Requisite managerial skills for Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to enhance development and business growth.

Published in the Chronicle Newspaper of 2013 on the productivity column.Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are gaining recognition the world over as being key players to economic growth and poverty alleviation. Zimbabwe is one nation that is a developing country and has an SME sector that is very active. The sector however is limited on requisite managerial skills to be effective. This statement is not meant to undermine the successes that some SMEs have scored but to highlight an important gap that can assure sustainable continuous improvement. One of this author?s previous articles tackled the role of SMEs in the economy and highlighted some critical success factors. This article develops and highlights the need for managerial skills that will ensure SMEs are led towards both growth and global competitiveness