African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4190

Full Length Research Paper

The economic role of micro and small-scale business enterprise in case of Meket town, North Wollo, Ethiopia

Yohannes Walie
  • Yohannes Walie
  • Department of Natural Resource Management, College of Agriculture and Natural Resource, Raya University, Ethiopia.
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Fiker Ayalew
  • Fiker Ayalew
  • Department of Rural Development and Agricutural Extension, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma University, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 12 December 2018
  •  Accepted: 30 May 2019
  •  Published: 29 February 2024

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