This study attempts to determine the relationship between Entrepreneurial Leadership style and business performance of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) owned or led by female CEOs in Dar es salaam, Tanzania. The research is based on secondary data from One World Action and Financial Sector Development Trust (FSDT) baseline survey databases, covering Kinondoni, Ilala and Temeke municipalities. Data cleaning was conducted using Roy (2010)s seven step methodology and analyzed quantitatively using Pearson Product Moment Correlation and simple regression by SPSS. The findings show that there is a significantly strong positive correlation between Entrepreneurial Leadership style and business performance of SMEs in Dar es salaam, Tanzania.

This study attempts to explore the extent to which entrepreneurial leadership style is used by CEOs in Tanzanian SMEs. The study also attempts to determine the relationship between entrepreneurial leadership style of CEOs and business performance of small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) CEOs in Tanzania. The research is based on primary data collected by mailed questionnaires and analyzed quantitatively using Pearson product moment correlation and simple regression by SPSS. The findings show that 68.88% of all CEOs in Tanzania use entrepreneurial leadership style. More over the findings showed that there is a significant strong positive correlation between entrepreneurial leadership style and business performance of SMEs in Tanzania

This study attempts to review the prevailing body of literature on impacts of CEOs different leadership styles on business performance of SMEs in East Africa. The objective of this study is to identify the research trend in the area and issues that are currently addressed in East Africa so as to help interested researchers in the area. 130 relevant studies on the topic were systematically reviewed and the findings showed that, Asia has the leading number of studies published consistently within the past ten years followed by Europe and USA while Africa has the lowest number of studies. In addition, East Africa is among the regions which have the lowest number of studies in Africa. Most studies reviewed covered trade, service, and manufacturing industries. The findings varied from country to country and on the nature of the industry involved. Researchers in leadership and performance of SMEs are encouraged to bridge the research gaps established by this study such as researching in the particular area in industries and countries where no or few studies have been done. A special attention needs to be made in areas like East Africa and related regions which seem to have the lowest number of studies in the particular area.