FACTORS AFFECTING THE PERFORMANCE OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN MICRO ...

ACKNOWLEDGMENT
This work comes in to end not only by the effort of the researcher but also the support of
many individuals and organizations. To begin with, I would like to thank Ato Adane
Tesera, my advisor, for his constructive suggestions throughout my work. Had it been
without his support, this work would not have been come in to reality. Secondly, my
heartfelt thanks goes to my wife, Tigist Teka who helped me in writing the whole
document besides her moral and financial support even during her pregnancy. In addition,
Dessie women entrepreneurs in MSEs should be greatly praised for their zealous efforts
in filling questionnaires.
Moreover, my thanks extended to Ato Wondwossen Abi, Dean of W/ro Ssiheen College
of TVET; Ato Tewodros, process owner of Dessie MSEs;and Ato Mohmed, manager of
Dessie micro- finance for devoting their time in providing necessary information for this
research work.
Last but not least, I want to express my great thanks to Ato Tadele Getahun, Ato Seid
Mohammed and W/ro Sosina Tesfaye for providing printing services of different
materials important for the thesis work.
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