Very Small Enterprises (VSE) represent the great majority of businesses in Africa and provide nearly 80% of jobs. Therefore, their performance has become a subject of a great importance for their owners and/or managers, the government and the researchers. The purpose of this study is to contribute to a better understanding of the performance characteristics of Very Small Enterprises (VSE). A survey was conducted with a sample of 166 Very Small Enterprises from different sectors of economic activity in several cities of Cameroon. The structural equation model is used to analyse the data collected. The main results clearly show that the quality of the personnel and the commercial dynamism represent the most important performance characteristics of Very Small Enterprises (VSE).

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小型企业的绩效特征：有趣的镜子还是显而易见的？

极小型企业 (VSE) 代表了非洲的绝大多数企业，提供了近 80% 的就业机会。因此，它们的表现已成为其所有者和/或管理者、政府和研究人员非常重要的一个课题。本研究的目的是帮助更好地了解超小型企业 (VSE) 的绩效特征。对喀麦隆几个城市不同经济活动部门的 166 家超小型企业进行了调查。结构方程模型用于分析收集的数据。主要结果清楚地表明，人员素质和商业活力代表了超小型企业（VSE）最重要的绩效特征。