Finansal yönetim uygulamalarının mikro ve küçük işletmelerin büyüme ve gelişmeleri üzerine etkisi. (Addis Ketema belediyesi, Addis Ababa, Etiyopya)

According to various studies, lack of finance is the most dominant constraint of Micro and Small Business in developing countries. Hence, management of financial resource is critical for small business development. Taking this, the study aimed in assessing the impact of financial management practice on growth and development of MSEs. The researcher chose Addis Ketema sub-city, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia as its geographical scope for the study due to its convenient nature to collect data. The study used both primary and secondary sources of data. Survey data was obtained from 146 MSE owners/ managers through carefully designed questioner. These MSEs were proportionally selected from 3 main sectors which are textile and garment, food processing, and metal & wood work. Individual sample units were selected using a non-probability sampling technique called the convenience method. Further, due to definite nature of the population which was 896, a formula was implemented to determine the sample size needed to conduct the study. Once data is collected, a Descriptive and Explanatory method of data analysis was implemented. Measures of central tendency was used to describe the general characteristics and variables while, inferential statistics tools specifically, Regression analysis and Pearson correlation coefficient was applied to measure the impact and relationships that exist between variables. Accordingly, despite strong relationship found between financial management and growth & development, poor financial management practice which strongly affect performance of MSEs was observed. Key words: MSE, Financial Management, Growth & Development