| dc.description.abstract | With an increasing level of unemployment In the country, the
government has come to the realization that small scale enterprises
cal). serve as "shock absorbers" to this problem. Past experience
shows that even with the government assistance, there have been
cases of failure in these enterprises.
This forms the major
stimulus of this study.
The main objectives of the study are to determine, model and
estimate the statistical significance of the factors that influence
performance of small scale entrepreneurs specifically in Mathira
division.
The study found that business management, availability of
inputs,
capital-labour ratios and sex have a positive and
significant effect on performance.
Job training and innovative
activities have a positive but insignificant effect on performance
of the entrepreneurs.
Tentative explanations are given for any
contradictions found in this study.
Policies recommended from the findings of the study include
that emphasis
should be laid business management practices,
provision of inputs at reasonable costs and encouragement of
females to venture into more risky but profitable businesses. Also
in making policies, capital should be made more expensive than
labour to ensure more labour-intensive businesses. Other policies
recommended arise from other aspects of research and not directly
from the model. | en |
