The Impact of Entrepreneurship Training on the Performance of Micro and Small Scale Enterprises in Lideta Sub-city
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2021-06
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The aim of this research was to test whether there is relationship between Sub-city
entrepreneurship training program and the performance of MSEs operators. Thus, to attain the
objectives of the study quantitative research using a descriptive and causal study models were
used to investigate the situation, phenomena and frequencies of variables. In addition to this
correlation and regression models were used to analyze variables of study. The descriptive
statistics (standard deviation and mean) were used to study the status of Sub-city
entrepreneurship training programs. Correlation matrixes were used to study the relationship
between entrepreneurship trainings and perceived performance of micro and small-scale
enterprise operators. In addition, the regression analysis was also used to assess the effect of
Sub-city entrepreneurship training programs on perceived performance of MSE. In order to
collect the necessary data, researcher took a sample of 372 MSEs among the participants of Subcity
trainings by using stratified random samplings. The finding proved that Sub-city
entrepreneurship training programs/packages(business planning training) have low and
intermediate correlations with the performances of Sub-city MSEs Operator. Specifically,
financial management training and business management have positive strong correlation with
performances of MSEs and other one categories of the training business planning has very low
correlation with performance of MSEs. Generally, accounting/ financial management trainings
and business management training were found to be strong and intermediate correlation with
performances MSEs. Regression analysis indicated that Sub-city entrepreneurship training
programs has positive impact on performance of MSEs operators. Among the training”s
Accounting/Financial management trainings and business management training were found to
be the strongest and best predictor of the MSEs perceived performance than other categories of
the trainings. Based on these findings of the study the research recommend that efforts should be
made by the government, NGOs and Business Development Services (BDS) providers to ensure
and enhance availability of these training packages to all MSEs Operators in the sub-city and
town as a whole.
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Entrepreneurship training, Micro and Small Enterprises