Assessment of contributions of policies and strategies to entrepreneurship development in micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Abstract

The purpose of this study was assessing the practical contributions of relevant policies& strategies to entrepreneurship development in MSEs. The study was underpinned by pragmatism& adopted mixed methods research design. Both primary and secondary data were collected via questionnaire, key informant interviews& document analysis. Frequencies, percentages, crosstabs Kruskal-Wallis test, and thematic analysis were applied to analyze data. Results show that the policies and strategies could not satisfactorily contribute in solving problems related working premises, initial capital, inputs, market linkages and training and consultancy. It is reported that establishing new enterprises is difficult and the overall working environment is not conducive.