The impact of Small Scale and Medium Enterprises on employment creation Case Study: Ndeeba Trading Centre in Rubaga Division.
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2018-08
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Kampala International University, College of Economics and Management Sciences .
Abstract
The study was about the impact of small scale and medium enterprises on employment creation
in Ndeeba trading centre. The objectives of the study were to establish the relationship between
small scale enterprises and employment creation in Ndeeba trading centre, to examine ways
through which small scale enterprises are solving unemployment in the area and to assess the
factors for establishment of small and scale enterprises in Ndeeba trading centre.
A descriptive design and exploratory design were used depending on the characteristics of the
study. A sample of 30 respondents was used, data was collected using questionnaire directed to
the owners of small scale enterprises in the area. Data was analyzed using frequencies where
percentages were derived for easy interpretation, and statistical package for scientific research
was used to investigate the relationship between small scale enterprises and employment
creation.
Findings on employment creation by small scale and medium enterprises, the study found out
micro enterprise to reasonable extent fair in creating employment to Ugandans. This was
indicated by a strong positive relationship between two variables as indicated by pearson
correlation coefficient of determination.
Recommendations on the level at which small scale enterprises are perfonning were, to
implement the MSMES policy, relevant education and training, subsidizes the cost of power and
to ensure that misappropriations are eliminated.
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A research report submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Award of a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration of Kampala International University.
Keywords
Small Scale and Medium Enterprises, Employment Creation, Impact, Rubaga Division