CHALLENGES OF SMALL SCALE BUSINESS IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF GARRI PROCESSING INDUSTRY IN ABAKPA NIKE ENUGU)

ABSTRACT

The specific perspective of this research study on small scale business operation in Nigeria today is based on their impact and potential contribution on broad and diversified production base, income distribution and development of Nigeria, as well as challenges encountered in its day to day operations.This research work on the CHALLENGES OF SMALL SCALE BUSINESS IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF GARRI PROCESSING INDUSTRY IN ABAKPA NIKE ENUGU)was born out of the desire of the researcher to contribute in his own little quota towards the implications and challenges encountered in runningsmall scale business in Nigeria with direct reference to Garri processing Industry in Abakpa Nike Enugu.To this end, the researcher after the general introduction of the topic in chapter one, made a thorough reviews of some related literatures and carefully selected headings and also methodology of the study, which gave the detailed methods and processes applied in carrying out the research work in chapter two and three respectively. While in chapter four, all the primary data collected were presented and analysed using simple percentage (%). And the researcher finally rounded up the study with a thorough presentation and analysis of the findings, summary, recommendation and conclusions in chapter five.

TABLE OF CONTENTTITLE PAGE       APPROVAL PAGE       DEDICATION       ACKNOWLEDGEMENT      ABSTRACT       
CHAPTER ONE1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEMS1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY1.6 RESEARCH QUESTION1.7 RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS1.8 SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF THE STUDY1.9 DEFINITION OF TERMS

CHAPTER TWOLITERATURE REVIEW2.1 CONCEPTS OF SMALL SCALE ENTERPRISES2.2 CHARACTERISTICS OF SMALL SCALE BUSINESS2.3 PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES2.4 REMEDY TO THE PROBLEMS OF SMALL SCALE BUSINESS2.5 GOVERNMENT POLICIES IN PROMOTING SMALL SCALE BUSINESS

CHAPTER THREERESEARCH METHODOLOGY3.1 RESEARCH DESIGN 3.2 SOURCES OF DATA 3.2.1 PRIMARY DATA 3.2.2 SECONDARY DATA 3.3 POPULATION OF THE STUDY 3.4 SAMPLE DESIGN AND DETERMINATION OF SAMPLE SIZE 3.4.1 SAMPLE TECHNIQUE 3.5 METHOD OF DATA COLLECTION3.6 METHODS OF DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSISREFERENCES

CHAPTER FOURDATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS4.1 DATA PRESENTATION 4.2 ANALYSIS BASED ON RESEARCH HYPOTHESES 4.2.2 TEST OF HYPOTHESIS 

CHAPTER FIVECONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION5.1 CONCLUSION5.2 RECOMMENDATIONBIBLIOGRAPHYAPPENDIX IAPPENDIX II