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Growth Readiness Among Ugandan SMEs: Evidence from 40 Enterprises
- Type
- Research Report
- Published
- June 2026
- Length
- 56 pages
This report presents findings from structured growth-readiness assessments of forty small and medium enterprises, covering governance, financial management, operations, people and market position.
Headline findings
- Management accounting maturity was the strongest single differentiator between firms that grew and firms that stalled
- Most enterprises could describe their revenue but not their unit costs
- Delegation of authority was informal in the large majority of firms, and became the binding constraint at around thirty staff
- Access to finance was cited as the principal constraint far more often than the assessments supported
Who it is for
Business development providers, financial institutions designing SME products, and enterprises preparing for their next stage of growth.
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