Role of small and medium enterprises and Job opportunities in Rwanda

The book entitled the role of small and medium enterprises and job opportunities in Rwanda taking a case of Kabuga trading center, seeks to address youth for they have been not aware of the role of SMEs. Many youth especially educated ones are struggling looking for jobs and have been jobless for long time waiting to be employed by other organizations. In Rwanda Unemployment Rate in Rwanda decreased to 16 percent in 2018 from 16.70 percent in 2017. Unemployment Rate in Rwanda averaged 8.58 percent from 2001 until 2018, reaching an all-time high of 16.70 percent in 2017 and a record low of 1 percent in 2001 (Trading Economics, 2019). Instead of waiting for jobs and remain seated, labor force can join small and medium enterprises to satisfy their needs. So, the main purpose of the study is to advise youth to join small and medium enterprises since they are the source of country’s economy and as well help the owners to improve their standards of living. Literally, no empirical study has been done in Rwanda particularly on the role of small and medium enterprises and job opportunities. Therefore, this study would bridge the gap.