FACTORS AFFECTING SUSTAINABILITY OF MICRO AND SMALL ENTERPRISE (IN THE CASE OF ILU BABOR ZONE BURE WOREDA SELECTED KEBELES )

The basic objective of this study was to assess factors affecting sustainability of small and medium scale enterprises in Ilu aba bor zone Bure woreda selected kebeles. The study uses 418 of total population the sampling techniques 204 by using yemane formula. The study assessed internal and external factor that affect the sustainability of small and medium scale enterprise. The study employed mixed approach. Both primary and secondary data was employed. Questionnaires were the most data collection instruments data coiiected from 204 and the interview from 5 representative of the sectors those are Manufacturing, Agricalture, Trade, Service and constraction sectores . Samples were selected from enterprise using stratified simple random sampling from sectors. After the data has been collected, it had been analyze using descriptive statistics/ Descriptive statistics performed by means of frequency and percentages and those were display using tables and inferential statistics was used to assess the relationships and differences between variables. multiple regression- was used for this study, the research finding showed that among factors management factor, marketing factor, has no effect on the sustainability of SMES. On the opposite finding financial, technology, work-related, and political legal factors are the key factors that affect the sustainability of SMES in Ilu aba bor zone Bure woreda selected kebeles. The researcher recommends the government to have specific office, guideline and specific assigned employees for small and medium enterprise administration purpose.