Micro- and small-scale enterprises’ financing preference in line with POH and access to credit: empirical evidence from entrepreneurs in Ethiopia

Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

A Systems View Across Time and Space

Table 4 Descriptive statistics

Items		Frequency	Percent
Financing preference	External source through credit	162	54.73
	Internal source	134	45.27
	Total	296	100.00
Sectoral engagement of enterprises	Agriculture	18	6.08
	Trade	45	15.20
	Construction	98	33.11
	Service	67	22.64
	Manufacturing	68	22.97
	Total	296	100.00
Business experience	1–3 years	210	70.94
	4–5 years	79	26.69
	Above 5 years	7	2.37
	Total	296	100.00
Gender	Female	120	40.54
	Male	176	59.46
	Total	296	100.00
Entrepreneurial interest	Not motivated	170	57.43
	Motivated	126	42.57
	Total	296	100.00
Access to land	Private owned	164	55.41
	Rented	47	15.88
	Government	85	28.72
	Total	296	100.00