Most of the businesses in Cameroon are family-owned and managed. These businesses fall\nwithin the Small and Medium size Enterprises (SMEs) which contribute greatly to the GP of\nCameroon and also provide jobs to many Cameroonians. These businesses face a lot of\nchallenges ranging from their initiations, management and their lifespan, leading to the collapse\nof most of them leaving many people jobless. This study was carried out in the Northwest and\nSouthwest Regions of Cameroon to identify those factors that influence the sustainability of this\ntype of businesses so as to propose measures to both the State and Family Business owners that\ncan be put in place to remedy the situation. Given that this was an exploratory research, a\nsurvey-based approach was used through the purposive sampling technique, where some thirty\nfamily businesses were studied using questionnaires and interviews. Both quantitative and\nqualitative research methods were used and the data were analyzed with the aid of SPSS 17 and\nStata 14 software programs. Descriptive statistics was used to summarize the sampled opinions\nof the respondents. The results show that most of the family business initiators do not consider\nthe sustainability of the businesses after they die and hence do not prepare for succession.\nResults from this study will enlighten stakeholders concerned with family businesses on the\nextent of sustainability and its configuration across business size as well as its determinants.
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