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Dynamique de l'entrepreneuriat informel au Sénégal : caractéristiques et particularités

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  • Serge Francis Simen

    (ESP - École Supérieure Polytechnique de Dakar - UCAD - Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar [Sénégal])

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RESUME : L'objet de ce travail est de décrire la dynamique de l'entrepreneuriat informel au Sénégal en cherchant à comprendre les motivations des entrepreneurs de l'informel qui les poussent à y rester ou à évoluer vers la formalisation de leurs activités. Pour cela, l'enquête, réalisée auprès de 40 entrepreneurs informels évoluant dans différents secteurs d'activités, nous a permis de décrire les raisons pour lesquelles les entrepreneurs travaillent de manière informelle au Sénégal, pourquoi ils souhaitent y rester ou évoluer vers la formalisation de leur activité. A partir de récits de vie d'entrepreneurs informels, notre corpus de données permet de dire que :-les motivations à investir dans le secteur informel sont principalement le coût relativement réduit d'entrée et le fait d'échapper aux tracasseries administratives et, secondairement, aux obligations fiscales.-plusieurs facteurs les poussent à y rester : le secteur s'organise, de plus en plus, avec des organisations professionnelles qui défendent leurs intérêts ; les entrepreneurs informels, généralement soutiens familiaux, veulent verser le moins possible à l'Etat et en garder suffisamment pour s'occuper d'eux et de leur famille élargie. La solidarité des réseaux familiaux et des connaissances et le peu de contraintes administratives et fiscales auxquels ils sont astreints. On peut également y ajouter le manque d'information et l'accompagnement sur les avantages que procure la formalisation des activités.

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  • Serge Francis Simen, 2018. "Dynamique de l'entrepreneuriat informel au Sénégal : caractéristiques et particularités," Post-Print halshs-01782037, HAL.
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