The Study of Managers Problems of Eastern Azerbaijan Small & Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs)

The aim of this research is to study the Managers Problems of Eastern Azerbaijan small and medium sized enterprises. To achieve this goal, three questions were formulated. Research methodology is description and statistical community includes all Managers of Eastern Azerbaijan Province SMEs. The sample size of this research was 172 managers which were selected using Cochran formula. The needed data was gathered through a questionnaire which its validity and reliability were measured and confirmed. For analyzing the gathered data, Ratio test or binomial test, Kruskal-Wallis test, and Friedman test, were used. The research findings show the most important problems of SMEs managers were in six areas. The priority of these problems is: economy, market, culture, human resources, laws & regulations, and information. The results of Kruskal-Wallis test also shows there is no meaningful difference between the manager's problems in different groups.