The Role of Owner/Manager Characteristics on Small Business Growth

Small businesses play very important role in economic development and growth. In Tanzania, small businesses create employment opportunities that is the major focus of the goverment. However, it was not known exactly the contribution of owner/manager characteristics on small business growth in Tanzania. It has been stated by different researchers that most of small business managers/owners start their businesses as a life strategy and not as a career strategy that influences their entrepreneurial behaviour towards growth. Therefore this study addresses the role of owner/manager characteristics on small business growth in Tanzania.

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Mr. Riziki Nyello is working for the Institute of Social Work. He was awarded BCOM (HONS) in Finance, in the year 2004, at the University of Dar es Salaam and currently pursuing MBA in Finance at the Open University of Tanzania. Since 2004, he has been working in different enterpreneurship and women empowerment projects .