The contributions of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to socio-economic development are generally recognized, but they have faced several obstacles that impede their sustainability. This manuscript seeks to identify factors for the survival of SMEs in the East Gojjam Zone, Ethiopia. The prospective study design was employed. Both descriptive and inferential statistics, particularly families of parametric survival regression models, have been used. Of the 650 enterprises included in this study, 330 (50.8%) were censored (sustained enterprises) and the remaining 320 (49.2%) were events or withdrawn enterprises. The findings of this study revealed that the incidence of termination or withdrawal of SMEs in the study area is relatively common. The results from multivariable Weibull regression model revealed that woreda, sector, manger profile (gender, age, educational status, experience (in year) and source of experience), working place, marketing channel and profitability district status of enterprise were found to be statistically significant factors for the sustainability of enterprises in the study area. The bodies concerned, in particular the enterprise administrative offices at various levels, should work with collaborative organizations to develop a strong marketing platform (network), should be able to make workplaces accessible with the required infrastructure at minimal rental costs, and should prioritize the type of sector that has the highest customer needs at the onset, for instance, agriculture and service sectors.

中小企业对社会经济发展的贡献已得到普遍认可，但它们面临着阻碍其可持续性的若干障碍。本手稿旨在找出影响埃塞俄比亚东戈杰姆地区中小型企业生存的因素。采用前瞻性研究设计。描述性统计和推论统计，特别是参数生存回归模型族，都已被使用。在这项研究中包括的650家企业中，有330家（50.8％）被检查（持续的企业），其余320家（49.2％）是事件或撤出的企业。这项研究的结果表明，研究区域中小型企业终止或退出的发生率相对较高。多变量Weibull回归模型的结果表明，woreda在研究中发现企业的部门，经理概况（性别，年龄，受教育程度，经验（年份）和经验来源），工作地点，营销渠道和获利能力区状况是影响企业可持续性的统计学显着因素区域。有关机构，特别是各级企业行政办公室，应与协作组织合作以开发强大的营销平台（网络），应能够以所需的基础设施以最低的租赁费用使工作场所畅通无阻，并应优先考虑类型一开始就具有最高客户需求的行业，例如农业和服务业。