Análisis de los factores de incidencia en el fracaso de los emprendimientos del Cantón Alausí, Provincia de Chimborazo, año 2023

Abstract

Entrepreneurships in the Alausí Canton are affected by multifaceted factors, ranging from economic conditions and the political-social context to the skills and competence of entrepreneurs; the present research had the objective of analyzing the factors that affect the failure of entrepreneurships in the Alausí Canton, Province of Chimborazo, year 2023 in order to implement strategies to increase the lifespan of the entrepreneurships. The methodology used was a mixed approach, exploratory-descriptive scope, non-experimental design, cross-sectional study type, deductive and inductive research methods, to obtain information techniques and instruments were used, such as the survey conducted to entrepreneurs and interviews applied to the Business Management Analyst; in order to get information, techniques and instruments were used, such as a survey of entrepreneurs and interviews with the Analyst of Business Management, Entrepreneurship and Commercialization of the Provincial Government of Chimborazo, Staff of the Productive Development Unit of the Decentralized Autonomous Government of Alausí Canton and teachers of the Polytechnic School of Chimborazo who participate in projects related to entrepreneurship in the province of Chimborazo. The research population consisted of 104 enterprises located in Alausí Canton that are registered with the Decentralized Autonomous government of Alausí Canton and the Provincial Government of Chimborazo. This analysis concluded that six factors hinder the proper development of entrepreneurship in the canton are lack of financing, lack of start-up capital, excessive competition, decreased demand, level of education of entrepreneurs, and low sales; the life span of entrepreneurship is in a range of 1 to 5 years, demonstrating the need for specific actions by local authorities and other stakeholders to improve the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Alausí.