MICRO AND SMALL ENTERPRISES (MSES) AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN JIMMA TOWN, ETHIOPIA: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
MICRO AND SMALL ENTERPRISES (MSES) AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN JIMMA TOWN, ETHIOPIA: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES

Summary/Abstract: APPLYING PURPOSIVE SAMPLING TECHNIQUE, THIS STUDY WAS CONDUCTED IN JIMMA TOWN, ETHIOPIA, TO ASSESS THE ROLE OF MICRO AND SMALL ENTERPRISES (MSES) IN EMPOWERING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY, EXPLORE THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE ENTERPRISES, AND IDENTIFY THE CHALLENGES THESE ENTERPRISES ARE FACING. TO THIS END, THE RESEARCHERS CONDUCTED AN IN DEPTH-INTERVIEWS WITH FOUR PARTICIPANTS, AND HELD SURVEY/NON-PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION ON THE PRODUCTION AND SELLING PLACES OF THE INTERVIEWED ENTREPRENEURS. THE DATA COLLECTED THROUGH INTERVIEW AND NON-PARTICIPANT FIELD OBSERVATION WERE ANALYSED QUALITATIVELY. THE STUDY FOUND OUT THAT THOUGH MSES PROGRAM ENCOURAGES PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY TO ESTABLISH THEIR OWN BUSINESSES INSTEAD OF BEGGING ON STREETS OR HIDING THEMSELVES FROM THE PUBLIC AT HOMES, THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN THE STUDY AREA. FURTHERMORE, DESPITE THERE ARE SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS WITH DISABILITY IN JIMMA TOWN, MAJORITY OF THE ENTREPRENEURS WITH DISABILITY ARE LIQUIDATING THEIR BUSINESSES DUE TO PROBLEMS RELATED TO: ATTITUDINAL RELATED CHALLENGES, ABSENCE OF MARKET NETWORK, LACK OF SHEDS TO PRODUCE, STORE AND SELL THEIR PRODUCTS, AND ABSENCE OF LOANS TO EXPAND THEIR BUSINESSES. THUS, THE MSES DEVELOPMENT OFFICE AND CONCERNED STAKEHOLDERS SHALL PROVIDE THESE PEOPLE MORAL, MATERIAL, FINANCIAL SUPPORT (LIKE LOANS), AND HELP THEM TO CREATE MARKET LINK THROUGH BAZAARS, WORKSHOPS ETC.

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