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ABSTRACT The study focuses on ‘Micro Financing in Nigeria; Problems encountered, future prospect and their solutions. The case study area was small and medium scale  enterprises owners  within Enugu North metropolis. The benefactors of the micro-finance programme have been  applicants to one micro finance bank or the other before their request for fund were granted. The questionnaire used to carry out this research work was well structured to enable the ...

Abstract This study tries to look at the accessibility of credit facility from financial institutions by small and Medium Scale Enterprises: Evidence from Nigeria. Small and Medium Scale Enterprises have been faced with poor funding when developing nations like ours are considered. This however distorts the outstanding function of SMEs as the engine and pivot for the economic growth and national development. No wonder Nigeria has continued to experience high ...

ABSTRACT This study assessed involvement of small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in cultured fish value chain in Niger State, Nigeria. Fish provides a rich source of protein for human consumption. The specific objectives were to: describe the socio-economic characteristics of the SMEs, examine the various SMEs in cultured fish value chain, determine the income disparities between the SMEs along the cultured fish value chain, evaluate the factors influencing the ...

ABSTRACT Developing enterprise systems for various organisations in this world of business transformation is a challenging issue for system developers’ as most business need to adapt to these transformations dynamically and align their processes, information system and technologies to the new requirements. The transformation and alignment requires good strategy and quality architecture. Enterprise architecture (EA) is a coherent whole of principles, methods, and models that are used in the design ...

ABSTRACT           This research work is aimed at determining available options of financing small and medium scale enterprises in Nigeria, in order to contribute to economic development. The sources of data collection were through primary and secondary source. The primary sources were collected through the use and administration of questionnaire while the secondary sources were collected from relevant textbooks, journals and so on. The techniques applied in analyzing the data ...

ABSTRACT This study was carried out on the impact of e-marketing on the performance of small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria, using Jumia Lagos state hub as a case study. The survey design was adopted and the simple random sampling techniques were employed in this study. The population size comprise of the staff of Jumia Nigeria. In determining the sample size, the researcher made use of the Taro ...

ABSTRACT This study was carried out on the impact of e-marketing on the performance of small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria using Selected SMEs in Lagos state hub as a case study. The survey design was adopted and the simple random sampling techniques were employed in this study. The population size comprise of the staff of Selected SMEs in Nigeria. In determining the sample size, the researcher made ...

ABSTRACT This study was carried out on the impact of small and medium scale enterprises development on youth empowerment in Nigeria. The study was limited to Kaduna metropolis. Other problems in realizing the objectives of government‘s empowerment to small and medium scale enterprises are unregulated competition and inconsistencies in policies and programmes. The major data collection instrument to be use is the questionnaire. It will be structured with a four ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION   1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Nigeria with abundance of resources like crude etc is deemed blessed. Her vast resources in commercial quantities have placed her on a high pedestal among oil producing nations in the world. Her oil and gas industry which has been widely described as the nation’s financial lifeline has helped her attain this enviable position. There are several journals to this and about its ...

ABSTRACT The research work aimed at examining the role of Small and Medium Scale enterprises (SMEs) in an economy using Eddison Aluminum Company as a case study. The main instrument used to generate data for the study was the questionnaire, sixty (60) in number which received 93.33% response rate. The key issues uncovered by the research study are that respondents agreed that small and medium scale enterprises like Eddison Aluminurn ...

ABSTRACT The impact of Banking Sector Reforms on Small and Medium Scale Enterprises is a phenomenon that needs proper and adequate attention in the wake of global economic depression affecting the world generally as proper attention can put a full stop to problem of unemployment confronting Nigeria as a whole. The study conducted and assessed the impact of banking reforms on Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Lagos State, a case study ...

ABSTRACT The research work was aimed at investigating the growth of small and medium scale enterprises in relation to economic development and to analyze the effect of small and medium scale enterprises in the Nigerian economy development. Starting with a general recourse to study the small and medium scale enterprises at its root; the essay attempted to study institutions responsible for the growth of small and medium scale enterprises in Nigeria. ...

ABSTRACT This paper investigates the economic rationale for intervention in support of small- and medium-scale enterprises, on both theoretical and empirical grounds. It  the justification for SME interventions lies in market and institutional failures that bias the size distribution of firms, rather than on any inherent economic benefits provided by small firms. The role of the State is mainly to provide an enabling business environment that opens access to markets ...

ABSTRACT This research work is on the impact of small and medium scale enterprises on economic growth in Nigeria. The main objective of this study is to empirically examine the impact of small and medium scale enterprises on economic growth in Nigeria. This research work made use of secondary data which were obtained from the Central bank of Nigeria Statistical Bulletin (2012). The data were collected for a period of thirty one years ...

ABSTRACT This research work is on the impact of small and medium scale enterprises on economic growth in Nigeria. The main objective of this study is to empirically examine the impact of small and medium scale enterprises on economic growth in Nigeria. This research work made use of secondary data which were obtained from the Central bank of Nigeria Statistical Bulletin (2012). The data were collected for a period of thirty one years ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1  Background to the Study It is a matter of fact that there are a lot of things in which large companies are experts while the small firms can better do some things also. If both, small and large firms do their business in which they get advantage, the welfare of the economy can be maximized and the state of specialization can be attained. When we focus ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1       Background of the Study The dynamic role of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries as engines through which the growth and development objectives of developing countries can be achieved has long been recognized and stated in the literature. The advantages claimed for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are various, including: the encouragement of entrepreneurship (Ayozie and Latinwo, 2010; Ayesha, 2007); the greater likelihood that ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY In recent years, particularly since the adoption of the economic reform programme in Nigeria in 1986, there has been a decisive switch of emphasis from the grandiose, capital intensive, large scale industrial project based on the philosophy of import substitution to small scale industries with immense potentials for developing domestic linkages for rapid, sustainable industrial development. Apart from their potential for ensuring a ...

ABSTRACT The study examined the relationship between economic data usage and the performance of SMEs in Nigeria. More precisely, the study sought to assess the influence of selected macroeconomic indicators such as exchange rate, inflation rate, inflation rate, employment rate, gross fixed capital formation, domestic credit to private sector and economic growth rate on SMEs performance in Nigeria between 2001 and 2015. The study adopted the Ordinary Least Square technique ...

ABSTRACT The contribution of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) has been recognized as main sustenance of the economy because of their capacity in enhancing the economy output and enhance human welfare. On this basis, this paper assesses the contribution of small and medium scale enterprises to the economic development of Nigeria. Multiple regression analysis was employed to determine the significant contribution of SMEs to the economic development of Nigeria. ...