Electricity outage is a serious challenge for small firms that use electricity as a source of energy. In this story, we will assess SFD respondents’ views on electricity outages. ET532 owns a carpentry workshop and although he has some hand-operated … Continued
A major decision for a firm is that of the “premise – where and what type”. The location and the type of premises determine the firms’ rental cost, type of customer, price, and profitability. In the SFD respondents case: some … Continued
For developing countries like Ethiopia, small firms play a vital role in creating job opportunities for the less educated labor force who have lower chances of joining the formal labor market. This might be because small firms prefer to hire … Continued
Tekalign (FR-Assela): I had a difficult experience in the last two weeks. They have been really busy because they have started to harvest crops. They only do this once a year. Also, last week Tuesday, the machine that they use … Continued
Samuel (FR-Butajira): My intake experience was both good and challenging. The Kebele chosen for me is very active that Green Path is actively involved in the Kebele. So, it was good for me. The Kebele leaders were very understanding. The … Continued
ET432 Dairy Firm Long term relations have the tendency to increase relationships and credibility with respondents, this is what we have realised and have learnt in the progress of the SFD project. In our today’s visit to this firm, we … Continued
ET799 Metalwork He shared with us that because he had been busy completing the newly bought car repair and maintenance, he recorded no transaction this week. The other thing is that the Technical and Vocational School had prepared a simple … Continued
ET334 Today when we arrived at this workplace the owner and his employees were off the job for a week. The owner replied that his firm regular activities were interrupted because of the damage that happened to the electric power … Continued
ET921 About this firm: We have been reporting that our respondent was busy so we couldn’t get two weeks reports. The reason was they have a huge book order so they have been busy and the employee who has been … Continued
ET382 Let me share with you a story of firm ET382 which has been working on printing and advertising. The respondent is 36 years old; he is married and has 3 children. He started this work at 2011G.C. Before starting … Continued