Abstract:
Small businesses have become one of the key strategies that have been
introduced to generate income in the rural development process in Sri Lanka
since the 1977s. Eradicate the Poverty " Unemployment " Income Distribution
are the main objectives of introducing Small Scale Entrepreneurs in rural
areas. The objective of this study is to investigate the ways of the Small-Scale
Entrepreneurs contribute to a rural area. Pinnaduwa Grama Niladhari Division
of the Akmeemana Divisional Secretariat of the Galle District was as the study
area for this study. 40 small entrepreneurs were selected through the nonrandom
sampling method. Both primary and secondary data were used for data
collection and observational questionnaires were used for primary data
collection. Unpublished dissertations, books, magazines" institutional
Publications and Internet were used to get Secondary data. SPSS and
Microsoft Excel Software used to analyzed data and tables graphs used to
present my Findings. This research found that Small-Scale Entrepreneurs
contribute to rural development. These small businesses can be introduced to
address a wide range of social and economic issues, particularly as a means of
reducing unemployment to increase their income. Therefore, further
expanding these SMEs in the rural development process should be a hindrance
to the national development process.
