Consolidation opportunities for social based enterprises: the case of Baja California microenterprises

Abstract

This paper analyzes a group of entrepreneurships of social base in the State of Baja California and the factors that influence their chances of survival in the market. It highlights the effect of educational level of micro entrepreneurs  and the size of the company in relation to the opportunity for the enterprises to overcome  the  first three  years  of operation. The results show  that micro entrepreneurs  who possess the highest level of education  are those who are  more  likely  to abandon  their business activity,  in  addition,  business  activities  with  at least one  employee  increases  the probability of prevailing on the market, although moderately.