Variable

Description

Dependent variable:

Capital change

The difference between current and beginning capital

Independent variable:

1) Age

Age of respondents (in years)

2) Sex

Sex of respondents

3) Education

Educational level of respondents

4) Marital status

Marital status of respondents

5) Beginning capital

Beginning capital (in birr)

6) Current capital

Current capital (in birr)

7) Customer visit

Frequency of customer visit

8) Profitability of business

Satisfactions level on profitability of business

9) Receiving feedback

Habit of receiving feedback from customer

10) Government motivation

Motivation give the government

11) Monthly profit

Monthly profit (in birr)

12) Manpower

Number of employees in the sector

13) Number enterprises

Availability of large number of enterprises in the sector

14) Tax

Percent of tax payment

15) Price

Price of goods

16) Sector

Type of sector

17) Financial access

Financial access

18) Access to market product

Access to market product

19) Infrastructure availability

Adequate infrastructure availability

20) Access to row material

Access to row material

21) Interest rate

Interest rate charged by micro fiancé

22) Technical skill training

Obtain technical skill training from the government