| 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. |
