This study is necessitated by the fact that SME failure
rate in Botswana is very high despite the government’s
provision of funding (Government of Botswana, 1999).
The lack of significant growth in SME development in
Botswana notwithstanding, numerous government support schemes that have been established in the past are
worrisome. It is therefore imperative to assess the relationship between CSFs and firms’ and entrepreneurs’
attitudes as a way of providing further insights into
reasons for SME failure and how the same can be
overcome.