Evaluation of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Operating in Short Supply Chains Within Slovak School Programmes

This study aims to determine the Determinants of the Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Barru Regency. The method used in this study is a quantitative approach and the type of research conducted is survey research. The population used is Small and Medium Enterprises in the manufacturing industry sector in Barru Regency, which is 1672 business units. The number of samples is 94 small and medium enterprises. The data sources used are primary data and secondary data. Analysis of the data used is multiple linear regression analysis. The results of this study indicate that the aspects of finance, environment, marketing, human resources, entrepreneurial ability and economic aspects have a positive and significant effect on the performance of small and medium enterprises in Barru Regency. The greater the equity, loan capital, the level of profits and capital accumulation, the greater the performance of small and medium enterprises. The better the technology and quality control, the availability of business places, government policies, seasons and infrastructure, the better the performance of small and medium enterprises. The more market demand, the better competing pricing, promotion, distribution channels and marketing areas, the better the performance of small and medium enterprises. The better the level of formal education, leadership, experience in business and the amount of motivation and skills in the performance of small and medium enterprises. The greater the desire for achievement, personal responsibility, management ability and innovation ability, the better the performance of small and medium enterprises. the higher the level of income of the community, the availability of jobs, a business climate and good investment and the better the economic growth, the better the performance of small and medium enterprises.

Objective: The following were the objectives of this study: 1. analysis and measurement of the business performance of small and medium enterprises in Hanoi, Vietnam; 2. comparison of assessments of the business performance of small and medium enterprises in Hanoi, Vietnam, between respondents. Method: The data used in this study are primary, including survey data obtained from the respondents. We designed a questionnaire related to the business performance of small and medium enterprises in Hanoi. We determined the observed variables (scales) of the business performance of small and medium enterprises based on previous studies and expert interview results. We use both qualitative and quantitative research methods, including descriptive statistics, reliability analysis through the Cronbach alpha coefficient, EFA analysis, the independent T test, and ANOVA analysis. Besides, the study analyzed performance data for small and medium enterprises during the period 2022–2023. Results: According to the findings of this study, five attributes of the business performance of small and medium enterprises in Hanoi were quite high. All the attributes of the variables are statistically significant. There is no statistically significant difference in the business performance of small and medium enterprises in Hanoi between these different marital statuses, work locations, and job positions. Conclusions: It was found that the business performance of small and medium enterprises in Hanoi has many positive points, despite just going through the COVID-19 pandemic and economic growth. This article is an academic contribution that enables understanding of the research developed and focuses on the business performance of small and medium enterprises in Hanoi, considering data from several reference research databases and survey results.

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of business financing on the financial performance of small and medium enterprises in Turkana County, Kenya. Specifically, the study: examined the effect of commercial loan financing on the financial performance of small and medium enterprises; established the effect of trade credit financing on the financial performance of small and medium enterprises in Turkana County. A descriptive survey research design was used. The study was anchored on the information asymmetry theory and the financial intermediation theory. The target population comprised 325 small and medium enterprises in Turkana County. Stratified random sampling was used to select 83 small and medium enterprises for the study. The study used questionnaires as survey instruments for data collection which were administered to group chairpersons/ managers. Analysis of data was done using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study findings revealed the existence of a statistically significant regression effect of independent variables on financial performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Turkana County. The study employed the F-distribution (F = 32.980) in predicting the dependent variable which indicated that the model significantly predicted how the independent variables affected the dependent variable (Financial Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Turkana County) which indicated an overall statistically significant model with commercial loan financing 54.9%, (t~3.056) of financial performance; and trade credit financing 67.2% (t~4.381) of financial performance of small and medium enterprises in Turkana County, Kenya. The study further recommended on each of the variables for management and policy consideration in future decision-making processes. The findings were expected to be of great assistance to management of other businesses. The study was also expected to add to existing literature in the finance field. Keywords: Business Financing, Financial Performance, Commercial Loan Financing, Trade Credit Financing

This study examines the role of entrepreneurial culture on performance of small and medium enterprises in Anambra State, Nigeria. The study aims to investigate the effect of entrepreneurial mindset, entrepreneurial leadership and entrepreneurial values on financial performance, marketing performance, and environmental performance. Relevant literature were reviewed. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The survey instrument used for data collection for the study was a structured questionnaire with 5 Likert scale responses. The population of study was 2093 made up of registered small and medium scale enterprises in Anambra State, Nigeria. The statistical formula by Borg and Gall was employed to determine the sample size of 408. The instruments were subjected to face and content validity. The reliability of the questionnaire was established through the test-retest and Cronbach Alpha. Simple percentage analysis was used in the analyzing research question. Hypotheses for the study were analyzed using Linear Regression Analysis (MRA). The study revealed that entrepreneurial mindset has a significant positive effect on financial performance, entrepreneurial leadership styles have a significant positive effect on sales performance of small and medium enterprises, and entrepreneurial value has a significant positive influence on marketing performance of small and medium enterprises. The study therefore concluded that entrepreneurial culture has a significant positive effect on the performance of small and medium enterprises in Anambra State, Nigeria. The study recommended that entrepreneurship education in universities should consider teaching techniques that require students’ to have hands-on enterprise experience as well as to practice entrepreneurial directed approach in improving entrepreneurial mindset. Government should encourage the facilitation of workshops and seminars for SMEs operators in order to help their improved entrepreneurial leadership styles for better organizational performance.

Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are currently the largest segment of national economic actors. Small industry plays an important role as a tool for the community as a solution to survive the economic crisis. SMEs can help the government to reduce the number of unemployed. So that in Indonesia, small businesses are often associated with government efforts to reduce unemployment, fight poverty and equalize income. Many products produced by MSMEs are currently able to compete in the domestic market. Some MSMEs still have various external and internal weaknesses, such as being less creative and innovative in creating new products, and not knowing what the market needs. The purpose of this study is to determine whether product, price, promotion, and location have a joint effect on the marketing performance of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises. This study used a quantitative approach and the sample this study was only taken from as many as 80 UMKM consumers. The data analysis technique used is the validity test, reliability test, normality test, linearity test, and homogeneity test. Testing the analytical model in this study using multiple linear regression analysis, t-test, f test, and r determination. Based on the results of the study using the t-test, it was found that the product had a significant effect on the marketing performance of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises, the price had no significant effect on the marketing performance of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, the promotion had no and no significant effect on the marketing performance of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. , location has a significant effect on the marketing performance of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises. From the f test, it is found that product, price, promotion, and location together have a significant effect on the marketing performance of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises.

The performance of most small and medium enterprises in Kenya has been declining, which is evidenced by increased cases of closure after short operating period. This study sought to examine the influence of entrepreneurial strategic capability on the performance of small and medium enterprises in Kenya. The study adopted a descriptive cross-sectional research design and the target population was 2400 small and medium enterprises in Thika town’s light industrial area. The study sampled 331 small and medium enterprise owners using stratified random sampling. Results indicated that entrepreneurial strategic capability had a positive and significant influence on the performance of small and medium enterprises (β=0.697 P < .000). The study concluded that strategic capability has a positive and statistically significant influence on the performance of small and medium enterprises. The implication is that strategic capability is paramount in determining the performance of small and medium enterprises. The recommendation was that business owners should strengthen their competitive advantage capabilities. The focus should be on product/service differentiation, competitive prices, business segment awareness, and quality products/services.

The performance of small and medium enterprises is an interesting study in every situation, especially during the Covid 19 pandemic. The purpose of this study is to find out what dimensions can affect the performance of micro, small and medium enterprises. This study collected data from five cities in Indonesia. Data management which is done in this research is by using PLS SEM. The results showed that the performance of micro and small enterprises was influenced by resource available, suprarational business orientation and information technology. Meanwhile, the suprarational business orientation is a partial mediation between resource available on the performance of micro, small and medium enterprises and also between information technology and the performance of micro, small and medium enterprises © Review of International Geographical Education

The primary goal of this study was to investigate the impact of financial literacy on the performance of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in Calabar, Nigeria. The specific objectives were to investigate the impact of financial knowledge on the performance of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in Calabar, Nigeria, to ascertain the impact of financial skill on the performance of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in Calabar, Nigeria, and to ascertain the impact of financial behaviour on the performance of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in Calabar, Nigeria. In this study, the cross-sectional survey approach was utilized. The study included 305 Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises located in the Calabar Metropolis. A sample size of 256 was established utilizing the Krejcie and Morgan (1970) table. In this study, the stratified sample approach was used in selecting and sampling the firms by attributes and line of businesses. Both descriptive statistics and inferential statistics were adopted, while data analysis was conducted utilizing Ordinary Least Squares regression, aided by the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS 27). Through this study, it was found that financial competence determines the effectiveness of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises found in Calabar, Nigeria. In addition, this study found that financial ability determines the performance of these firms. Also, it was found that financial behavior determines the effectiveness of these Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises found in the Calabar region of Nigeria. Based on the findings, this study recommends that government ought to carry out extensive financial education and training for managers and owners of MSMEs. Additionally, the specialized skill development programs in financial skills of the owners and employees in Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) need to be developed and implemented. Finaly, there is a necessity to organize workshops and sessions focusing on the concepts of behavioural finance, examining the cognitive and emotional influences that affect financial decision-making

The competitive business environment has forced organizations to engage in complex business decisions which require competitive strategic management. According to Haines (2016), Competitive Strategic management practices involves the formulation and implementation of the major goals and initiatives taken by a company's top management on behalf of its owners, based on consideration of resources and an assessment of the internal and external environments in which the organization competes. Competitive Strategic management practice is an important practice as it gives a strong influence towards firms’ success. Due to the ever changing business environment, small and medium enterprises struggle to operate, manage and improve their businesses efficiently in order to deliver quality products and services consistently and on time. This is because in most enterprises the application of business strategies requires a host of expensive and time consuming changes both in the organizational culture and structure hence many owner / managers have had to overlook for some necessary and critical business strategies. The study will be guided by four objectives; to establish the effect of Cost leadership strategy on the performance of small and medium enterprises in Mombasa central business district, to determine the effect of Differentiation strategy on the performance of small and medium enterprises in Mombasa central business district, to establish the effect of focus strategy on the performance of small and medium enterprises in Mombasa central business district and to determine the effect of product innovation on the performance of small and medium enterprises in Mombasa central business district. The study will be anchored on three theories namely; Resource-based theory, game theory and Porter Generic Strategies Theory. The study will adopt both cross-sectional research design and descriptive survey design. This study targets 19,708 small and medium enterprises located at the Central Business District of Mombasa City County. A sample size of 202 small and medium enterprises will be selected for the study where the units of the study will be business owners/managers. Structured questionnaires will be used to collect primary data. The data collected will be analyzed using SPSS and the specific statistics will be descriptive and inferential statistics. The results will be displayed on charts, tables and graphs. Multivariate regression model and path analysis technique will be used to show the relationship between the independent variables to the dependent variable.

Developed countries understand the importance of small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in their contribution to economic growth. By using the concept of cultural values Catur Purusa Artha which is the four most important life goals for Balinese people who have Hindu beliefs, should be used as moral guidelines that will affect the business performance of small and Medium Enterprises and entrepreneurship Orientation behavior. This study was conducted to determine and analyze the effect of Entrepreneurship Orientation on the business performance of small and Medium Enterprises and how the role of Entrepreneurship Orientation in mediating the relationship of Catur Purusa Artha with the business performance of small and Medium Enterprises. The population of the study is the owner or managers of small and Medium Enterprises in Bali Province in 2022 amounted to 61,862 SMEs, and of these samples were conducted with the Slovin approach as many as 397 units of SMEs. The data analysis technique is done by the SEM-PLS method. The results found that applying the cultural values of Catur Purusa Artha can have a direct (positive) effect or can increase the business performance of small and Medium Enterprises and Entrepreneurship Orientation. So, doing Entrepreneurship Orientation will also be able to directly affect the performance of small and medium business performance. If doing Entrepreneurship Orientation can also mediate the relationship of Catur Purusa Artha with the business performance of small and Medium Enterprises.

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat Apakah Jejaring Wirausaha berpengaruh terhadap kinerja UMKM di Kota Bima, Apakah Pembelajaran Eksploratif berpengaruh terhadap kinerja UMKM di Kota Bima, dan manakah di antara variablejejaring wirausaha dan Pembelajaran Eksploratif yang memiliki pengaruh dominan terhadap kinerja UMKM di Kota Bima. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada UMKM di Kota Bima Selama 7 (tujuh) bulan. Penelitian ini terbagi dalam beberapa tahapan, yaitu 1) Persiapan (2) Pelaksanaan, (3) Pelaporan, (4) Monitoring, evaluasi, dan diseminasi. Metode penelitian dipakai adalah penelitian explanotory research dengan menggunakan pendekatan survey sampel. Secara konfensional, explanatory research digunakan untuk menjelaskan hubungan antara variabel-variabel dengan melalui pengujian hipotesis. disebarkan Quesioner ke 104 UMKM di Kota Bima, dimana quesioner ini diuji validitas dan reliabilitasnya kemudian diolah menggunakan SPSS sehingga ketepatan alat analisanya bisa reliable. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa Jejaring Wirausaha berpengaruh terhadap kinerja UMKM di Kota Bima sedangkan Pembelajaran Eksplorasi tidak berpengaruh terhadap kinerja UMKM di Kota Bima

Small and Medium Enterprises are backbone of the economic growth in all countries. SMEs make up a large part of Sri Lanka's economy as well. There is limited information related to the relationship between socio-economic factors and the financial performance of small and medium scale enterprises in Badulla district. Therefore, the objective of this study is to attempt to investigate how for the determinants as socioeconomic factors influencing on the financial performance of small and medium scale enterprises in Badulla district. Simple random sampling method was applied to select 100 SMEs in Badulla district. The data were collected using structured questionnaires. Univariate and multiple regression analysis were employed in data analysis. Extents of the influence of Socio-Economic factors on SMEs were measured using two groups of variables Social and Economic factors such as Access to Infrastructure, Support of Family Members, Availability of Managerial Experience, Business Information Services (Social factors) and Access to Finance, Government Policy and Regulations, Macro-Economic Indicators (Economic factors). The results suggest that Social factors are found to have high influence on the performance compared to the Economic factors on the performance of small and medium scale enterprises in Badulla District. As personal factors, Age of the owner, investment level, experience and marital status of the owner are also having influence on the performance of SMEs Badulla District. It is recommended that the government should have attention to improve IT skills of SMEs owners because, of lack of IT skills of owners. To develop SMEs and improve their managerial skills, government should implement granting credit facilities, entrepreneurship training programs, counseling services and research and development in a spread and regular basis for Badulla District SMEs.

Chief Executive Officers of small and medium enterprises have a tremendous task to strategically lead their institutions to become active players contributing positively to the gross domestic product and create more employment opportunities. This study seeks to establish the influence of strategic leadership roles of Chief executive officers/owners of small and medium enterprises on the performance of these institutions in the Zimbabwean economy. The study followed the quantitative research approach to collect data using a 5-point Likert scale questionnaire from a sample size of 373 respondents selected using the simple random sampling method. The study employed the exploratory factor-structural equation modelling process to analyse data after collating several questions from the extant literature. The analysis tools used were the IBM SPSS Statistics v26 and IBM SPSS Amos v26 software. All the five strategic leadership roles had a significant effect on the performance of Small and Medium Enterprises. The study findings will help Chief Executive Officers of Small Medium Enterprises in Zimbabwe to execute their strategic leadership roles incisively with due diligence given their effect on the performance of Small and Medium Enterprises.

This study assessed the influence of computerised accounting systems on the financial performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Iringa Municipality. The study’s overall objective was to assess the impact of the computerised accounting system on the financial performance of Small and Medium Enterprises. This study used a descriptive research design, with 80 small and medium enterprises participating. The data were collected through the administration of questionnaires, analysed descriptively using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software, and presented in the form of tables and figures. The study findings indicated a positive correlation between technology utilisation and accounting practices, demonstrating that computerised accounting systems significantly impacted the performance of Small and Medium Enterprises. Furthermore, the findings suggested that the implementation of computerised accounting systems improved efficiency within Small and Medium Enterprises. Lastly, the research revealed that the majority of Small and Medium Enterprises produced accurate financial reports, which had a notable influence on their overall financial performance. The study recommended Small and Medium Enterprises to install computerised accounting systems due to their associated benefits.

In the current digitalized economy, information has become an asset. The importance of big data is understood by the corporate sector, and it is equally important for small and medium enterprises, however, small, and medium enterprises in the developing countries are somehow, reluctant in investing in big data. Considering the importance of big data and entrepreneurial orientation, the purpose of the study is to identify the role of entrepreneurial orientation in adopting big data analytics and its impact on performance of small and medium enterprises. Another critical factor over which small and medium enterprises are sensitive is environment. Considering the external role of turbulent environment, this study aims to identify the moderating role of environmental turbulence on the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and adoption of big data analytics and the same role of environmental turbulence on the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and performance of small and medium enterprises. The framework has been drawn based on Resource Based View along with the support of Contingency Theory. For testing the framework, structural equation modeling technique has been applied over the data collected through the adopted questionnaires. The findings of the study revealed that entrepreneurial orientation has a significant impact over adoption of big data analytics and big data analytics has a significant impact over SMEs performance. The mediation analysis also confirmed significant mediating role of big data analytics. Moreover, environmental turbulence being moderator has shown a significant direct impact over adoption of big data analytics as well as performance of small and medium enterprises, however, the moderating role of environmental turbulence over the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and adoption of big data is insignificant and likewise, the moderating role of environmental turbulence over the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and performance of small and medium enterprises is insignificant. The findings support resource-based view of the firm and contingency theory and identified that in the presence of proper information the negative influence of environmental turbulence van be managed.