African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4193

Full Length Research Paper

Challenges small and medium enterprises (SMEs) face in acquiring loans from commercial banks in Tanzania

Nassoro Gassiah
  • Nassoro Gassiah
  • Department of Business Studies, Faculty of Commerce, Jordan University College, P. O. Box 1878 Morogoro, Tanzania.
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Jaraj Kikula
  • Jaraj Kikula
  • Department of Business Studies, Faculty of Social Science, Mzumbe University, Tanzania.
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  •  Received: 11 August 2021
  •  Accepted: 27 September 2021
  •  Published: 30 April 2022

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