| dc.description.abstract | The study examined the difference between before and after entrepreneurial skills training on financial performance of SMEs in Kabale Municipality. The specific objectives of the study were to; examine the difference between before and after Innovative skills training on financial performance of SMEs in Kabale Municipality, establish the difference between before and after Risk management skills training on financial performance of SMEs in Kabale Municipality, and establish the difference between before and after communication skills training on financial performance of SMEs in Kabale Municipality. The study used a comparative and descriptive survey design with both quantitative and qualitative approaches. The target population was SMEs of Kabale Municipality which took part in entrepreneurial skills training. The target sample size for the study was 162 respondents owning SMEs in Kabale Municipality. The study used simple random sampling technique to select respondents for structured interviews. Paired sample t-test was used to examine whether there was a significant difference between the financial performance before and after entrepreneurial skills training of SMEs in Kabale Municipality. The study found out that there was a significant difference between the financial performance before and after Innovative skills training of SMEs in Kabale Municipality (t-test value=-31.148, df=188, P-value<0.05).The findings showed that after Innovative skills training was given to SMEs, there was a significant moderate increase in financial performance. The results from the study showed that there was a significant difference between financial performance before and after Risk management skills training of SMEs in Kabale Municipality (t-test value=8.581, df=188, P-value<0.05). The findings showed that after Risk management skills training of SME operators, the financial performance of SMEs moderately increased. The findings also revealed that there was a significant difference in financial performance before and after communication skills training of SME operators in Kabale Municipality (t-test value=34.463, df=188, P-value<0.05). The findings showed that there was a moderate increase in financial performance of SMEs after communication skills training. The study suggests that more innovative skills training should be provided to SMEs specifically on how to develop products. There is need for more risk management training for SMEs since a considerable number of SMEs were found experiencing very low financial performance even after the training. More communication skills training should be provided to more SMEs in Kabale and outside the Municipality. | en_US |
