Impact of Corona Virus Outbreak on the Performance of Small & Medium Enterprises Located in Burao, Somaliland

Dauda W Jamada; Salim Sabil Ali

doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i03.44043

Impact of Corona Virus Outbreak on the Performance of Small & Medium Enterprises Located in Burao, Somaliland

Author(s)	Mr. Dauda W Jamada, Mr. Salim Sabil Ali
Country	Uganda
Abstract	According to the WHO SARS-CoV-2 also commonly known as Covid-19 or Coronavirus is a highly contagious and a new type of ribonucleic acid (RNA) single stranded virus first discovered in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The virus has since spread worldwide presenting one of the most serious global health crises in human history, with high socio-economic costs. Containment measures such as isolation, contact restrictions and economic shutdown has caused a major economic shock. Businesses of all sizes and sectors have been affected in an exceptional way with some facing closure due to disruptions in the global supply chain, foreign/supplier contacts strongly limited and many activities canceled. The General Objective of the study was to assess the impact of Corona Virus outbreak on the Performance of Businesses located in Burao, Somaliland in the period between 2019 and 2022. Specifically, the study investigated the extent to which Covid-19 had impacted the four business performance areas of business productivity, sales of goods and services, supply of goods and services, and income of businesses. The study adopted descriptive survey design to establish the impact of Coronavirus Pandemic on the Performance of Businesses located in Burao. We used descriptive techniques for analyzing the data. The sample size was randomly selected by using systematic random sampling method from the target population which consisted of all businesses currently registered with the Somaliland Chamber of Commerce (SCC) in Burao. Furthermore, data was analyzed and interpreted by using SPSS version 26 and statistical tools like table frequency and percentage. The findings of the study revealed that productivity, sale of goods and services, supply of goods and services and income of businesses were highly affected by the outbreak of the Covid-19 Pandemic. Furthermore, the study revealed a positive moderate correlation between Covid-19 and the four business performance areas of business productivity, sales of goods and services, supply of goods and services, and income of businesses.
Keywords	Covid-19, Performance, Small & Medium Enterprises Burao-Somaliland
Field	Business Administration
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 3, May-June 2025
Published On	2025-05-31
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i03.44043
Short DOI	https://doi.org/g9mtsc

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