This study aimed at exploring reality and the most critical obstacles that face smallscale
industrial firms and identifying the extent to which these firms utilize networking, in
Jordan. To achieve the objectives of this study the researcher develo
ped a questionnaire to
collect data. The study society included all small industrial enterprise in Irbed and Amman
Governorates (1179) in 2009, whereas The drawed sample consists of (274) enterprise,
The main findings of the study are: A set of obstacles faces small industrial enterprises.
Most important: high tax rates, repercussions of an international economic crisis, high raw
materials prices, competition from local large enterprises Small industrial enterprises, in
addition this study founds quantity of networks with other small firms as well as large
firms.
