Problem, Prospects And The Role Of Micro And Small Enterprises To Economy: The Case Of Western Hararghe Zone, Ethiopia

Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate the Problems, Prospects and the role of Micro and Small Enterprises in economy the case of Western Hararghe. The greatest challenges of micro enterprises, opportunities of micro enterprises, the roles of micro enterprises in employment generation, the roles of micro enterprises in entrepreneurial development had been identified. The sample of the study consists of all the micro and small enterprises and micro enterprise offices in Western Hararghe. Stratified random sampling was used to get information from different sizes of the SMEs.The data were collected from 197 micro and small enterprises and micro enterprise offices in Western Hararghe . The data were gathered using questionnaire and interview. The data obtained were analysed using both quantitative and qualitative techniques. Quantitative data obtained were analysed using descriptive statistics and independent sample t-test. The qualitative data were analysed using narration. Comparison of the Fairness of tax based on establishment time using t-test show that that there was no significant difference between MSEs based on establishment time and result of comparison of MSEs on Profitability in relation to establishment time show there was no significant difference among MSEs regarding profitability.