Bethel: Today’s story is about respondent ET998, who is engaged in the business of injera production. She is 32 years old, a mother of three, and is raising her niece with her children. She is a hard-worker. In the past, … Continued
Etalem: ID: ET587 (Garage): “It was at a childhood stage that I was attracted by this work and started to practice the job by being an assistant for garage owners and chief mechanics. At the beginning for almost 6 … Continued
Henok B: Story of the day: A very interesting respondent of Hiwot (FR) Addis Ababa: He owns a furniture production firm. He has recorded all the transactions of last week on the notebook we have given him. As a result … Continued
From the census result, eligible firms were selected to get the right mix of businesses for the study. Among those who were selected, 31 firms refused to sign consent to participate in the intake. To describe their demographic profile, 29 … Continued
Mekdes (PM) – What are the challenges you faced during intake experience and how did you deal with those challenges? Dereje (FR-HR) – During intake time, I faced three challenges. The first issue was owners who were unable … Continued
The Small Firm Diaries Project (SFD) is a study that focuses on small businesses, under the lead of New York University. The study has been underway in Ethiopia since December 2020. The census stage, to get a pool of potential … Continued
According to my observation the ownership and workers employment process of Mengsha and Ensra pottery production center is quite different from usual business’ ownership and workers employment process. Regarding the firms ownership, member of both Mengsha and Ensra pottery production … Continued
In the first step of sampling businesses for the Small Firm Diaries project, the field research team conducted the census survey of 1399 firms in locations of Addis Ababa, Adama, Dire Dawa and Harar. The locations were chosen based on … Continued
Points of discussions: Share experiences from census. Share the challenges faced and how they tried to solve them. Addis Ababa Team: Henok B. (FS) At the beginning of the census, we were not given support letters … Continued
A crucial part of any research process is identifying respondents that fit the predetermined criteria. This is particularly complicated for a study on businesses, because in many countries there is limited information about their ‘demographic composition’, particularly if you are … Continued