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    The document outlines the research questions, scope, significance, and conceptual framework of a study on microfinance institutions and small enterprise growth in Makindye Town, Kampala. The research will examine the level of microfinance institution spread and performance, small enterprise growth levels, and the impact of microfinance on small businesses. The study will focus on the relationship between microfinance services and enterprise development over five months in 2005-present. The findings could benefit planners, small business owners, and future researchers. The conceptual framework shows microfinance institution loans, rates, advising and training as independent variables that can influence enterprise expansion, productivity and profits as dependent variables, along with intervening economic and government factors.

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    The document outlines the research questions, scope, significance, and conceptual framework of a study on microfinance institutions and small enterprise growth in Makindye Town, Kampala. The research will examine the level of microfinance institution spread and performance, small enterprise growth levels, and the impact of microfinance on small businesses. The study will focus on the relationship between microfinance services and enterprise development over five months in 2005-present. The findings could benefit planners, small business owners, and future researchers. The conceptual framework shows microfinance institution loans, rates, advising and training as independent variables that can influence enterprise expansion, productivity and profits as dependent variables, along with intervening economic and government factors.

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    The document outlines the research questions, scope, significance, and conceptual framework of a study on microfinance institutions and small enterprise growth in Makindye Town, Kampala. The research will examine the level of microfinance institution spread and performance, small enterprise growth levels, and the impact of microfinance on small businesses. The study will focus on the relationship between microfinance services and enterprise development over five months in 2005-present. The findings could benefit planners, small business owners, and future researchers. The conceptual framework shows microfinance institution loans, rates, advising and training as independent variables that can influence enterprise expansion, productivity and profits as dependent variables, along with intervening economic and government factors.

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    Proposal 4

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    The document outlines the research questions, scope, significance, and conceptual framework of a study on microfinance institutions and small enterprise growth in Makindye Town, Kampala. The research will examine the level of microfinance institution spread and performance, small enterprise growth levels, and the impact of microfinance on small businesses. The study will focus on the relationship between microfinance services and enterprise development over five months in 2005-present. The findings could benefit planners, small business owners, and future researchers. The conceptual framework shows microfinance institution loans, rates, advising and training as independent variables that can influence enterprise expansion, productivity and profits as dependent variables, along with intervening economic and government factors.

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    1.5 Research questions
    The study will seek to answer the following questionsI.
     
    What is the level of spread and performance of micro finance institutions in MakindyeTown in Kampala?
    II.
     
    What is the level of growth of small scale enterprises in Makindye Town in Kampala?III.
     
    What is the impact of microfinance institutions towards the growth of smallenterprises in Makindye
    Town in Kampala?
    1.6 Scope of the study1.6.1Geographical Scope
    The proposed study area is Makindye Town in Kampala. The area is located in outside partsok Kampala
    town with high population and easy accessibility with a lot of small scaleenterprises and microfinance.
    1.6.2 Content Scope
    The proposed study content is basically involved with finding out the roles of microfinanceinstitutions
    towards the growth and development of small enterprises, the study will focus onfinding out the number
    of micro finance institutions their performance correlated with thelevel of growth of small enterprises in
    the selected area.
    1.6.3Time Scope
    The proposed study will be conducted with a period of five months (5) to effectively gatherthe
    information that effectively meets the study objectives. The stud shall base on the datafrom 2005 to date
    as the most relevant data for better analysis and comparison purposes.
    1.7 Significance of the Study
    With the study on small scale development through use of microfinance institutions, theresearcher hopes
    that the study will form a basic material to the following beneficiaries:The information will be useful for
    planners and decision makers in different institutionsdealing with microfinance program .The findings
    and recommendations will also be useful to

     
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    Small enterprise growth

    Expansion of operations

    Increased productivity

    Increased profits

    Increased decision makingefficiency
    Intervening factors

    Economic factors

    Government intervention

    taxationsmall scale enterprise managers in determining the usefulness of microfinance
    towardsdevelopment and growth of their enterprises.The
     
    academicians will also use the findings of this study to embark on a related study. Inother terms, the study
    findings in this research will act as reference for other futureresearchersThe researcher will also acquire
    necessary skills of data collection, interpretation, analysisand discussion and this will help him in carrying
    out similar research in future and to enablehim getting the award of other degrees related to accounting
    and finance.
    1.8 Conceptual frame workFigure 1:
    Conceptual FrameworkIndependent Variable Dependent VariableMicrofinance institutions

     
    Loans provision

     
    Interest rates

     
    Advisory services

     
    TrainingThe above conceptual frame work describes the relationship between the independentvariable
    and the dependent variable. The frame work further presents the intervening factorsthat can also impact or
    determine the dependent variable.

     
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    The performance of microfinance institutions is the independent variable and this involvesfactors such as
    provision of loans, the interests rates, advisory services and training to peopleto enable to effectively use
    these funds. The services provided by the microfinanceinstitutions determine the growth and development
    of small enterprises. This therefore meansthat the growth of the small enterprises depend on the services
    delivered by microfinanceinstitutions and the growth is expressed in terms of size of the enterprise, level
    of profits,efficiency and increase in the level of productivity.According to the frame work, the small
    enterprise is not only impacted on by the services ofmicrofinance institution but also impacted on by
    other factors such as the government factorslike taxation and economic factors which are essential
    determinants of the success ofactivities.

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