ABSTRACT
The decision to investigate on the potentials of SMEs for youth employment in
Mwanza, emanated from the increasingly unemployment problem to youth in the
country. The existence of SMEs sought to reduce unemployment problem. However
in Mwanza city and to most big towns there is massive unemployed youth with the
presence of SMEs. Therefore, the study aims to examine potentials of SMEs in youth
employment, highlights challenges hindering the sector from providing youth with
employment and determine ways to improve the effectiveness of the sector in
providing employment to youth in Mwanza city and Tanzania in general. Both
primary and secondary data were employed while analysis was done quantitatively
and qualitatively. Purposive and simple random sampling methods were adopted in
searching primary data. In the secondary data speculations, some documents were
reviewed from books to the websites.
The uncovered potentials of SMEs were job creation, innovations encouragement,
technological base, business expansion platforms and a catalyst for development.
Numerous setbacks counter attacking the industry are power shortages, over taxation
and tributes, lack of support, shortages of raw- materials, disunity, insecurity,
disorganization amongst the industry workers, low price, wages and salaries to the
employees, lack of inclusive and vivid conservational measures governing the
industry. If all these handled with care, the SME sector will turn to be a place to trust
for employment especially to unemployed youth.
The study suggested improvements in financial, education, technologically and in
social skills.
JOEL, M (2021). Potentials Of Smes For Youth Employment, The Case Of Fish Processing Industry In Mwanza City, Tanzania. Afribary. Retrieved from https://tracking.afribary.com/works/potentials-of-smes-for-youth-employment-the-case-of-fish-processing-industry-in-mwanza-city-tanzania
JOEL, MSUMANJE "Potentials Of Smes For Youth Employment, The Case Of Fish Processing Industry In Mwanza City, Tanzania" Afribary. Afribary, 26 Apr. 2021, https://tracking.afribary.com/works/potentials-of-smes-for-youth-employment-the-case-of-fish-processing-industry-in-mwanza-city-tanzania. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
JOEL, MSUMANJE . "Potentials Of Smes For Youth Employment, The Case Of Fish Processing Industry In Mwanza City, Tanzania". Afribary, Afribary, 26 Apr. 2021. Web. 23 Dec. 2024. < https://tracking.afribary.com/works/potentials-of-smes-for-youth-employment-the-case-of-fish-processing-industry-in-mwanza-city-tanzania >.
JOEL, MSUMANJE . "Potentials Of Smes For Youth Employment, The Case Of Fish Processing Industry In Mwanza City, Tanzania" Afribary (2021). Accessed December 23, 2024. https://tracking.afribary.com/works/potentials-of-smes-for-youth-employment-the-case-of-fish-processing-industry-in-mwanza-city-tanzania