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100			_aFaaL, Musa L _934569
245			_aThe Relationship Between Government Support Programs and Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Gambia
300			_a41-53 p.
520			_aThe objective of this paper is to assess the relationship between government support programs and performance of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Brikama region of Gambia. Three dimensions of government support programs, namely, training assistance, financial assistance and marketing assistance are analyzed to examine the relationship between government support programs and performance (proxied by sales, return on asset, return on equity, assets turnover, net profit and debt ratio) of SMEs. Using a questionnaire, 80 SMEs are sampled via stratified sampling method. Percentages and Pearson chi-square techniques are utilized to analyze the data. Among others, the study finds a statistically significant relationship between sales and training assistance. In addition, the relationships between marketing assistance and sales as well as marketing assistance and return on assets are found to be statistically significant. Further, the relationships between financial assistance and return on equity as well as financial assistance and debt ratio are found to be statistically significant. Therefore, there is a need for increased government support in order to enhance the performance of SMEs in Gambia.
653			_aGovernment aid
653			_aGovernment programs
700			_aPakkeerappa, P _934570
773	0		_030418 _976391 _aMURTHY, E N _dIUP PUBLICATION HYDERABAD _o55510682 _tENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT
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