Praygod, G.2024-03-272024-03-272023Praygod, G. (2023) Factors affecting the performance of micro and small manufacturing enterprises in Tanzania, a case of Dodoma City . (Masters Dissertation) The University of Dodomahttps://repository.udom.ac.tz/handle/20.500.12661/4366Dissertation (Business Administration)The research aimed at analysing internal factors affecting the performance of manufacturing MSEs in Dodoma. Specifically, it examined the influence of ability to access finance, business skills, and in-house training on the performance of manufacturing MSEs. The study was conducted in Dodoma city, where about 200 manufacturing MSEs were sampled. Cross-sectional fact-finding design and a quantitative approach were adopted in establishing the relationship between the variables. Through questionnaire’s the data was collected and analyzed through descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis. Findings revealed that ability to access finance positively and significantly influence the performance of manufacturing MSEs. The study did also reveal that business skills like that of financial management skills, marketing skills, decision making skills and management skills have a positive and significant impact on the performance of manufacturing MSEs. Furthermore, a discovery was made on positive and significant influence, business in-house training has on MSEs performance. The study concluded that access to finance has a positive and significant impact on the performance of MSEs. Ability to access finance provides a manufacturing firm good capital outlay for the business running the daily operations. Also, the need for business skills for better MSEs performance is high. When owners are equipped with proper business skills, a better performance of the business is achieved. Additionally, since most of the MSEs have limited capital, in house training found to help in performance of the business. The study recommends that, the owner manager should increase their ability to manage and access fund that are necessary for business performance. Also, MSE’s Owners should encourage in-house training to save cost of the MSEs in attaining different skills for running their daily operations.enperformance of manufacturingbusiness skillsin-house trainingTanzaniamanufacturing MSEsThesis