ABSTRACT
This topic analyzed the impact of small scale business in national economic growth and development in the country. It also paid attention to the founding of these enterprises. Where as failure of the large scale import department assembly to propel the country into a satisfactory course of industrialization, necessitate the demagnification of strategy of enhancing the production of small scale enterprises, the achievement under the new strategy has not been adequate with expectations of the stated objectives which were economic growth and development mobilizes the available local resources, employment generation and industrial dispersal as well as mitigation of rural migration. This paper indentified this lack of list achievement with problems associated with several inadequate of financial resources as well as infrastructural deficiencies. Chapter one contains a general discussion of the contribution of small scale business to economic growth and development as seen by different people. It went further to state the problem to be studied and why this study was carried out, the scope and research questions. A number of past related literature examined by other studies as it relates to the impact of small scale business in Nigeria are highlighted in chapter two. Chapter three deals with the design of the study, the methods used in collecting relevant data. It also deals with the way the questionnaires were distributed and the treatment of data and statistical techniques used. The data got from the research survey were analyzed and interpreted. Finally, the summary of findings, conclusions in the research and recommendation made by the researchers. If small scale business will put the recommendation on how to achieve economic growth and development to use, such as increasing availability of credit, by raising interest rate ceiling and permitting a “spread” that makes it worthwhile for banks to lend to small scale business or by increasing the number of investment etc. problems of small scale business will be a thing of the past.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Cover page - - - - - - - - - - - i
Approval page - - - - - - - - - - - - ii
Dedication - - - - - - - - - - - - - - iii
Acknowledgement - - - - - - - - - - - iv
Abstract - - - - - - - - - - - - v
Table of contents - - - - - - - - - vi
Chapter One
1.0 Introduction 1
1.1 Background of the study 2
1.2 Statement of the problem 7
1.3 Objective of the study 7
1.4 Research question 9
1.5 Scope of the study 10
1.6 Significance of the study 10
References
Chapter Two
2.0 Literature review 12
2.1 Nature and the scope of small scale business 12
2.2 The role of small scale business in economic growth 15
2.3 Starting a small business 20
2.4 The economic imperative of small business development in Nigeria 22
2.5 Importance of small business enterprises. 26
2.6 Advantages of small scale business. 27
2.7 Advantages of self employment 29
2.8 History of Ezinne bakery. 30
References
Chapter Three
3.0 Research design and methodology 32
3.1 Population of the study 33
3.2 Sample size 34
3.4 Questionnaire design 35
3.5 Data presentation 35
3.6 Summary of finding 43
3.7 Recommendation 43
3.8 Conclusion 44
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