Assessing Institutional Frameworks Contributing To Entrepreneurship Development The Case Of Selected Woredas Of Kolfe Keraniyo Lideta And Gulelle Sub Cities

This study is concerned with assessing the institutional framework that can developrnentrepreneurship with taking three sub cities of Addis Ababa namely Kolfe Keraniyo, Lidetarnand Gullele as a case. The study is geared towards answering key questions related to policiesrnand strategies in place to facilitate and encourage entrepreneurial activities among Micro andrnSmall enterprises, assistance provided by Woredas‟ SME development bureaus responsive tornthe needs of the enterprises, the linkage and coordination among Woredas‟ SMErndevelopment bureaus and other government and non-government institutions involved inrnentrepreneurship development process and problems related to the Woredas‟ SMEs‟rndevelopment bureaus‟ institutional framework that entrepreneurs are operating under and hasrnmade endeavors on identifying the major problems of the current institutional environment.rnData have been collected from 100 respondent enterprises and also interviews werernconducted with FeMSEDA officials and the Woreda officials operating under the selectedrnsub cities. The policies, strategies and procedures of entrepreneurship development in therncountry have been reviewed. Data analysis revealed significant differences in the needs of thernentrepreneur and the encouragement of the Agency in the success of the enterprises. Thernstudy findings have revealed that though the strategy and procedures indeed encourage smallrnfirms, the institutional framework and way of implementation still need to be improved tornpromote entrepreneurship.rnKey words: Institutional Framework, Entrepreneurship, Federal Micro and Small EnterprisernDevelopment Agency

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