Owners’/Managers’ Critical Success Factors in Industrial MSMEs: An Applied Study in 10th of Ramadan City Egypt.

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to identify the individual factors of owners/managers of industrial MSMEs that may be critical for business success using the own perception of the owners/managers themselves. The research focuses on industrial MSMEs in the 10 th of Ramadan industrial city in Egypt. Quantitative data were collected by means of self-administered questionnaire from 335 industrial MSMEs. Descriptive and nonparametric statistics are applied using SPSS version 16.0. The findings reveal that previous experience and management skills of the owner/manager is the most important factor associated with business success, followed by the personality, the level of education, and entrepreneurial orientation of the owner/manager. While the age and gender of the owner/manager were not