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Item Impact of Microfinance Services on the Performance of Micro and Small Enterprises Special Reference to Maharagama Area(Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies University of Kelaniya., 2024-11-11) Weerasekara, P. H.; Wijetunge, W.A.D.S.Microfinance is an economic development tool that provides financial services such as small loans, savings, micro leasing, and money transfers to poor people. Micro and small-sized enterprises (MSEs) are recognized around the world for their critical role in driving grassroots economic growth and promoting equitable, sustainable development. The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of microfinance services on the performance of MSEs in the Maharagama area. A sample of 357 micro and small enterprises benefiting from Samurdhi Bank in the Maharagama area was selected using simple random sampling method. The Microfinance services - micro-credit, micro-savings, and micro-training were considered as independent variables while the enterprises’ performance was considered as dependent variable. Data were collected by issuing a structured questionnaire and correlation analysis, regression analysis and factor analysis were done to measure the impact of financial services on performance of MSEs. The results indicated that microfinance services significantly affect MSE performance. Specifically, micro-credit enhances operational capacity and growth potential, while micro-training improves managerial skills and business practices. These insights are valuable for policymakers, for formulating policies to foster economic growth, job creation and creating an environment conducive to the success of micro and small enterprises.Item Do Supply Chain Management Practices Contribute Firm Competitiveness? A Study based on Medium Scale Entrepreneurial Firms in Sri Lanka(Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Wijetunge, W.A.D.S.; Ranwala, R.S.It is evident that supply chain management (SCM) practices are widely practiced by large scale and established business organizations as benchmark. Not only large firms but also small and medium scale businesses are required to follow these practices to achieve the growth. Further, present business environment is very competitive and organizations should face this as a challenge. This study empirically investigate the impact of supply chain management on competitiveness. Sample consists of 327 production managers of medium scale entrepreneurial firms (manufacturing sector) in Colombo district. The analyzed data supports the hypotheses revealing that higher the level of involvement in SCM practices higher the competitiveness. Further, it found that except level of information quality and lean practices, other practices of SCM (strategic partnership with suppliers, customer relationship, level of information sharing and internal supply chain process are significant factors that affect firm competitiveness.