ABSTRACT
The main purpose of this study is to identify the problems and prospects of small and medium scale enterprise in Nigeria using a case study of Gilead table Water in Effurun Delta State. To do this, data were collected from both primary and secondary sources. The main instrument of data collection was the questionnaire.
The data were presented in tables as frequency, distribution in the data analysis; the techniques of percentages frequencies were used. The hypotheses were tested with z-test technique at 5% significance level.
Having analyzed the data the following were the major findings;
Most of the operators of small and medium enterprise in Nigeria make an average daily turnover of N15,000 and profit of about N15,0O0 daily.
There has been a phenomenal growth in the dimensions and nature of small and medium enterprise in the Country.
The growth is mainly on account of people’s desire to be self-employed. From the outcome of our research work, some of the main problems of establishing and managing small and medium enterprise in Nigeria include lack of capital, lack of managerial skills, lack of innovative business ideas, high cost of operational facilities, scarcity of accommodation, lack of efficient preservation, system and poor environmental and sanitation.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page i
Dedication ii
Acknowledgement iii
Abstract vii
Table of Contents viii
CHAPTER ONE
1.1 Background of Study 1
1.2 Statement of the problem 4
1.3 Objective of the Study 5
1.4 Hypothesis 6
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 Literature Review 7
2.1 Conceptual Framework 7
2.2 Theoretical Literature 11
2.2.1 Types of Small and Medium Enterprise 14
2.2.2 Roles of Small and Medium Enterprise in Nigeria
Metropolis in Job Creation and Poverty Eradication 15
2.2.3 Importance of Small and Medium Enterprise in Nigeria 17
2.2.4 Problems of Small and Medium Enterprise Enugu East 20
2.2.5 Prospect of Small and Medium Enterprise Nigeria 22
2.2.6 Challenges in Facing Small and Medium Enterprise in
Nigeria 23
2.2.7 Small and Medium Enterprise Credit Scheme: Case Study
Of Nigeria 25
2.3 Empirical Framework 29
2.3.1 Ways of Encouraging Small and Medium Enterprise to
Enhance National Development in Nigeria 33
2.3.2 Government Refund on Small and Medium Scale and
Means of Administration 36
2.3.3 Limitation of the Study 37
CHAPTER THREE
Research Methodology 39
3.1 Research Design 39
3.2 Area of Study 39
3.3 Source of Data 39
3.4 Sample Size Determination and Sampling Techniques 40
3.5 Instrument 40
3.6 Data Collection Procedure 41
3.7 Method of Data Analysis 41
CHAPTER FOUR
Data Presentation of Analysis 43
4.1 Analysis and Interpretation of Data 43
4.2 Test Hypothesis 57
CHAPTER FIVE
Summary, Recommendation and Conclusion 61
5.1 Summary of Findings 61
5.2 Conclusion 62
5.3 Recommendation 62
Bibliography 65
Questionnaire 69
