8967	423	16	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	423	17	ensuring	ensure	VERB
easat-8967	423	18	that	that	SCONJ
easat-8967	423	19	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	423	20	can	can	AUX
easat-8967	423	21	thrive	thrive	VERB
easat-8967	423	22	despite	despite	SCONJ
easat-8967	423	23	existing	exist	VERB
easat-8967	423	24	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	423	25	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	424	1	these	these	DET
easat-8967	424	2	findings	finding	NOUN
easat-8967	424	3	suggest	suggest	VERB
easat-8967	424	4	that	that	SCONJ
easat-8967	424	5	policy	policy	NOUN
easat-8967	424	6	interventions	intervention	NOUN
easat-8967	424	7	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	424	8	infrastructure	infrastructure	NOUN
easat-8967	424	9	development	development	NOUN
easat-8967	424	10	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	424	11	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	424	12	access	access	NOUN
easat-8967	424	13	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	424	14	capital	capital	NOUN
easat-8967	424	15	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	424	16	technology	technology	NOUN
easat-8967	424	17	will	will	AUX
easat-8967	424	18	play	play	VERB
easat-8967	424	19	a	a	DET
easat-8967	424	20	significant	significant	ADJ
easat-8967	424	21	role	role	NOUN
easat-8967	424	22	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	424	23	supporting	support	VERB
easat-8967	424	24	the	the	DET
easat-8967	424	25	long	long	ADJ
easat-8967	424	26	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	424	27	term	term	NOUN
easat-8967	424	28	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
easat-8967	424	29	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	424	30	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	424	31	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	424	32	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	424	33	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	424	34	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	425	1	4.2	4.2	NUM
easat-8967	425	2	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	425	3	discussion	discussion	NOUN
easat-8967	425	4	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	425	5	findings	finding	NOUN
easat-8967	425	6	the	the	DET
easat-8967	425	7	discussion	discussion	NOUN
easat-8967	425	8	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	425	9	the	the	DET
easat-8967	425	10	findings	finding	NOUN
easat-8967	425	11	provides	provide	VERB
easat-8967	425	12	a	a	DET
easat-8967	425	13	comprehensive	comprehensive	ADJ
easat-8967	425	14	analysis	analysis	NOUN
easat-8967	425	15	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	425	16	the	the	DET
easat-8967	425	17	results	result	NOUN
easat-8967	425	18	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	425	19	interpreting	interpret	VERB
easat-8967	425	20	the	the	DET
easat-8967	425	21	implications	implication	NOUN
easat-8967	425	22	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	425	23	the	the	DET
easat-8967	425	24	data	datum	NOUN
easat-8967	425	25	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	425	26	relation	relation	NOUN
easat-8967	425	27	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	425	28	the	the	DET
easat-8967	425	29	research	research	NOUN
easat-8967	425	30	questions	question	NOUN
easat-8967	425	31	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	425	32	the	the	DET
easat-8967	425	33	broader	broad	ADJ
easat-8967	425	34	context	context	NOUN
easat-8967	425	35	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	425	36	sme	sme	PROPN
easat-8967	425	37	development	development	PROPN
easat-8967	425	38	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	425	39	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	425	40	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	425	41	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	426	1	the	the	DET
easat-8967	426	2	results	result	NOUN
easat-8967	426	3	shed	shed	VERB
easat-8967	426	4	light	light	NOUN
easat-8967	426	5	on	on	ADP
easat-8967	426	6	the	the	DET
easat-8967	426	7	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	426	8	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	426	9	employed	employ	VERB
easat-8967	426	10	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	426	11	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	426	12	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	426	13	the	the	DET
easat-8967	426	14	impact	impact	NOUN
easat-8967	426	15	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	426	16	these	these	DET
easat-8967	426	17	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	426	18	on	on	ADP
easat-8967	426	19	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	426	20	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	426	21	development	development	NOUN
easat-8967	426	22	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	426	23	the	the	DET
easat-8967	426	24	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	426	25	faced	face	VERB
easat-8967	426	26	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	426	27	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	426	28	the	the	DET
easat-8967	426	29	solutions	solution	NOUN
easat-8967	426	30	necessary	necessary	ADJ
easat-8967	426	31	to	to	PART
easat-8967	426	32	enhance	enhance	VERB
easat-8967	426	33	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
easat-8967	426	34	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	427	1	4.2.1	4.2.1	NOUN
easat-8967	427	2	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	427	3	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	427	4	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	427	5	employed	employ	VERB
easat-8967	427	6	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	427	7	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	427	8	the	the	DET
easat-8967	427	9	findings	finding	NOUN
easat-8967	427	10	reveal	reveal	VERB
easat-8967	427	11	that	that	SCONJ
easat-8967	427	12	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	427	13	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	427	14	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	427	15	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	427	16	employ	employ	VERB
easat-8967	427	17	a	a	DET
easat-8967	427	18	range	range	NOUN
easat-8967	427	19	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	427	20	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	427	21	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	427	22	to	to	PART
easat-8967	427	23	drive	drive	VERB
easat-8967	427	24	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	427	25	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	427	26	competitive	competitive	ADJ
easat-8967	427	27	advantage	advantage	NOUN
easat-8967	427	28	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	428	1	competitive	competitive	ADJ
easat-8967	428	2	pricing	pricing	NOUN
easat-8967	428	3	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	428	4	innovation	innovation	NOUN
easat-8967	428	5	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	428	6	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	428	7	technology	technology	NOUN
easat-8967	428	8	adoption	adoption	NOUN
easat-8967	428	9	were	be	AUX
easat-8967	428	10	among	among	ADP
easat-8967	428	11	the	the	DET
easat-8967	428	12	most	most	ADV
easat-8967	428	13	common	common	ADJ
easat-8967	428	14	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	428	15	used	use	VERB
easat-8967	428	16	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	428	17	these	these	DET
easat-8967	428	18	enterprises	enterprise	NOUN
easat-8967	428	19	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	429	1	the	the	DET
easat-8967	429	2	mean	mean	ADJ
easat-8967	429	3	scores	score	NOUN
easat-8967	429	4	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	429	5	the	the	DET
easat-8967	429	6	survey	survey	NOUN
easat-8967	429	7	items	item	NOUN
easat-8967	429	8	related	relate	VERB
easat-8967	429	9	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	429	10	these	these	DET
easat-8967	429	11	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	429	12	suggest	suggest	VERB
easat-8967	429	13	that	that	SCONJ
easat-8967	429	14	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	429	15	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	429	16	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	429	17	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	429	18	focus	focus	NOUN
easat-8967	429	19	on	on	ADP
easat-8967	429	20	staying	stay	VERB
easat-8967	429	21	competitive	competitive	ADJ
easat-8967	429	22	through	through	ADP
easat-8967	429	23	pricing	pricing	NOUN
easat-8967	429	24	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	429	25	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	429	26	product	product	NOUN
easat-8967	429	27	innovation	innovation	NOUN
easat-8967	429	28	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	429	29	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	429	30	operational	operational	ADJ
easat-8967	429	31	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
easat-8967	429	32	driven	drive	VERB
easat-8967	429	33	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	429	34	technology	technology	NOUN
easat-8967	429	35	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	430	1	this	this	PRON
easat-8967	430	2	aligns	align	VERB
easat-8967	430	3	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	430	4	the	the	DET
easat-8967	430	5	views	view	NOUN
easat-8967	430	6	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	430	7	osotimehin	osotimehin	NOUN
easat-8967	430	8	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	430	9	et	et	PROPN
easat-8967	430	10	al	al	PROPN
easat-8967	430	11	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	431	1	[	[	X
easat-8967	431	2	10	10	NUM
easat-8967	431	3	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	431	4	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	431	5	aremu	aremu	PROPN
easat-8967	431	6	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	431	7	adeyemi	adeyemi	ADV
easat-8967	431	8	[	[	X
easat-8967	431	9	9	9	NUM
easat-8967	431	10	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	431	11	who	who	PRON
easat-8967	431	12	highlighted	highlight	VERB
easat-8967	431	13	that	that	SCONJ
easat-8967	431	14	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	431	15	frequently	frequently	ADV
easat-8967	431	16	engage	engage	VERB
easat-8967	431	17	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	431	18	innovative	innovative	ADJ
easat-8967	431	19	practices	practice	NOUN
easat-8967	431	20	to	to	PART
easat-8967	431	21	gain	gain	VERB
easat-8967	431	22	a	a	DET
easat-8967	431	23	competitive	competitive	ADJ
easat-8967	431	24	edge	edge	NOUN
easat-8967	431	25	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	432	1	furthermore	furthermore	ADV
easat-8967	432	2	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	432	3	the	the	DET
easat-8967	432	4	adoption	adoption	NOUN
easat-8967	432	5	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	432	6	digital	digital	ADJ
easat-8967	432	7	marketing	marketing	NOUN
easat-8967	432	8	platforms	platform	NOUN
easat-8967	432	9	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	432	10	a	a	DET
easat-8967	432	11	focus	focus	NOUN
easat-8967	432	12	on	on	ADP
easat-8967	432	13	customer	customer	NOUN
easat-8967	432	14	relationship	relationship	NOUN
easat-8967	432	15	management	management	NOUN
easat-8967	432	16	reflect	reflect	VERB
easat-8967	432	17	the	the	DET
easat-8967	432	18	growing	grow	VERB
easat-8967	432	19	trend	trend	NOUN
easat-8967	432	20	among	among	ADP
easat-8967	432	21	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	432	22	to	to	PART
easat-8967	432	23	utilize	utilize	VERB
easat-8967	432	24	low	low	ADJ
easat-8967	432	25	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	432	26	cost	cost	NOUN
easat-8967	432	27	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	432	28	high	high	ADJ
easat-8967	432	29	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	432	30	reach	reach	NOUN
easat-8967	432	31	tools	tool	NOUN
easat-8967	432	32	to	to	PART
easat-8967	432	33	promote	promote	VERB
easat-8967	432	34	their	their	PRON
easat-8967	432	35	products	product	NOUN
easat-8967	432	36	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	432	37	engage	engage	VERB
easat-8967	432	38	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	432	39	customers	customer	NOUN
easat-8967	432	40	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	433	1	however	however	ADV
easat-8967	433	2	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	433	3	while	while	SCONJ
easat-8967	433	4	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	433	5	recognize	recognize	VERB
easat-8967	433	6	the	the	DET
easat-8967	433	7	importance	importance	NOUN
easat-8967	433	8	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	433	9	these	these	DET
easat-8967	433	10	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	433	11	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	433	12	the	the	DET
easat-8967	433	13	results	result	NOUN
easat-8967	433	14	also	also	ADV
easat-8967	433	15	suggest	suggest	VERB
easat-8967	433	16	a	a	DET
easat-8967	433	17	reliance	reliance	NOUN
easat-8967	433	18	on	on	ADP
easat-8967	433	19	traditional	traditional	ADJ
easat-8967	433	20	methods	method	NOUN
easat-8967	433	21	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	433	22	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	433	23	less	less	ADJ
easat-8967	433	24	emphasis	emphasis	NOUN
easat-8967	433	25	on	on	ADP
easat-8967	433	26	cutting	cut	VERB
easat-8967	433	27	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	433	28	edge	edge	NOUN
easat-8967	433	29	digital	digital	ADJ
easat-8967	433	30	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	433	31	or	or	CCONJ
easat-8967	433	32	high	high	ADJ
easat-8967	433	33	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	433	34	tech	tech	NOUN
easat-8967	433	35	innovations	innovation	NOUN
easat-8967	433	36	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	434	1	this	this	PRON
easat-8967	434	2	could	could	AUX
easat-8967	434	3	be	be	AUX
easat-8967	434	4	attributed	attribute	VERB
easat-8967	434	5	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	434	6	resource	resource	NOUN
easat-8967	434	7	constraints	constraint	NOUN
easat-8967	434	8	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	434	9	a	a	DET
easat-8967	434	10	common	common	ADJ
easat-8967	434	11	challenge	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	434	12	faced	face	VERB
easat-8967	434	13	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	434	14	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	434	15	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	434	16	as	as	SCONJ
easat-8967	434	17	noted	note	VERB
easat-8967	434	18	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	434	19	the	the	DET
easat-8967	434	20	literature	literature	NOUN
easat-8967	434	21	[	[	X
easat-8967	434	22	11	11	NUM
easat-8967	434	23	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	434	24	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	435	1	4.2.2	4.2.2	X
easat-8967	435	2	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	436	1	impact	impact	NOUN
easat-8967	436	2	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	436	3	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	436	4	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	436	5	on	on	ADP
easat-8967	436	6	sme	sme	ADJ
easat-8967	436	7	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	436	8	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	436	9	development	development	NOUN
easat-8967	436	10	the	the	DET
easat-8967	436	11	results	result	NOUN
easat-8967	436	12	show	show	VERB
easat-8967	436	13	a	a	DET
easat-8967	436	14	strong	strong	ADJ
easat-8967	436	15	positive	positive	ADJ
easat-8967	436	16	relationship	relationship	NOUN
easat-8967	436	17	between	between	ADP
easat-8967	436	18	the	the	DET
easat-8967	436	19	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	436	20	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	436	21	employed	employ	VERB
easat-8967	436	22	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	436	23	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	436	24	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	436	25	their	their	PRON
easat-8967	436	26	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	436	27	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	436	28	development	development	NOUN
easat-8967	436	29	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	437	1	the	the	DET
easat-8967	437	2	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	437	3	seem	seem	VERB
easat-8967	437	4	to	to	PART
easat-8967	437	5	contribute	contribute	VERB
easat-8967	437	6	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	437	7	increased	increase	VERB
easat-8967	437	8	customer	customer	NOUN
easat-8967	437	9	base	base	NOUN
easat-8967	437	10	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	437	11	profitability	profitability	NOUN
easat-8967	437	12	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	437	13	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	437	14	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	437	15	expansion	expansion	NOUN
easat-8967	437	16	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	437	17	as	as	SCONJ
easat-8967	437	18	reflected	reflect	VERB
easat-8967	437	19	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	437	20	the	the	DET
easat-8967	437	21	respondents	respondent	NOUN
easat-8967	437	22	’	'	PUNCT
easat-8967	437	23	agreement	agreement	NOUN
easat-8967	437	24	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	437	25	these	these	DET
easat-8967	437	26	items	item	NOUN
easat-8967	437	27	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	438	1	this	this	DET
easat-8967	438	2	finding	finding	NOUN
easat-8967	438	3	is	be	AUX
easat-8967	438	4	consistent	consistent	ADJ
easat-8967	438	5	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	438	6	previous	previous	ADJ
easat-8967	438	7	research	research	NOUN
easat-8967	438	8	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	438	9	such	such	ADJ
easat-8967	438	10	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	438	11	the	the	DET
easat-8967	438	12	work	work	NOUN
easat-8967	438	13	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	438	14	kotler	kotler	NOUN
easat-8967	438	15	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	438	16	keller	keller	PROPN
easat-8967	439	1	[	[	X
easat-8967	439	2	14	14	NUM
easat-8967	439	3	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	439	4	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	439	5	porter	porter	NOUN
easat-8967	440	1	[	[	X
easat-8967	440	2	16	16	NUM
easat-8967	440	3	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	440	4	who	who	PRON
easat-8967	440	5	argued	argue	VERB
easat-8967	440	6	that	that	SCONJ
easat-8967	440	7	effective	effective	ADJ
easat-8967	440	8	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	440	9	penetration	penetration	NOUN
easat-8967	440	10	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	440	11	cost	cost	NOUN
easat-8967	440	12	leadership	leadership	NOUN
easat-8967	440	13	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	440	14	are	be	AUX
easat-8967	440	15	crucial	crucial	ADJ
easat-8967	440	16	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	440	17	sme	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	440	18	success	success	NOUN
easat-8967	440	19	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	441	1	moreover	moreover	ADV
easat-8967	441	2	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	441	3	the	the	DET
easat-8967	441	4	use	use	NOUN
easat-8967	441	5	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	441	6	innovation	innovation	NOUN
easat-8967	441	7	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	441	8	technology	technology	NOUN
easat-8967	441	9	adoption	adoption	NOUN
easat-8967	441	10	contributed	contribute	VERB
easat-8967	441	11	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	441	12	the	the	DET
easat-8967	441	13	enhancement	enhancement	NOUN
easat-8967	441	14	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	441	15	brand	brand	NOUN
easat-8967	441	16	reputation	reputation	NOUN
easat-8967	441	17	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	441	18	cost	cost	NOUN
easat-8967	441	19	reductions	reduction	NOUN
easat-8967	441	20	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	441	21	leading	lead	VERB
easat-8967	441	22	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	441	23	greater	great	ADJ
easat-8967	441	24	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
easat-8967	441	25	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	441	26	profitability	profitability	NOUN
easat-8967	441	27	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	442	1	this	this	PRON
easat-8967	442	2	is	be	AUX
easat-8967	442	3	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	442	4	line	line	NOUN
easat-8967	442	5	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	442	6	the	the	DET
easat-8967	442	7	resource	resource	NOUN
easat-8967	442	8	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	442	9	based	base	VERB
easat-8967	442	10	view	view	NOUN
easat-8967	442	11	[	[	X
easat-8967	442	12	17	17	NUM
easat-8967	442	13	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	442	14	which	which	PRON
easat-8967	442	15	underscores	underscore	VERB
easat-8967	442	16	the	the	DET
easat-8967	442	17	importance	importance	NOUN
easat-8967	442	18	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	442	19	leveraging	leverage	VERB
easat-8967	442	20	internal	internal	ADJ
easat-8967	442	21	capabilities	capability	NOUN
easat-8967	442	22	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	442	23	such	such	ADJ
easat-8967	442	24	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	442	25	innovation	innovation	NOUN
easat-8967	442	26	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	442	27	technology	technology	NOUN
easat-8967	442	28	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	442	29	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	442	30	sustained	sustained	ADJ
easat-8967	442	31	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	442	32	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	443	1	despite	despite	SCONJ
easat-8967	443	2	these	these	DET
easat-8967	443	3	positive	positive	ADJ
easat-8967	443	4	outcomes	outcome	NOUN
easat-8967	443	5	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	443	6	respondents	respondent	NOUN
easat-8967	443	7	indicated	indicate	VERB
easat-8967	443	8	that	that	SCONJ
easat-8967	443	9	external	external	ADJ
easat-8967	443	10	factors	factor	NOUN
easat-8967	443	11	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	443	12	such	such	ADJ
easat-8967	443	13	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	443	14	competition	competition	NOUN
easat-8967	443	15	from	from	ADP
easat-8967	443	16	larger	large	ADJ
easat-8967	443	17	businesses	business	NOUN
easat-8967	443	18	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	443	19	economic	economic	ADJ
easat-8967	443	20	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	443	21	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	443	22	still	still	ADV
easat-8967	443	23	present	present	VERB
easat-8967	443	24	obstacles	obstacle	NOUN
easat-8967	443	25	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	443	26	full	full	ADJ
easat-8967	443	27	realization	realization	NOUN
easat-8967	443	28	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	443	29	the	the	DET
easat-8967	443	30	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	443	31	'	'	PART
easat-8967	443	32	potential	potential	NOUN
easat-8967	443	33	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	444	1	4.2.3	4.2.3	X
easat-8967	444	2	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	445	1	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	445	2	hindering	hinder	VERB
easat-8967	445	3	the	the	DET
easat-8967	445	4	implementation	implementation	NOUN
easat-8967	445	5	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	445	6	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	445	7	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	445	8	the	the	DET
easat-8967	445	9	analysis	analysis	NOUN
easat-8967	445	10	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	445	11	the	the	DET
easat-8967	445	12	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	445	13	faced	face	VERB
easat-8967	445	14	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	445	15	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	445	16	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	445	17	implementing	implement	VERB
easat-8967	445	18	their	their	PRON
easat-8967	445	19	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	445	20	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	445	21	highlights	highlight	NOUN
easat-8967	445	22	several	several	ADJ
easat-8967	445	23	key	key	ADJ
easat-8967	445	24	barriers	barrier	NOUN
easat-8967	445	25	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	445	26	including	include	VERB
easat-8967	445	27	limited	limited	ADJ
easat-8967	445	28	access	access	NOUN
easat-8967	445	29	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	445	30	financing	financing	NOUN
easat-8967	445	31	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	445	32	poor	poor	ADJ
easat-8967	445	33	infrastructure	infrastructure	NOUN
easat-8967	445	34	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	445	35	regulatory	regulatory	ADJ
easat-8967	445	36	issues	issue	NOUN
easat-8967	445	37	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	445	38	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	445	39	lack	lack	NOUN
easat-8967	445	40	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	445	41	skilled	skilled	ADJ
easat-8967	445	42	labor	labor	NOUN
easat-8967	445	43	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	446	1	these	these	DET
easat-8967	446	2	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	446	3	have	have	AUX
easat-8967	446	4	been	be	AUX
easat-8967	446	5	well	well	ADV
easat-8967	446	6	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	446	7	documented	document	VERB
easat-8967	446	8	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	446	9	the	the	DET
easat-8967	446	10	literature	literature	NOUN
easat-8967	446	11	[	[	X
easat-8967	446	12	2	2	NUM
easat-8967	446	13	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	446	14	11	11	NUM
easat-8967	446	15	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	446	16	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	446	17	reflect	reflect	VERB
easat-8967	446	18	systemic	systemic	ADJ
easat-8967	446	19	issues	issue	NOUN
easat-8967	446	20	within	within	ADP
easat-8967	446	21	the	the	DET
easat-8967	446	22	nigerian	nigerian	ADJ
easat-8967	446	23	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	446	24	environment	environment	PROPN
easat-8967	446	25	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	447	1	among	among	ADP
easat-8967	447	2	these	these	PRON
easat-8967	447	3	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	447	4	limited	limited	ADJ
easat-8967	447	5	access	access	NOUN
easat-8967	447	6	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	447	7	financing	financing	NOUN
easat-8967	447	8	emerged	emerge	VERB
easat-8967	447	9	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	447	10	the	the	DET
easat-8967	447	11	most	most	ADV
easat-8967	447	12	significant	significant	ADJ
easat-8967	447	13	obstacle	obstacle	NOUN
easat-8967	447	14	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	447	15	which	which	PRON
easat-8967	447	16	aligns	align	VERB
easat-8967	447	17	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	447	18	the	the	DET
easat-8967	447	19	findings	finding	NOUN
easat-8967	447	20	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	447	21	small	small	ADJ
easat-8967	447	22	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	447	23	medium	medium	ADJ
easat-8967	447	24	enterprises	enterprise	NOUN
easat-8967	447	25	development	development	NOUN
easat-8967	447	26	agency	agency	PROPN
easat-8967	447	27	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	447	28	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
easat-8967	447	29	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	447	30	smedan	smedan	PROPN
easat-8967	447	31	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	448	1	[	[	X
easat-8967	448	2	1	1	X
easat-8967	448	3	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	448	4	which	which	PRON
easat-8967	448	5	reported	report	VERB
easat-8967	448	6	that	that	SCONJ
easat-8967	448	7	many	many	ADJ
easat-8967	448	8	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	448	9	struggle	struggle	VERB
easat-8967	448	10	to	to	PART
easat-8967	448	11	obtain	obtain	VERB
easat-8967	448	12	affordable	affordable	ADJ
easat-8967	448	13	credit	credit	NOUN
easat-8967	448	14	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	448	15	expansion	expansion	NOUN
easat-8967	448	16	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	449	1	this	this	DET
easat-8967	449	2	financial	financial	ADJ
easat-8967	449	3	1575	1575	NUM
easat-8967	449	4	edelweiss	edelweiss	PROPN
easat-8967	449	5	applied	apply	VERB
easat-8967	449	6	science	science	NOUN
easat-8967	449	7	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	449	8	technology	technology	NOUN
easat-8967	449	9	issn	issn	PROPN
easat-8967	449	10	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	449	11	2576	2576	NUM
easat-8967	449	12	-	-	SYM
easat-8967	449	13	8484	8484	NUM
easat-8967	449	14	vol	vol	NOUN
easat-8967	449	15	.	.	PROPN
easat-8967	450	1	9	9	NUM
easat-8967	450	2	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	450	3	no	no	INTJ
easat-8967	450	4	.	.	NOUN
easat-8967	450	5	7	7	NUM
easat-8967	450	6	:	:	SYM
easat-8967	450	7	1559	1559	NUM
easat-8967	450	8	-	-	SYM
easat-8967	450	9	1577	1577	NUM
easat-8967	450	10	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	450	11	2025	2025	NUM
easat-8967	450	12	doi	doi	NOUN
easat-8967	450	13	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	450	14	10.55214/2576	10.55214/2576	NUM
easat-8967	450	15	-	-	NUM
easat-8967	450	16	8484.v9i7.8967	8484.v9i7.8967	ADJ
easat-8967	451	1	©	©	PROPN
easat-8967	451	2	2025	2025	NUM
easat-8967	451	3	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	451	4	the	the	DET
easat-8967	451	5	authors	author	NOUN
easat-8967	451	6	;	;	PUNCT
easat-8967	451	7	licensee	licensee	PROPN
easat-8967	451	8	learning	learn	VERB
easat-8967	451	9	gate	gate	PROPN
easat-8967	451	10	constraint	constraint	PROPN
easat-8967	451	11	is	be	AUX
easat-8967	451	12	compounded	compound	VERB
easat-8967	451	13	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	451	14	high	high	ADJ
easat-8967	451	15	operational	operational	ADJ
easat-8967	451	16	costs	cost	NOUN
easat-8967	451	17	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	451	18	poor	poor	ADJ
easat-8967	451	19	infrastructure	infrastructure	NOUN
easat-8967	451	20	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	451	21	which	which	PRON
easat-8967	451	22	hinder	hinder	VERB
easat-8967	451	23	the	the	DET
easat-8967	451	24	operational	operational	ADJ
easat-8967	451	25	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
easat-8967	451	26	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	451	27	competitiveness	competitiveness	NOUN
easat-8967	451	28	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	451	29	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	451	30	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	452	1	as	as	SCONJ
easat-8967	452	2	noted	note	VERB
easat-8967	452	3	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	452	4	aremu	aremu	PROPN
easat-8967	452	5	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	452	6	adeyemi	adeyemi	ADV
easat-8967	452	7	[	[	X
easat-8967	452	8	9	9	NUM
easat-8967	452	9	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	452	10	these	these	DET
easat-8967	452	11	factors	factor	NOUN
easat-8967	452	12	severely	severely	ADV
easat-8967	452	13	impact	impact	VERB
easat-8967	452	14	the	the	DET
easat-8967	452	15	ability	ability	NOUN
easat-8967	452	16	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	452	17	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	452	18	to	to	PART
easat-8967	452	19	adopt	adopt	VERB
easat-8967	452	20	innovative	innovative	ADJ
easat-8967	452	21	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	452	22	or	or	CCONJ
easat-8967	452	23	scale	scale	VERB
easat-8967	452	24	their	their	PRON
easat-8967	452	25	operations	operation	NOUN
easat-8967	452	26	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	453	1	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	453	2	addition	addition	NOUN
easat-8967	453	3	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	453	4	the	the	DET
easat-8967	453	5	lack	lack	NOUN
easat-8967	453	6	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	453	7	skilled	skilled	ADJ
easat-8967	453	8	labor	labor	NOUN
easat-8967	453	9	was	be	AUX
easat-8967	453	10	highlighted	highlight	VERB
easat-8967	453	11	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	453	12	a	a	DET
easat-8967	453	13	key	key	ADJ
easat-8967	453	14	challenge	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	453	15	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	453	16	limiting	limit	VERB
easat-8967	453	17	the	the	DET
easat-8967	453	18	effectiveness	effectiveness	NOUN
easat-8967	453	19	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	453	20	strategic	strategic	ADJ
easat-8967	453	21	initiatives	initiative	NOUN
easat-8967	453	22	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	454	1	this	this	PRON
easat-8967	454	2	underscores	underscore	VERB
easat-8967	454	3	the	the	DET
easat-8967	454	4	need	need	NOUN
easat-8967	454	5	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	454	6	investment	investment	NOUN
easat-8967	454	7	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	454	8	human	human	ADJ
easat-8967	454	9	capital	capital	NOUN
easat-8967	454	10	development	development	NOUN
easat-8967	454	11	through	through	ADP
easat-8967	454	12	training	training	NOUN
easat-8967	454	13	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	454	14	educational	educational	ADJ
easat-8967	454	15	programs	program	NOUN
easat-8967	454	16	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	454	17	which	which	PRON
easat-8967	454	18	would	would	AUX
easat-8967	454	19	equip	equip	VERB
easat-8967	454	20	the	the	DET
easat-8967	454	21	workforce	workforce	NOUN
easat-8967	454	22	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	454	23	the	the	DET
easat-8967	454	24	skills	skill	NOUN
easat-8967	454	25	necessary	necessary	ADJ
easat-8967	454	26	to	to	PART
easat-8967	454	27	implement	implement	VERB
easat-8967	454	28	modern	modern	ADJ
easat-8967	454	29	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	454	30	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	454	31	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	455	1	4.2.4	4.2.4	X
easat-8967	455	2	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	455	3	solutions	solution	NOUN
easat-8967	455	4	to	to	PART
easat-8967	455	5	enhance	enhance	VERB
easat-8967	455	6	the	the	DET
easat-8967	455	7	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
easat-8967	455	8	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	455	9	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	455	10	the	the	DET
easat-8967	455	11	findings	finding	NOUN
easat-8967	455	12	on	on	ADP
easat-8967	455	13	potential	potential	ADJ
easat-8967	455	14	solutions	solution	NOUN
easat-8967	455	15	to	to	PART
easat-8967	455	16	enhance	enhance	VERB
easat-8967	455	17	sme	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	455	18	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
easat-8967	455	19	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	455	20	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	455	21	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	455	22	suggest	suggest	VERB
easat-8967	455	23	a	a	DET
easat-8967	455	24	consensus	consensus	NOUN
easat-8967	455	25	among	among	ADP
easat-8967	455	26	respondents	respondent	NOUN
easat-8967	455	27	on	on	ADP
easat-8967	455	28	several	several	ADJ
easat-8967	455	29	key	key	ADJ
easat-8967	455	30	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	455	31	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	456	1	access	access	NOUN
easat-8967	456	2	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	456	3	affordable	affordable	ADJ
easat-8967	456	4	financing	financing	NOUN
easat-8967	456	5	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	456	6	improved	improved	ADJ
easat-8967	456	7	infrastructure	infrastructure	NOUN
easat-8967	456	8	were	be	AUX
easat-8967	456	9	considered	consider	VERB
easat-8967	456	10	vital	vital	ADJ
easat-8967	456	11	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	456	12	ensuring	ensure	VERB
easat-8967	456	13	long	long	ADJ
easat-8967	456	14	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	456	15	term	term	NOUN
easat-8967	456	16	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
easat-8967	456	17	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	457	1	this	this	PRON
easat-8967	457	2	reflects	reflect	VERB
easat-8967	457	3	a	a	DET
easat-8967	457	4	broader	broad	ADJ
easat-8967	457	5	understanding	understanding	NOUN
easat-8967	457	6	that	that	SCONJ
easat-8967	457	7	financial	financial	ADJ
easat-8967	457	8	constraints	constraint	NOUN
easat-8967	457	9	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	457	10	infrastructure	infrastructure	NOUN
easat-8967	457	11	deficits	deficit	NOUN
easat-8967	457	12	are	be	AUX
easat-8967	457	13	central	central	ADJ
easat-8967	457	14	issues	issue	NOUN
easat-8967	457	15	facing	face	VERB
easat-8967	457	16	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	457	17	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	457	18	the	the	DET
easat-8967	457	19	region	region	NOUN
easat-8967	457	20	[	[	X
easat-8967	457	21	2	2	NUM
easat-8967	457	22	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	457	23	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	458	1	additionally	additionally	ADV
easat-8967	458	2	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	458	3	government	government	NOUN
easat-8967	458	4	policies	policy	NOUN
easat-8967	458	5	were	be	AUX
easat-8967	458	6	widely	widely	ADV
easat-8967	458	7	regarded	regard	VERB
easat-8967	458	8	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	458	9	needing	need	VERB
easat-8967	458	10	improvement	improvement	NOUN
easat-8967	458	11	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	459	1	the	the	DET
easat-8967	459	2	respondents	respondent	NOUN
easat-8967	459	3	called	call	VERB
easat-8967	459	4	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	459	5	more	more	ADV
easat-8967	459	6	supportive	supportive	ADJ
easat-8967	459	7	policies	policy	NOUN
easat-8967	459	8	that	that	PRON
easat-8967	459	9	would	would	AUX
easat-8967	459	10	reduce	reduce	VERB
easat-8967	459	11	regulatory	regulatory	ADJ
easat-8967	459	12	burdens	burden	NOUN
easat-8967	459	13	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	459	14	provide	provide	VERB
easat-8967	459	15	access	access	NOUN
easat-8967	459	16	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	459	17	grants	grant	NOUN
easat-8967	459	18	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	459	19	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	459	20	create	create	VERB
easat-8967	459	21	a	a	DET
easat-8967	459	22	more	more	ADV
easat-8967	459	23	conducive	conducive	ADJ
easat-8967	459	24	environment	environment	NOUN
easat-8967	459	25	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	459	26	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	459	27	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	459	28	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	460	1	this	this	PRON
easat-8967	460	2	is	be	AUX
easat-8967	460	3	consistent	consistent	ADJ
easat-8967	460	4	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	460	5	the	the	DET
easat-8967	460	6	views	view	NOUN
easat-8967	460	7	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	460	8	researchers	researcher	NOUN
easat-8967	460	9	like	like	ADP
easat-8967	460	10	olawale	olawale	NOUN
easat-8967	460	11	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	460	12	garwe	garwe	NOUN
easat-8967	460	13	[	[	X
easat-8967	460	14	11	11	NUM
easat-8967	460	15	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	460	16	who	who	PRON
easat-8967	460	17	emphasized	emphasize	VERB
easat-8967	460	18	the	the	DET
easat-8967	460	19	importance	importance	NOUN
easat-8967	460	20	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	460	21	government	government	NOUN
easat-8967	460	22	support	support	NOUN
easat-8967	460	23	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	460	24	facilitating	facilitate	VERB
easat-8967	460	25	sme	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	460	26	development	development	NOUN
easat-8967	460	27	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	461	1	other	other	ADJ
easat-8967	461	2	solutions	solution	NOUN
easat-8967	461	3	included	include	VERB
easat-8967	461	4	collaboration	collaboration	NOUN
easat-8967	461	5	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	461	6	larger	large	ADJ
easat-8967	461	7	enterprises	enterprise	NOUN
easat-8967	461	8	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	461	9	which	which	PRON
easat-8967	461	10	could	could	AUX
easat-8967	461	11	provide	provide	VERB
easat-8967	461	12	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	461	13	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	461	14	access	access	NOUN
easat-8967	461	15	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	461	16	resources	resource	NOUN
easat-8967	461	17	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	461	18	expertise	expertise	NOUN
easat-8967	461	19	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	461	20	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	461	21	larger	large	ADJ
easat-8967	461	22	markets	market	NOUN
easat-8967	461	23	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	462	1	this	this	PRON
easat-8967	462	2	is	be	AUX
easat-8967	462	3	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	462	4	line	line	NOUN
easat-8967	462	5	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	462	6	the	the	DET
easat-8967	462	7	concept	concept	NOUN
easat-8967	462	8	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	462	9	strategic	strategic	ADJ
easat-8967	462	10	alliances	alliance	NOUN
easat-8967	462	11	[	[	X
easat-8967	462	12	3	3	X
easat-8967	462	13	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	462	14	which	which	PRON
easat-8967	462	15	allows	allow	VERB
easat-8967	462	16	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	462	17	to	to	PART
easat-8967	462	18	leverage	leverage	VERB
easat-8967	462	19	the	the	DET
easat-8967	462	20	capabilities	capability	NOUN
easat-8967	462	21	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	462	22	larger	large	ADJ
easat-8967	462	23	firms	firm	NOUN
easat-8967	462	24	to	to	PART
easat-8967	462	25	overcome	overcome	VERB
easat-8967	462	26	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	462	27	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	463	1	finally	finally	ADV
easat-8967	463	2	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	463	3	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	463	4	mentorship	mentorship	NOUN
easat-8967	463	5	programs	program	NOUN
easat-8967	463	6	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	463	7	technology	technology	NOUN
easat-8967	463	8	grants	grant	NOUN
easat-8967	463	9	or	or	CCONJ
easat-8967	463	10	subsidies	subsidy	NOUN
easat-8967	463	11	were	be	AUX
easat-8967	463	12	also	also	ADV
easat-8967	463	13	seen	see	VERB
easat-8967	463	14	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	463	15	crucial	crucial	ADJ
easat-8967	463	16	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	463	17	helping	help	VERB
easat-8967	463	18	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	463	19	navigate	navigate	VERB
easat-8967	463	20	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	463	21	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	463	22	adopt	adopt	VERB
easat-8967	463	23	new	new	ADJ
easat-8967	463	24	technologies	technology	NOUN
easat-8967	463	25	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	463	26	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	463	27	enhance	enhance	VERB
easat-8967	463	28	their	their	PRON
easat-8967	463	29	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	463	30	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	463	31	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	464	1	these	these	DET
easat-8967	464	2	solutions	solution	NOUN
easat-8967	464	3	align	align	VERB
easat-8967	464	4	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	464	5	the	the	DET
easat-8967	464	6	findings	finding	NOUN
easat-8967	464	7	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	464	8	previous	previous	ADJ
easat-8967	464	9	research	research	NOUN
easat-8967	464	10	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	464	11	which	which	PRON
easat-8967	464	12	suggests	suggest	VERB
easat-8967	464	13	that	that	SCONJ
easat-8967	464	14	mentorship	mentorship	NOUN
easat-8967	464	15	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	464	16	financial	financial	ADJ
easat-8967	464	17	support	support	NOUN
easat-8967	464	18	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	464	19	technology	technology	NOUN
easat-8967	464	20	adoption	adoption	NOUN
easat-8967	464	21	can	can	AUX
easat-8967	464	22	significantly	significantly	ADV
easat-8967	464	23	boost	boost	VERB
easat-8967	464	24	sme	sme	ADJ
easat-8967	464	25	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
easat-8967	464	26	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	465	1	5	5	X
easat-8967	465	2	.	.	X
easat-8967	465	3	conclusion	conclusion	NOUN
easat-8967	465	4	the	the	DET
easat-8967	465	5	study	study	NOUN
easat-8967	465	6	found	find	VERB
easat-8967	465	7	that	that	SCONJ
easat-8967	465	8	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	465	9	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	465	10	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	465	11	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	465	12	employ	employ	VERB
easat-8967	465	13	a	a	DET
easat-8967	465	14	variety	variety	NOUN
easat-8967	465	15	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	465	16	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	465	17	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	465	18	to	to	PART
easat-8967	465	19	enhance	enhance	VERB
easat-8967	465	20	their	their	PRON
easat-8967	465	21	competitiveness	competitiveness	NOUN
easat-8967	465	22	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	465	23	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
easat-8967	465	24	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	466	1	these	these	DET
easat-8967	466	2	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	466	3	include	include	VERB
easat-8967	466	4	competitive	competitive	ADJ
easat-8967	466	5	pricing	pricing	NOUN
easat-8967	466	6	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	466	7	product	product	NOUN
easat-8967	466	8	diversification	diversification	NOUN
easat-8967	466	9	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	466	10	technological	technological	ADJ
easat-8967	466	11	adoption	adoption	NOUN
easat-8967	466	12	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	466	13	digital	digital	ADJ
easat-8967	466	14	marketing	marketing	NOUN
easat-8967	466	15	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	466	16	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	466	17	customer	customer	NOUN
easat-8967	466	18	relationship	relationship	NOUN
easat-8967	466	19	management	management	NOUN
easat-8967	466	20	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	467	1	these	these	DET
easat-8967	467	2	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	467	3	were	be	AUX
easat-8967	467	4	found	find	VERB
easat-8967	467	5	to	to	PART
easat-8967	467	6	have	have	VERB
easat-8967	467	7	a	a	DET
easat-8967	467	8	significant	significant	ADJ
easat-8967	467	9	positive	positive	ADJ
easat-8967	467	10	impact	impact	NOUN
easat-8967	467	11	on	on	ADP
easat-8967	467	12	sme	sme	ADJ
easat-8967	467	13	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	467	14	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	467	15	development	development	NOUN
easat-8967	467	16	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	467	17	particularly	particularly	ADV
easat-8967	467	18	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	467	19	areas	area	NOUN
easat-8967	467	20	such	such	ADJ
easat-8967	467	21	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	467	22	profitability	profitability	NOUN
easat-8967	467	23	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	467	24	customer	customer	NOUN
easat-8967	467	25	base	base	NOUN
easat-8967	467	26	expansion	expansion	NOUN
easat-8967	467	27	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	467	28	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	467	29	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	467	30	penetration	penetration	NOUN
easat-8967	467	31	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	468	1	however	however	ADV
easat-8967	468	2	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	468	3	the	the	DET
easat-8967	468	4	study	study	NOUN
easat-8967	468	5	also	also	ADV
easat-8967	468	6	identified	identify	VERB
easat-8967	468	7	several	several	ADJ
easat-8967	468	8	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	468	9	hindering	hinder	VERB
easat-8967	468	10	the	the	DET
easat-8967	468	11	effective	effective	ADJ
easat-8967	468	12	implementation	implementation	NOUN
easat-8967	468	13	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	468	14	these	these	DET
easat-8967	468	15	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	468	16	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	469	1	limited	limited	ADJ
easat-8967	469	2	access	access	NOUN
easat-8967	469	3	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	469	4	financing	financing	NOUN
easat-8967	469	5	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	469	6	poor	poor	ADJ
easat-8967	469	7	infrastructure	infrastructure	NOUN
easat-8967	469	8	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	469	9	high	high	ADJ
easat-8967	469	10	operational	operational	ADJ
easat-8967	469	11	costs	cost	NOUN
easat-8967	469	12	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	469	13	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	469	14	regulatory	regulatory	ADJ
easat-8967	469	15	constraints	constraint	NOUN
easat-8967	469	16	were	be	AUX
easat-8967	469	17	perceived	perceive	VERB
easat-8967	469	18	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	469	19	the	the	DET
easat-8967	469	20	primary	primary	ADJ
easat-8967	469	21	barriers	barrier	NOUN
easat-8967	469	22	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	470	1	the	the	DET
easat-8967	470	2	lack	lack	NOUN
easat-8967	470	3	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	470	4	skilled	skilled	ADJ
easat-8967	470	5	labor	labor	NOUN
easat-8967	470	6	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	470	7	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	470	8	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	470	9	technological	technological	ADJ
easat-8967	470	10	adoption	adoption	NOUN
easat-8967	470	11	further	far	ADV
easat-8967	470	12	exacerbate	exacerbate	VERB
easat-8967	470	13	these	these	DET
easat-8967	470	14	issues	issue	NOUN
easat-8967	470	15	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	471	1	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	471	2	response	response	NOUN
easat-8967	471	3	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	471	4	these	these	DET
easat-8967	471	5	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	471	6	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	471	7	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	471	8	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	471	9	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	471	10	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	471	11	highlighted	highlight	VERB
easat-8967	471	12	several	several	ADJ
easat-8967	471	13	potential	potential	ADJ
easat-8967	471	14	solutions	solution	NOUN
easat-8967	471	15	to	to	PART
easat-8967	471	16	enhance	enhance	VERB
easat-8967	471	17	their	their	PRON
easat-8967	471	18	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
easat-8967	471	19	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	471	20	including	include	VERB
easat-8967	471	21	increased	increase	VERB
easat-8967	471	22	access	access	NOUN
easat-8967	471	23	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	471	24	affordable	affordable	ADJ
easat-8967	471	25	financing	financing	NOUN
easat-8967	471	26	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	471	27	improved	improved	ADJ
easat-8967	471	28	infrastructure	infrastructure	NOUN
easat-8967	471	29	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	471	30	supportive	supportive	ADJ
easat-8967	471	31	government	government	NOUN
easat-8967	471	32	policies	policy	NOUN
easat-8967	471	33	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	471	34	capacity	capacity	NOUN
easat-8967	471	35	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	471	36	building	building	NOUN
easat-8967	471	37	programs	program	NOUN
easat-8967	471	38	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	471	39	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	471	40	stronger	strong	ADJ
easat-8967	471	41	partnerships	partnership	NOUN
easat-8967	471	42	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	471	43	financial	financial	ADJ
easat-8967	471	44	institutions	institution	NOUN
easat-8967	471	45	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	471	46	larger	large	ADJ
easat-8967	471	47	enterprises	enterprise	NOUN
easat-8967	471	48	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	472	1	the	the	DET
easat-8967	472	2	study	study	NOUN
easat-8967	472	3	concludes	conclude	VERB
easat-8967	472	4	that	that	SCONJ
easat-8967	472	5	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	472	6	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	472	7	play	play	VERB
easat-8967	472	8	a	a	DET
easat-8967	472	9	critical	critical	ADJ
easat-8967	472	10	role	role	NOUN
easat-8967	472	11	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	472	12	the	the	DET
easat-8967	472	13	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	472	14	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	472	15	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
easat-8967	472	16	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	472	17	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	472	18	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	472	19	delta	delta	PROPN
easat-8967	472	20	state	state	NOUN
easat-8967	472	21	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	473	1	the	the	DET
easat-8967	473	2	effective	effective	ADJ
easat-8967	473	3	use	use	NOUN
easat-8967	473	4	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	473	5	innovation	innovation	NOUN
easat-8967	473	6	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	473	7	technology	technology	NOUN
easat-8967	473	8	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	473	9	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	473	10	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	473	11	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	473	12	driven	drive	VERB
easat-8967	473	13	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	473	14	has	have	AUX
easat-8967	473	15	led	lead	VERB
easat-8967	473	16	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	473	17	positive	positive	ADJ
easat-8967	473	18	outcomes	outcome	NOUN
easat-8967	473	19	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	473	20	businesses	business	NOUN
easat-8967	473	21	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	473	22	including	include	VERB
easat-8967	473	23	increased	increase	VERB
easat-8967	473	24	profitability	profitability	NOUN
easat-8967	473	25	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	473	26	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	473	27	expansion	expansion	NOUN
easat-8967	473	28	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	473	29	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	473	30	customer	customer	NOUN
easat-8967	473	31	retention	retention	NOUN
easat-8967	473	32	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	474	1	these	these	DET
easat-8967	474	2	findings	finding	NOUN
easat-8967	474	3	align	align	VERB
easat-8967	474	4	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	474	5	the	the	DET
easat-8967	474	6	resource	resource	NOUN
easat-8967	474	7	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	474	8	based	base	VERB
easat-8967	474	9	view	view	NOUN
easat-8967	474	10	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	474	11	innovation	innovation	NOUN
easat-8967	474	12	theory	theory	NOUN
easat-8967	474	13	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	474	14	which	which	PRON
easat-8967	474	15	emphasize	emphasize	VERB
easat-8967	474	16	the	the	DET
easat-8967	474	17	importance	importance	NOUN
easat-8967	474	18	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	474	19	leveraging	leverage	VERB
easat-8967	474	20	unique	unique	ADJ
easat-8967	474	21	resources	resource	NOUN
easat-8967	474	22	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	474	23	adopting	adopt	VERB
easat-8967	474	24	innovative	innovative	ADJ
easat-8967	474	25	practices	practice	NOUN
easat-8967	474	26	to	to	PART
easat-8967	474	27	achieve	achieve	VERB
easat-8967	474	28	sustained	sustained	ADJ
easat-8967	474	29	competitive	competitive	ADJ
easat-8967	474	30	advantage	advantage	NOUN
easat-8967	474	31	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	475	1	however	however	ADV
easat-8967	475	2	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	475	3	the	the	DET
easat-8967	475	4	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	475	5	identified	identify	VERB
easat-8967	475	6	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	475	7	the	the	DET
easat-8967	475	8	study	study	NOUN
easat-8967	475	9	such	such	ADJ
easat-8967	475	10	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	475	11	limited	limited	ADJ
easat-8967	475	12	access	access	NOUN
easat-8967	475	13	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	475	14	finance	finance	NOUN
easat-8967	475	15	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	475	16	poor	poor	ADJ
easat-8967	475	17	infrastructure	infrastructure	NOUN
easat-8967	475	18	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	475	19	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	475	20	regulatory	regulatory	ADJ
easat-8967	475	21	barriers	barrier	NOUN
easat-8967	475	22	continue	continue	VERB
easat-8967	475	23	to	to	PART
easat-8967	475	24	undermine	undermine	VERB
easat-8967	475	25	the	the	DET
easat-8967	475	26	full	full	ADJ
easat-8967	475	27	potential	potential	NOUN
easat-8967	475	28	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	475	29	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	475	30	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	475	31	the	the	DET
easat-8967	475	32	region	region	NOUN
easat-8967	475	33	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	476	1	addressing	address	VERB
easat-8967	476	2	1576	1576	NUM
easat-8967	476	3	edelweiss	edelweiss	PROPN
easat-8967	476	4	applied	apply	VERB
easat-8967	476	5	science	science	NOUN
easat-8967	476	6	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	476	7	technology	technology	NOUN
easat-8967	476	8	issn	issn	PROPN
easat-8967	476	9	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	476	10	2576	2576	NUM
easat-8967	476	11	-	-	SYM
easat-8967	476	12	8484	8484	NUM
easat-8967	476	13	vol	vol	NOUN
easat-8967	476	14	.	.	PROPN
easat-8967	477	1	9	9	NUM
easat-8967	477	2	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	477	3	no	no	INTJ
easat-8967	477	4	.	.	NOUN
easat-8967	477	5	7	7	NUM
easat-8967	477	6	:	:	SYM
easat-8967	477	7	1559	1559	NUM
easat-8967	477	8	-	-	SYM
easat-8967	477	9	1577	1577	NUM
easat-8967	477	10	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	477	11	2025	2025	NUM
easat-8967	477	12	doi	doi	NOUN
easat-8967	477	13	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	477	14	10.55214/2576	10.55214/2576	NUM
easat-8967	477	15	-	-	NUM
easat-8967	477	16	8484.v9i7.8967	8484.v9i7.8967	ADJ
easat-8967	478	1	©	©	PROPN
easat-8967	478	2	2025	2025	NUM
easat-8967	478	3	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	478	4	the	the	DET
easat-8967	478	5	authors	author	NOUN
easat-8967	478	6	;	;	PUNCT
easat-8967	478	7	licensee	licensee	PROPN
easat-8967	478	8	learning	learning	NOUN
easat-8967	478	9	gate	gate	VERB
easat-8967	478	10	these	these	DET
easat-8967	478	11	barriers	barrier	NOUN
easat-8967	478	12	is	be	AUX
easat-8967	478	13	essential	essential	ADJ
easat-8967	478	14	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	478	15	fostering	foster	VERB
easat-8967	478	16	a	a	DET
easat-8967	478	17	more	more	ADV
easat-8967	478	18	conducive	conducive	ADJ
easat-8967	478	19	environment	environment	NOUN
easat-8967	478	20	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	478	21	sme	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	478	22	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	478	23	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	478	24	ensuring	ensure	VERB
easat-8967	478	25	their	their	PRON
easat-8967	478	26	long	long	ADJ
easat-8967	478	27	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	478	28	term	term	NOUN
easat-8967	478	29	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
easat-8967	478	30	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	479	1	5.1	5.1	NUM
easat-8967	479	2	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	479	3	recommendations	recommendation	NOUN
easat-8967	479	4	based	base	VERB
easat-8967	479	5	on	on	ADP
easat-8967	479	6	the	the	DET
easat-8967	479	7	findings	finding	NOUN
easat-8967	479	8	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	479	9	the	the	DET
easat-8967	479	10	following	follow	VERB
easat-8967	479	11	recommendations	recommendation	NOUN
easat-8967	479	12	are	be	AUX
easat-8967	479	13	made	make	VERB
easat-8967	479	14	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	479	15	policymakers	policymaker	NOUN
easat-8967	479	16	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	479	17	entrepreneurs	entrepreneur	NOUN
easat-8967	479	18	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	479	19	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	479	20	researchers	researcher	NOUN
easat-8967	479	21	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	480	1	5.1.1	5.1.1	X
easat-8967	480	2	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	480	3	recommendations	recommendation	NOUN
easat-8967	480	4	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	480	5	policymakers	policymaker	NOUN
easat-8967	480	6	•	•	VERB
easat-8967	480	7	improve	improve	VERB
easat-8967	480	8	access	access	NOUN
easat-8967	480	9	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	480	10	financing	financing	NOUN
easat-8967	480	11	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	480	12	policymakers	policymaker	NOUN
easat-8967	480	13	should	should	AUX
easat-8967	480	14	work	work	VERB
easat-8967	480	15	to	to	PART
easat-8967	480	16	increase	increase	VERB
easat-8967	480	17	access	access	NOUN
easat-8967	480	18	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	480	19	affordable	affordable	ADJ
easat-8967	480	20	financing	financing	NOUN
easat-8967	480	21	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	480	22	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	480	23	through	through	ADP
easat-8967	480	24	the	the	DET
easat-8967	480	25	creation	creation	NOUN
easat-8967	480	26	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	480	27	low	low	ADJ
easat-8967	480	28	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	480	29	interest	interest	NOUN
easat-8967	480	30	loan	loan	NOUN
easat-8967	480	31	schemes	scheme	NOUN
easat-8967	480	32	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	480	33	grants	grant	NOUN
easat-8967	480	34	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	480	35	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	480	36	venture	venture	NOUN
easat-8967	480	37	capital	capital	NOUN
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easat-8967	480	40	specifically	specifically	ADV
easat-8967	480	41	at	at	ADP
easat-8967	480	42	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	480	43	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	481	1	•	•	NUM
easat-8967	481	2	develop	develop	VERB
easat-8967	481	3	infrastructure	infrastructure	NOUN
easat-8967	481	4	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	481	5	there	there	PRON
easat-8967	481	6	should	should	AUX
easat-8967	481	7	be	be	AUX
easat-8967	481	8	a	a	DET
easat-8967	481	9	strong	strong	ADJ
easat-8967	481	10	focus	focus	NOUN
easat-8967	481	11	on	on	ADP
easat-8967	481	12	developing	develop	VERB
easat-8967	481	13	infrastructure	infrastructure	NOUN
easat-8967	481	14	,	,	PUNCT
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easat-8967	481	16	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	481	17	areas	area	NOUN
easat-8967	481	18	such	such	ADJ
easat-8967	481	19	as	as	ADP
easat-8967	481	20	electricity	electricity	NOUN
easat-8967	481	21	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	481	22	transportation	transportation	NOUN
easat-8967	481	23	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	481	24	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	481	25	communication	communication	NOUN
easat-8967	481	26	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	481	27	to	to	PART
easat-8967	481	28	enhance	enhance	VERB
easat-8967	481	29	the	the	DET
easat-8967	481	30	operational	operational	ADJ
easat-8967	481	31	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
easat-8967	481	32	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	481	33	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	481	34	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	482	1	•	•	NUM
easat-8967	482	2	supportive	supportive	ADJ
easat-8967	482	3	regulatory	regulatory	ADJ
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easat-8967	482	5	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	482	6	the	the	DET
easat-8967	482	7	government	government	NOUN
easat-8967	482	8	should	should	AUX
easat-8967	482	9	review	review	VERB
easat-8967	482	10	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	482	11	reform	reform	VERB
easat-8967	482	12	policies	policy	NOUN
easat-8967	482	13	that	that	PRON
easat-8967	482	14	create	create	VERB
easat-8967	482	15	barriers	barrier	NOUN
easat-8967	482	16	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	482	17	sme	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	482	18	growth	growth	NOUN
easat-8967	482	19	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	482	20	including	include	VERB
easat-8967	482	21	streamlining	streamline	VERB
easat-8967	482	22	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	482	23	registration	registration	NOUN
easat-8967	482	24	processes	process	NOUN
easat-8967	482	25	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	482	26	providing	provide	VERB
easat-8967	482	27	tax	tax	NOUN
easat-8967	482	28	incentives	incentive	NOUN
easat-8967	482	29	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	482	30	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	482	31	offering	offer	VERB
easat-8967	482	32	regulatory	regulatory	ADJ
easat-8967	482	33	support	support	NOUN
easat-8967	482	34	to	to	PART
easat-8967	482	35	reduce	reduce	VERB
easat-8967	482	36	operational	operational	ADJ
easat-8967	482	37	costs	cost	NOUN
easat-8967	482	38	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	483	1	•	•	NOUN
easat-8967	483	2	promote	promote	VERB
easat-8967	483	3	innovation	innovation	NOUN
easat-8967	483	4	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	483	5	technology	technology	NOUN
easat-8967	483	6	adoption	adoption	NOUN
easat-8967	483	7	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	483	8	policymakers	policymaker	NOUN
easat-8967	483	9	should	should	AUX
easat-8967	483	10	encourage	encourage	VERB
easat-8967	483	11	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	483	12	to	to	PART
easat-8967	483	13	adopt	adopt	VERB
easat-8967	483	14	innovative	innovative	ADJ
easat-8967	483	15	technologies	technology	NOUN
easat-8967	483	16	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	483	17	providing	provide	VERB
easat-8967	483	18	grants	grant	NOUN
easat-8967	483	19	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	483	20	subsidies	subsidy	NOUN
easat-8967	483	21	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	483	22	or	or	CCONJ
easat-8967	483	23	partnerships	partnership	NOUN
easat-8967	483	24	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	483	25	tech	tech	NOUN
easat-8967	483	26	hubs	hub	NOUN
easat-8967	483	27	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	483	28	incubators	incubator	NOUN
easat-8967	483	29	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	483	30	or	or	CCONJ
easat-8967	483	31	universities	university	NOUN
easat-8967	483	32	to	to	PART
easat-8967	483	33	foster	foster	VERB
easat-8967	483	34	innovation	innovation	NOUN
easat-8967	483	35	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	484	1	5.1.2	5.1.2	X
easat-8967	484	2	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	484	3	recommendations	recommendation	NOUN
easat-8967	484	4	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	484	5	entrepreneurs	entrepreneur	NOUN
easat-8967	484	6	•	•	ADP
easat-8967	484	7	leverage	leverage	NOUN
easat-8967	484	8	technology	technology	NOUN
easat-8967	484	9	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	484	10	entrepreneurs	entrepreneur	NOUN
easat-8967	484	11	should	should	AUX
easat-8967	484	12	embrace	embrace	VERB
easat-8967	484	13	technology	technology	NOUN
easat-8967	484	14	to	to	PART
easat-8967	484	15	improve	improve	VERB
easat-8967	484	16	operational	operational	ADJ
easat-8967	484	17	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
easat-8967	484	18	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	484	19	enhance	enhance	VERB
easat-8967	484	20	customer	customer	NOUN
easat-8967	484	21	service	service	NOUN
easat-8967	484	22	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	484	23	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	484	24	expand	expand	VERB
easat-8967	484	25	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	484	26	reach	reach	NOUN
easat-8967	484	27	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	485	1	investment	investment	NOUN
easat-8967	485	2	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	485	3	digital	digital	ADJ
easat-8967	485	4	tools	tool	NOUN
easat-8967	485	5	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	485	6	platforms	platform	NOUN
easat-8967	485	7	can	can	AUX
easat-8967	485	8	help	help	VERB
easat-8967	485	9	businesses	business	NOUN
easat-8967	485	10	stay	stay	VERB
easat-8967	485	11	competitive	competitive	ADJ
easat-8967	485	12	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	485	13	scalable	scalable	ADJ
easat-8967	485	14	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	485	15	•	•	ADJ
easat-8967	485	16	focus	focus	NOUN
easat-8967	485	17	on	on	ADP
easat-8967	485	18	innovation	innovation	NOUN
easat-8967	485	19	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	485	20	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	485	21	should	should	AUX
easat-8967	485	22	continuously	continuously	ADV
easat-8967	485	23	explore	explore	VERB
easat-8967	485	24	new	new	ADJ
easat-8967	485	25	product	product	NOUN
easat-8967	485	26	or	or	CCONJ
easat-8967	485	27	service	service	NOUN
easat-8967	485	28	offerings	offering	NOUN
easat-8967	485	29	to	to	PART
easat-8967	485	30	meet	meet	VERB
easat-8967	485	31	changing	change	VERB
easat-8967	485	32	customer	customer	NOUN
easat-8967	485	33	needs	need	NOUN
easat-8967	485	34	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	486	1	innovation	innovation	NOUN
easat-8967	486	2	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	486	3	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	486	4	models	model	NOUN
easat-8967	486	5	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	486	6	processes	process	NOUN
easat-8967	486	7	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	486	8	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	486	9	marketing	marketing	NOUN
easat-8967	486	10	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	486	11	is	be	AUX
easat-8967	486	12	essential	essential	ADJ
easat-8967	486	13	for	for	ADP
easat-8967	486	14	long	long	ADJ
easat-8967	486	15	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	486	16	term	term	NOUN
easat-8967	486	17	survival	survival	NOUN
easat-8967	486	18	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	487	1	•	•	NUM
easat-8967	487	2	build	build	VERB
easat-8967	487	3	strategic	strategic	ADJ
easat-8967	487	4	partnerships	partnership	NOUN
easat-8967	487	5	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	487	6	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	487	7	should	should	AUX
easat-8967	487	8	seek	seek	VERB
easat-8967	487	9	to	to	PART
easat-8967	487	10	build	build	VERB
easat-8967	487	11	strategic	strategic	ADJ
easat-8967	487	12	collaborations	collaboration	NOUN
easat-8967	487	13	with	with	ADP
easat-8967	487	14	larger	large	ADJ
easat-8967	487	15	enterprises	enterprise	NOUN
easat-8967	487	16	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	487	17	other	other	ADJ
easat-8967	487	18	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	487	19	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	487	20	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	487	21	financial	financial	ADJ
easat-8967	487	22	institutions	institution	NOUN
easat-8967	487	23	to	to	PART
easat-8967	487	24	enhance	enhance	VERB
easat-8967	487	25	their	their	PRON
easat-8967	487	26	resources	resource	NOUN
easat-8967	487	27	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	487	28	market	market	NOUN
easat-8967	487	29	access	access	NOUN
easat-8967	487	30	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	487	31	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	487	32	competitive	competitive	ADJ
easat-8967	487	33	edge	edge	NOUN
easat-8967	487	34	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	488	1	•	•	NUM
easat-8967	488	2	invest	invest	VERB
easat-8967	488	3	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	488	4	human	human	ADJ
easat-8967	488	5	capital	capital	NOUN
easat-8967	488	6	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	488	7	business	business	NOUN
easat-8967	488	8	owners	owner	NOUN
easat-8967	488	9	should	should	AUX
easat-8967	488	10	prioritize	prioritize	VERB
easat-8967	488	11	employee	employee	NOUN
easat-8967	488	12	training	training	NOUN
easat-8967	488	13	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	488	14	development	development	NOUN
easat-8967	488	15	to	to	PART
easat-8967	488	16	improve	improve	VERB
easat-8967	488	17	productivity	productivity	NOUN
easat-8967	488	18	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	488	19	service	service	NOUN
easat-8967	488	20	delivery	delivery	NOUN
easat-8967	488	21	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	488	22	as	as	SCONJ
easat-8967	488	23	a	a	DET
easat-8967	488	24	skilled	skilled	ADJ
easat-8967	488	25	workforce	workforce	NOUN
easat-8967	488	26	is	be	AUX
easat-8967	488	27	critical	critical	ADJ
easat-8967	488	28	to	to	ADP
easat-8967	488	29	executing	execute	VERB
easat-8967	488	30	successful	successful	ADJ
easat-8967	488	31	entrepreneurial	entrepreneurial	ADJ
easat-8967	488	32	strategies	strategy	NOUN
easat-8967	488	33	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	489	1	transparency	transparency	NOUN
easat-8967	489	2	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	489	3	the	the	DET
easat-8967	489	4	authors	author	NOUN
easat-8967	489	5	confirm	confirm	VERB
easat-8967	489	6	that	that	SCONJ
easat-8967	489	7	the	the	DET
easat-8967	489	8	manuscript	manuscript	NOUN
easat-8967	489	9	is	be	AUX
easat-8967	489	10	an	an	DET
easat-8967	489	11	honest	honest	ADJ
easat-8967	489	12	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	489	13	accurate	accurate	ADJ
easat-8967	489	14	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	489	15	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	489	16	transparent	transparent	ADJ
easat-8967	489	17	account	account	NOUN
easat-8967	489	18	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	489	19	the	the	DET
easat-8967	489	20	study	study	NOUN
easat-8967	489	21	;	;	PUNCT
easat-8967	489	22	that	that	SCONJ
easat-8967	489	23	no	no	DET
easat-8967	489	24	vital	vital	ADJ
easat-8967	489	25	features	feature	NOUN
easat-8967	489	26	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	489	27	the	the	DET
easat-8967	489	28	study	study	NOUN
easat-8967	489	29	have	have	AUX
easat-8967	489	30	been	be	AUX
easat-8967	489	31	omitted	omit	VERB
easat-8967	489	32	;	;	PUNCT
easat-8967	489	33	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	489	34	that	that	SCONJ
easat-8967	489	35	any	any	DET
easat-8967	489	36	discrepancies	discrepancy	NOUN
easat-8967	489	37	from	from	ADP
easat-8967	489	38	the	the	DET
easat-8967	489	39	study	study	NOUN
easat-8967	489	40	as	as	SCONJ
easat-8967	489	41	planned	plan	VERB
easat-8967	489	42	have	have	AUX
easat-8967	489	43	been	be	AUX
easat-8967	489	44	explained	explain	VERB
easat-8967	489	45	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	490	1	this	this	DET
easat-8967	490	2	study	study	NOUN
easat-8967	490	3	followed	follow	VERB
easat-8967	490	4	all	all	DET
easat-8967	490	5	ethical	ethical	ADJ
easat-8967	490	6	practices	practice	NOUN
easat-8967	490	7	during	during	ADP
easat-8967	490	8	writing	writing	NOUN
easat-8967	490	9	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	491	1	copyright	copyright	NOUN
easat-8967	491	2	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	491	3	©	©	PROPN
easat-8967	491	4	2025	2025	NUM
easat-8967	491	5	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	491	6	the	the	DET
easat-8967	491	7	authors	author	NOUN
easat-8967	491	8	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	492	1	this	this	DET
easat-8967	492	2	open	open	ADJ
easat-8967	492	3	-	-	PUNCT
easat-8967	492	4	access	access	NOUN
easat-8967	492	5	article	article	NOUN
easat-8967	492	6	is	be	AUX
easat-8967	492	7	distributed	distribute	VERB
easat-8967	492	8	under	under	ADP
easat-8967	492	9	the	the	DET
easat-8967	492	10	terms	term	NOUN
easat-8967	492	11	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	492	12	conditions	condition	NOUN
easat-8967	492	13	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	492	14	the	the	DET
easat-8967	492	15	creative	creative	ADJ
easat-8967	492	16	commons	common	NOUN
easat-8967	492	17	attribution	attribution	NOUN
easat-8967	492	18	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	492	19	cc	cc	NOUN
easat-8967	492	20	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	492	21	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	492	22	license	license	NOUN
easat-8967	492	23	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	492	24	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	PROPN
easat-8967	492	25	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	492	26	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	493	1	references	reference	NOUN
easat-8967	493	2	[	[	X
easat-8967	493	3	1	1	NUM
easat-8967	493	4	]	]	SYM
easat-8967	493	5	small	small	ADJ
easat-8967	493	6	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	493	7	medium	medium	ADJ
easat-8967	493	8	enterprises	enterprise	NOUN
easat-8967	493	9	development	development	NOUN
easat-8967	493	10	agency	agency	PROPN
easat-8967	493	11	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	493	12	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
easat-8967	493	13	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	493	14	smedan	smedan	PROPN
easat-8967	493	15	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	493	16	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	493	17	"	"	PUNCT
easat-8967	493	18	national	national	ADJ
easat-8967	493	19	policy	policy	NOUN
easat-8967	493	20	on	on	ADP
easat-8967	493	21	micro	micro	ADJ
easat-8967	493	22	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	493	23	small	small	ADJ
easat-8967	493	24	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	493	25	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	493	26	medium	medium	ADJ
easat-8967	493	27	enterprises	enterprise	NOUN
easat-8967	493	28	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	493	29	"	"	PUNCT
easat-8967	493	30	2021	2021	NUM
easat-8967	493	31	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	494	1	https://www.smedan.gov.ng	https://www.smedan.gov.ng	NOUN
easat-8967	495	1	[	[	X
easat-8967	495	2	2	2	X
easat-8967	495	3	]	]	PUNCT
easat-8967	495	4	p.	p.	NOUN
easat-8967	495	5	eze	eze	PROPN
easat-8967	495	6	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	495	7	c.	c.	PROPN
easat-8967	495	8	okpala	okpala	PROPN
easat-8967	495	9	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	495	10	"	"	PUNCT
easat-8967	495	11	challenges	challenge	NOUN
easat-8967	495	12	faced	face	VERB
easat-8967	495	13	by	by	ADP
easat-8967	495	14	small	small	ADJ
easat-8967	495	15	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	495	16	medium	medium	ADJ
easat-8967	495	17	enterprises	enterprise	NOUN
easat-8967	495	18	(	(	PUNCT
easat-8967	495	19	smes	sme	NOUN
easat-8967	495	20	)	)	PUNCT
easat-8967	495	21	in	in	ADP
easat-8967	495	22	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
easat-8967	495	23	:	:	PUNCT
easat-8967	495	24	a	a	DET
easat-8967	495	25	review	review	NOUN
easat-8967	495	26	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	495	27	literature	literature	NOUN
easat-8967	495	28	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	495	29	"	"	PUNCT
easat-8967	495	30	journal	journal	NOUN
easat-8967	495	31	of	of	ADP
easat-8967	495	32	entrepreneurship	entrepreneurship	NOUN
easat-8967	495	33	and	and	CCONJ
easat-8967	495	34	innovation	innovation	NOUN
easat-8967	495	35	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	495	36	vol	vol	NOUN
easat-8967	495	37	.	.	PROPN
easat-8967	495	38	8	8	NUM
easat-8967	495	39	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	495	40	no	no	INTJ
easat-8967	495	41	.	.	NOUN
easat-8967	495	42	1	1	NUM
easat-8967	495	43	,	,	PUNCT
easat-8967	495	44	pp	pp	ADJ
easat-8967	495	45	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	496	1	42–56	42–56	NUM
easat-8967	496	2	,	,	PUNCT
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easat-8967	514	2	-	-	SYM
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easat-8967	514	4	,	,	PUNCT
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easat-8967	514	6	.	.	PUNCT
easat-8967	515	1	[	[	X
easat-8967	515	2	12	12	NUM
easat-8967	515	3	]	]	PUNCT
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easat-8967	515	29	,	,	PUNCT
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easat-8967	519	2	14	14	NUM
easat-8967	519	3	]	]	PUNCT
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easat-8967	520	9	.	.	PUNCT
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easat-8967	523	2	16	16	NUM
easat-8967	523	3	]	]	PUNCT
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easat-8967	523	10	:	:	PUNCT
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easat-8967	525	3	]	]	PUNCT
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easat-8967	525	27	,	,	PUNCT
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easat-8967	526	2	-	-	SYM
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easat-8967	527	1	https://doi.org/10.1177/014920639101700108	https://doi.org/10.1177/014920639101700108	X
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easat-8967	530	27	:	:	PUNCT
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