THE EFFECT OF ACCOUNTING TECHNIQUES ON SMALL BUSINESS PERFORMANCES

THE EFFECT OF ACCOUNTING TECHNIQUES ON SMALL BUSINESS PERFORMANCES CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1. BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The Small and medium scale enterprises sector has been recognized worldwide for its role in economic advancement through ways various like; wealth generation, employment creation, and poverty reduction (Kithae, Gakure, & Munyao, 2012). Small and medium scale enterprises are a fundamental part of the economic fabric in most developing countries, and they play a very important role in furthering growth, innovation and prosperity. Although smaller in size, they are the most important enterprises in the economy due to the fact that when all theindividual effects are aggregated, they surpass that of the larger companies. The social and economic advantages of small and medium scale enterprises cannot be overstated. SMEs are defined as non- subsidiary, independent firms which employ less t...