Determinants of Micro and Small Enterprises Performance in South West Ethiopia: The Case of Manufacturing Enterprises in Bench Maji, Sheka, and Kefa Zones

Determinants of Micro and Small Enterprises Performance in South West Ethiopia: The Case of Manufacturing Enterprises in Bench Maji, Sheka, and Kefa Zones

Gemechu Abdissa MBA SPECIALIZATION IN FINANCE

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Teklemariam Fitwi

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Mizan Tepi University

Determinants of Micro and Small Enterprises Performance in South West Ethiopia: The Case of Manufacturing Enterprises in Bench Maji, Sheka, and Kefa Zones

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The aim of this study is to investigate the factors that affect the performance of SMEs in Bench Maji, Sheka, and Kefa zone particular to manufacturing sector. In this study, mixed research methods were used. Stratified simple random sampling was used to select proportional number of samples from the study area. Both primary and secondary source of data were used. To obtain the primary data, questionnaires were distributed for 278 micro and small sized enterprises owners and managers to access the performance status of their enterprises and also to examine factors affecting their performance. Secondary data were collected from books, journals, past research works, official documents and the Internet.

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Gemechu Abdissa. 2016. \u201cDeterminants of Micro and Small Enterprises Performance in South West Ethiopia: The Case of Manufacturing Enterprises in Bench Maji, Sheka, and Kefa Zones\u201d. Global Journal of Management and Business Research - A: Administration & Management GJMBR-A Volume 16 (GJMBR Volume 16 Issue A10).

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