The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of industry extension service projects on the performance of micro and small enterprises. Thus, the study utilized an explanatory and descriptive research design to achieve the objectives of the research. The study targeted MSEs that had been in operation for more than two years at the time of the study. The research had a total population of 606 MSEs, out of which a sample size of 241 operators was realized using Taro Yamane’s formula. Thus, a stratified sampling technique and simple random sampling were employed to select representative samples. Beside, primary and secondary data were used in the study. The analysis was conducted using SPSS version 20 on 223 fully responded questionnaires. The data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. In addition to this, correlation and regression models were used to analyze the variables of the study. The finding proved that IESP support provided by TVET trainers to MSEs was not adequate. Regression analysis indicated that entrepreneurship, technology, kaizen, and technical skill support had a positive and significant relationship with the performance of MSEs. Thus, it is recommended that the TVET College should provide regular industry extension service support to MSEs through four packages.
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Department of Accounting and Finance, Faculty of Business and Economics, Mattu University, Mattu, Ethiopia
