Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) play an important economic role in many countries andrnrecognized as an important vehicles of economic diversification, employment creation, income generation and distribution, and poverty alleviation. MSE occupy a prominent position in therndevelopment agenda of many developing countries like Ethiopia. Currently, in Ethiopia, thernGovernment has been promoting the development of MSEs through the formulation andrnimplementation of Micro and Small Enterprises Development Strategy and the number of MSEs inrnthe country is steadily growing. But, much more important than increase in their numbers, theirrncurrent status, stage and pace of development is significant because most MSEs are hibernatedrnfrom growing and faced with the threat of failure due to many factors. Little research exists thatrnexamines these factors constraining the growth and survival of MSEs in developing countries,rnespecially in Ethiopia. The purpose of this study is to assess the constraining factors related tornmarketing, management, finance and government supports hindering the growth of MSEs inrnBurayuThe study was employed through descriptive design in which stratified random sampling methodrnwas used to collect data from MSEs owners/ managers of eight selected sectors according to thernobjective of the study with a total population of 1250 and 78 samples. The samples were selectedrnrandomly from each stratum using proportionate allocation after stratification of the sectors.rnQuestionnaires and interviews tools of data collection were used in the study. The data wasrnanalysed using descriptive statistics and presented through figures, tables and percentages. It isrngenerally recognized that MSEs face unique challenges, which affect their growth andrnprofitability and hence, diminish their ability to contribute effectively to sustainable development.rnThe findings indicate that the most common factors constraining the growth of MSEs in Burayurnare: lack of working premises, lack of working capital and access to credit, lack of market access,rninadequate availability of infrastructure, lack of managerial training and experience; and scantyrnof marketing information. Replication of this study using larger samples and a broaderrngeographic base, longitudinal data collection and using more statistical tests is suggested forrncross-validation purposes in future researches to identify the factors constraining the growth andrnsurvival of MSEs.