Abstract:
The main objective of this study was to assess factors that determine the growth of small scale
enterprises in Jimma town with a special reference to the manufacturing sector. To achieve the
intended objectives of this study descriptive research method was used with quantitative
approach. In this approach quantitative data were collected from 348 sample respondents
through five likert scale close-ended questionnaire and the collected data were analyzed by
descriptive statistical like frequencies, percentages and analyzed with through inferential
statistical analysis like regression and Pearson correlation to give meaningful conclusions for
the result of this study. On the basis of the analyses that were made of this study, the findings of
this study were identified as follows. Therefore, the findings of this study were: individual
characteristics like Factors of Skill, Factors of Knowledge and Factors of Experience were
factors that had determined the Performance of small business growth in the Jimma town, Firm
characteristics like Management Factor, Financial Factor and Capacity Factors were factors
that had determined the performance of small business growth in the Jimma town and
Environmental characteristics like Infrastructure factors, government and Marketing factors
were factors that had determined the performance of small business growth. Finally, based on
the above findings recommendations are given. These are: the infrastructure Skill factors,
Factors of Knowledge and Factors of Experience should be properly managed in the way it will
increase the business performance of small business enterprise in the manufacturing sector and
the determinants should be consider and future plan should be designed to minimize these
business performance determinants, the micro and small enterprise office should reduce factors
like Factors of Skill, Factors of Knowledge and Factors of Experience were factors, Firm
characteristics like Management Factor, Financial Factor and Capacity Factors the micro and
small enterprise office should reduce to increase the business performance of micro and small
enterprise of Jimma town and , the Environmental characteristics like: Infrastructure factors,
government and Marketing factors should be reduced by the micro and small enterprise to
maximize the performance of the business performance of micro and small enterprise of Jimma
town
