The impacts of microfinance institutions on micro and small enterprises growth in Tanzania:The case of Mbeya municipality

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dc.contributor.authorAmbilikile, Omar
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-12T06:50:24Z
dc.date.available2024-11-12T06:50:24Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.descriptionA dissertation submitted to Mzumbe University as a partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Masters of Science in Entrepreneurship (MSc. ENTRE) of Mzumbe University.
dc.description.abstractThis study attempts to examine the impacts of microfinance institutions on micro and small enterprises growth in Tanzania. Therefore, the study contends to examine the impacts of microfinance institutions on micro and small enterprises growth in Tanzania that will reflect the gap of knowledge on the influence of MFIs on MSEs growth. The study was guided by the objectives; to determine the extent to which MFIs services has an influence on MSEs capital growth, to determine whether the MFIs services have an influence on MSEs asset growth, to find out the extents to which MFIs services has an influence to MSEs employment growth among MSEs in Mbeya municipality. The study was expected to establish the practical relationship between microfinance institutions credits services and how influences MSEs growth. A case study design was adopted, simple random sampling employed for selecting 100 MSEs to be studied who are the beneficiaries of PRIDE services. Data was collected via a self admistered questionnaire whose validity and reliability were established. Quantitative and qualitative data analysis was undertaken to generate both descriptive and correlations. Presentation of data was done in tables and interpretation made based on research objectives. The results of Pearson correlation revealed that positive and significant relationship has been established between MFIs financing to capital size, assets, and employment growth. To a large extent MFIs operation in Tanzania has brought about positive changes in the business growth. The study recommends MFIs to expand their corporate social responsibilities to small scale enterprises; possibility to slow down the loan conditions and procedure of loan application. To enhance the out-reach of microfinance through creating awareness of the activities and operations to MSEs especially those in rural and semi-urban areas. Management of microfinance institutions should incorporate SME’s views or inputs into the formulation or review of their credit management policies. MSEs operators to set clear growth goal and pursue them continuously, thus making sure that the financial resources acquired from MFIs are efficiently utilized to enhanced capital, assets and employment growth.
dc.description.sponsorshipPrivate
dc.identifier.citationAPA
dc.identifier.urihttps://scholar.mzumbe.ac.tz/handle/123456789/1691
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMzumbe university
dc.subjectMicrofinance institutions(MFIs))
dc.subjectSMEs
dc.subjectCapital growth of SMEs
dc.subjectCapital assets
dc.titleThe impacts of microfinance institutions on micro and small enterprises growth in Tanzania:The case of Mbeya municipality
dc.typeThesis
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