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Effect of microfinance services on the performance of micro-entrepreneurs: A study in pilimathalawa area

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dc.contributor.author Swarnika, K. L.
dc.contributor.author Pushpanathan, A.
dc.date.accessioned 2021-04-20T08:35:36Z
dc.date.accessioned 2022-07-07T08:44:25Z
dc.date.available 2021-04-20T08:35:36Z
dc.date.available 2022-07-07T08:44:25Z
dc.date.issued 2020
dc.identifier.issn 2478-1126
dc.identifier.uri http://repo.lib.jfn.ac.lk/ujrr/handle/123456789/2588
dc.description.abstract This study examines the effect of microfinance services on the performance of micro entrepreneurs in the Pilimathalawa area. One hundred micro entrepreneurs received the benefits from the Samurdhi Bank selected as a sample in this study purpose. The microfinance services – micro-credit, micro-savings, and micro-training- are considered independent variables and entrepreneurs performance considered as dependent variables of the study. Data were collected through issuing a structured questionnaire to the respondents and analyzed using SPSS version 20. The Regression analysis and factor analysis were done for the effects of financial services on the performance of micro entrepreneurs. The present study results indicated that the microfinance services – micro-credit, micro-saving, and micro-finance have highly impact the performance of entrepreneurs. Finally, the microfinance services – credits, serving, and training - have highly effective on the performance of the micro entrepreneurs. Further, the study recommended that the micro-savings has a higher effect on the entrepreneurs’ performance than that of other services. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher University of Jaffna en_US
dc.subject Micro-entrepreneurs en_US
dc.subject Microfinance services and performance en_US
dc.title Effect of microfinance services on the performance of micro-entrepreneurs: A study in pilimathalawa area en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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