Ability of Preparing and Implementing Business Plan of Small Business Entrepreneurs in Muak Lek Municipal Area, Muak Lek District, Saraburi Province

Abstract

The purposes of this research were 1) to study the business management capability level of small business entrepreneurs, 2) to study business plan development capability level of the small business entrepreneurs, 3) to compare the difference in capability level of implementing business plan categorized by experience, education level, and size of investment. The sample of this study consisted of 86 small entrepreneurs at Muak Lek District of Saraburi Province. Data were collected using survey questionnaires. Data analysis was conducted using frequency, percentage, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, and one way ANOVA. The results show that 1) the small business entrepreneurs possessed medium level of capability in developing business plan and management 2) small business entrepreneurs categorized by different experiences and sizes of investment possessed no statistically significant difference in ability of developing business plan and management. However, difference in education level of small business entrepreneurs possessed statistically significant difference in capability of developing business plan and management. The small business entrepreneurs who have high school or less education level possessed statistically significant differences in ability of developing business plan and management when compare to those who have undergraduate education level.