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FACTORS AFFECTING THE PERFORMANCE OF A SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE-A REVIEW

    2 Author(s):  PRIYANKA SINGH, DR. AJIT UPADHYAYA

Vol -  8, Issue- 7 ,         Page(s) : 109 - 118  (2017 ) DOI : https://doi.org/10.32804/CASIRJ

Abstract

Being the key of the leading economies of the world, Small and Medium enterprises (SMEs) hold a significant position in academic world too. Looking at the contribution this segment makes in the world’s economy,since many decades, numerous academicians have been putting their efforts and brains to figure out various edges of this sector of economy. This theoretical research paper aims at summarizing and concluding a part of the varied studies done by numerous authors on the relationship between various factors and the performance of a small and medium firm.

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