Assessing Factors Affecting Transitional Development of Small Scale to Medium Scale Enterprise in Sebeta Town: Challenges, Opportunities and Prospects
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2014-06
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Addis Ababa University
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This research aims to investigate Factors Affecting Transitional Development of Small
Scale to Medium Scale Enterprise in Sebeta Town: Challenges, Opportunities and
Prospects Hence, the situation whether the objective of these MSEs is met merits special
consideration of transitional development of small scale Enterprises. This study tries to
answer three important questions: What are the major internal and external challenges,
opportunities and prospects in transitional development of Small Scale to medium scale
enterprise?
What are the key strategies used to develop MSEs and to solve the
challenges faced by the SMEs transitional development of Small Scale to medium scale
enterprise? Do all MSEs actors in government sectors play their role according the
MSEs strategy? With the above objectives in mind, data was gathered through
Questionnaire, Interview and Review of both published and unpublished materials. The
information gleaned through questionnaire from a sample of 358 operators and face-to-
face interviews were conducted with 5 officials of MSEs actors in oromia region and
sebata Town. Eventually, using a mix of qualitative and quantitative tools, the study
found out major challenges which seem to affect transitional development of small scale
Enterprises in Sabete Town which include:
implementation problems related to
government bodies at each level, inadequate finance. For the above challenges the
Oromia regional government bodies should provide affordable alternative sources of
finance and should be strength the government institutions at different levels, to play a
major role in positively influencing the development of MSEs. Hence, there is a need for
strengthening the MSEs growth, based on findings, recommendations to government
bodies, to operators of MSEs and suggestions for other researchers are forwarded
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