DETERMINANTS OF INFORMAL ENTERPRISES PERFORMANCE IN ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX TEWAHIDO CHURCH : THE CASE OF ARADA SUB CITY

Abstract

Now a days, different studies revealed that informal enterprise plays an important role in socioeconomic development. This study is intended to identify the major determinants of informal enterprises and fill the gaps by exploring the challenges such businesses operating in Ethiopian Orthodox tewahedo Church. Generally, 113 samples of the informal enterprises were selected using a stratified sampling technique, from which the required data were generated and analyzed with exploratory as well as descriptive research design. The finding revealed that there is significant relationship between management and entrepreneurial skills, government support, working environment, Marketing and related variables, financial and related issues and technology factors and informal enterprise performance. Based on the findings it was recommended that government and Ethiopian Orthodox church should due attention in supporting the sector particularly providing access to finance, creating enabling working environment, providing Marketing and related variables and also training program that enhance management skill in order to improve performance of informal enterprise.