Statements | N | Mean | STD Dev | Variance | Rank |
· Stakeholders should organize periodic workshop to build the capacity of small scale operators in financial management | 180 | 4.070 | 0.889 | 0.790 | 1 |
· Exim guaranty bank should strengthen its operations to cover guaranty loans for small business | 180 | 3.930 | 0.708 | 0.501 | 2 |
· Banks should help small businesses in same business to buy in bulk from suppliers | 180 | 3.790 | 0.865 | 0.749 | 3 |
· Trade ministry should support small businesses to pay auditing and accounting fees to protect equity through reducing leakages | 180 | 3.430 | 1.056 | 1.115 | 4 |
· Stakeholders should also assist small businesses with cheap loans in procuring ICT based management software for introducing efficiency in businesses | 180 | 3.360 | 1.453 | 1.112 | 5 |
· Small businesses must be trained to understand and benefit from the new procurement Act | 180 | 3.060 | 0.818 | 0.502 | 6 |
· Small business exporters must be assisted to take advantage the African Growth and the Opportunity Act (AGOA) being extended by the United States | 180 | 2.980 | 0.711 | 0.901 | 7 |