Volume 12, Issue 3, August 2015, Pages 685–690
Mushtaq A. Sajid1, Javed H. Rehman2, Adnan Hanif3, Farzana Sajid4, and Ambreen Sajid5
1 Professor & Dean, Faculty of Commerce, University of Management Sciences and Information Technology, Kotli, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan
2 UMSIT Kotli, Pakistan
3 Researcher at University of Management Sciences & IT Kotli Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
4 UMSIT Kotli, Pakistan
5 UMSIT Kotli, Pakistan
Original language: English
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This research study is an investigation of the successful small business entrepreneurs who are engaged in family owned business in England. The selected case study of seven days retail store at Luton UK who started the small family business during 2002 with very small investment and now its one of successful family businesses of Asian community in England. The seven days store offers a range of services while catering to the needs of the local Asian Muslim community. The store offers a range of ethnic groceries, Asian food, meat, fruits, vegetables, PCO services, and other convenience items at very competitive prices to its local customers and gain a good business progress and growth within a short timeframe.
The study is investigated and analyzed by the principal author during his process of writing his book on Asian SME Management in UK. The data was collected by arranging questionnaires, personal structure interviews, field observations and group discussions with the family business owners and customers and analysis is done by coauthors. This case study is a true success story of an effective entrepreneur in SME Management.
Author Keywords: BIS, SME Management, Family business, Entrepreneurial Development in UK and Asian Success Stories.
Mushtaq A. Sajid1, Javed H. Rehman2, Adnan Hanif3, Farzana Sajid4, and Ambreen Sajid5
1 Professor & Dean, Faculty of Commerce, University of Management Sciences and Information Technology, Kotli, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan
2 UMSIT Kotli, Pakistan
3 Researcher at University of Management Sciences & IT Kotli Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
4 UMSIT Kotli, Pakistan
5 UMSIT Kotli, Pakistan
Original language: English
Copyright © 2015 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
This research study is an investigation of the successful small business entrepreneurs who are engaged in family owned business in England. The selected case study of seven days retail store at Luton UK who started the small family business during 2002 with very small investment and now its one of successful family businesses of Asian community in England. The seven days store offers a range of services while catering to the needs of the local Asian Muslim community. The store offers a range of ethnic groceries, Asian food, meat, fruits, vegetables, PCO services, and other convenience items at very competitive prices to its local customers and gain a good business progress and growth within a short timeframe.
The study is investigated and analyzed by the principal author during his process of writing his book on Asian SME Management in UK. The data was collected by arranging questionnaires, personal structure interviews, field observations and group discussions with the family business owners and customers and analysis is done by coauthors. This case study is a true success story of an effective entrepreneur in SME Management.
Author Keywords: BIS, SME Management, Family business, Entrepreneurial Development in UK and Asian Success Stories.
How to Cite this Article
Mushtaq A. Sajid, Javed H. Rehman, Adnan Hanif, Farzana Sajid, and Ambreen Sajid, “A SUCCESSFUL FAMILY BUSINESS IN UK: CASE STUDY OF SEVEN DAYS STORE,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 685–690, August 2015.
