Government Incentives and Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises. A Case Study of Kansanga Market, Kampala Uganda.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION

APPROVAL

DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 1

TABLE OF CONTENTS 2

LIST OFTABLES 5

ACRONYMS 7

ABSTRACT 8

CHAPTER ONE 9

INTRODUCTION 9

1.0 Introduction 9

1.1 Background of the Study 9

1.2 Statement ofResearch Problem 10

1.3. Research objectives 11

1.3.1 General Objective 11

1.3.2 Specific objectives 11

1.4 Research Questions 11

1.6 Scope of Study 12

1.6.1 Subject Scope 12

1.6.2 Geographical Scope 12

1.6.3 Time scope 12

1.7 Significance of the Study 12

1.8 Conceptual Framework 13

1.9 Definition ofKey terms 14

CHAPTER TWO 15

LITERATURE REVIEW 15

2.0. Introduction 15

2.1 Theoretical Review 15

2.2 Related Literature 18

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2.2.1 Government incentives given to small and medium enterprises in Uganda 18

2.2.2 Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises 21

2.2.3 Relationship between Tax incentives and perfonnance of SMEs 23

CHAPTER THREE 26

METHODOLOGY AND ORGANIZATIONAL PROFILE 26

3.0 Introduction 26

3.1 Research Design 26

3.2 Population ofthe study 26

3.3 Sampling techniques and Sample Size 27

3.4 Data Collection Method 28

3.4.1 Primary Sources 28

3.4.2 Secondary Sources 28

3.5 Data Collection Instrument 28

3.5.1 Interview guide 28

3.6 Reliability and Validity of the Instruments 29

3.7 Data Processing and Analysis 29

3.8 Ethical Considerations ofthe Study 29

3.9 Limitations of the study 30

CHAPTER FOUR 31

STUDY FINDINGS AND PRESENTATION 31

1.0. INTRODUCTION 31

4.1 The Social Demographic Characteristics 31

4.1.1 The Age ofthe respondents 31

4.1.2 The Marital Status of the respondents 32

4.1.3 The Sex ofthe respondents 33

4.1.4 The Educational status 34

4.1.4 Time spent running the business 36

4.2: Government incentives for SMEs 37

4.3: Level ofperformance of small and medium in Kansanga 38

4.3: Relationship between government incentives and performance of small and medium

enterprises 38

CHAPTER FIVE 41

DISCUSSION OF THE FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 41

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5.0 Introduction .41

5.1 Discussion ofthe findings 41

5.2.2 Level of performance of Small and medium Enterprises 42

5.2.3 Relationship between government incentives and performance of SMES 42

REFERENCES 44

APPENDICES 46

APPPENDIX I: QUESTIONNAIRE 46

APPENDIX III: Estimated budget; 52