ACCESS TO CREDIT, FIRM SIZE AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF MANUFACTURING SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN EMBAKASI CONSTITUENCY, NAIROBI COUNTY
This study examined the effect of interest rates, collateral requirements, and credit availability on the financial performance of manufacturing SMEs in Embakasi Constituency, Nairobi County, and tested firm size as a moderator of these relationships. The study was anchored in Pecking Order Theory, the Resource-Based V...