TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page- - - - - - - - - - - i
Approval - - - - - - - - - ii
Dedication - - - - - - - - - - iii
Acknowledgement -- - - - - - - - iv
Abstract - - - - - - - - - - v
Table of contents - - - -- - - - - vi
CHAPTER ONE
10 Introduction - - - - - - - - 11.1 Background of the study - - - - - - 1
1.2 Statement of the problem - - - - - - 5
1.3 Objective of the study - - - - - - 7
1.4 Research question - - - - - - - 8
1.5 Significance of the study - - - - - - 9
1.6 Scope of the study - - - - - - 10
1.7 Limitation of the study - - - - - - 10
1.8 Definition of terms - - - - - - - 12
CHAPTER TWO
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 2.1 Historical development of small business in Nigeria - 14
2.2 Concept of small scale business - - - - 21
2.3 Criteria for small business - - - -- - 24
2.4 An overview of government/public policy in Nigeria - 28
2.5 Small Business and government policies - - - 29
2.6 The role of government in developing small business in Nigeria - - 32
2.7 Strategies for effective policy implementation - - 35
2.8 Government control of Entrepreneurship - - 38
2.9 Factors impeding the impact of government policies in Nigeria - 39
2.10 Impact and the role microfinance banks in promoting small business - 41
CHAPTER THREE
3.0 Methodology - - - - - -- - - 773.1 Research design - - - - - - - 77
3.2 Area of the study - - - - - - - 77
3.3 Population of the study -- - - - - - 78
3.4 Sample and sampling procedure - - - - 78
3.5 Instrument for data collection - - - - - 79
3.6 Validity of the instrument - - - - - 80
3.7 Reliability of the instrument - - - - - 80
3.8 Method of Administration of instrument - - - 81
3.9 Method of data analysis -- - - - - 82
CHAPTER FOUR 4.0 Data Presentation and Result - - - - - 84
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0 Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation - - 895.1 Summary/Discussion of Results - - - - 89
5.2 Implication of the results - - - - - - 92
5.3 Limitation of study - - - - - - - 93
5.4 Conclusions - - - - - - - - 94
5.5 Recommendations - - - - - - 95
5.5 Suggestions for further study - - - - - - 97
Reference - - - - - - - - - 98
Appendix - - - - - - - - 102
Questionnaire - - - - - - - - 103