Factors That Affects Small And Medium Scale Enterprises

ABSTRACTThis research work evaluates factors that affect small and medium scale enterprisesIt is quiet true that small business is the dominant form of business enterprise in any economy whether developed or developing. This sector today is being recognized by developing nations due to its role in the economic development of the economy. Also the Democratic system of governance in the country under the leadership of Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo administration contains incentives aimed at encouraging the small business enterprise. It is crystal clear that every business organization both small and big exist for the purpose of engaging in one social/economic activity or the other. They produce and or market various want - satisfying goods and service for the satisfaction of heterogeneous wants and needs in wider society, provide employment for the ever-growing population, render useful various assistance to the government of the state in the overall social economic and political development. In conclusion, the survival and growth of any business organization (small or big) depends on building and maintaining a high level of consumer fellowship and loyalty to company products or offerings and the ability to match output and product- availability with this large fellowship. In other words, this implies effective satisfaction of consumer needs. 

 TABLE OF CONTENTSTitle pageiCertificationiiiDedicationivAcknowledgementvTable of contentviAbstractxi
CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION1.0     Introduction11.     Background information1.2Statement of problem1.3PURPOSE /OBJECTIVE CF STUDY1.4HYPOTHESES OF THE STUDY1.5  Significance of the study1.6ORGANIZATION OF STUDY1.7LIMITATION OF STUDY 
CHAPTER TWOREVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 2.1 SMALL BUSINESS DISTINGUISHED2.2.     MANAGEMENT ANO THE EUSINESS ENVIRONMENT2.3 MANAGERIAL RESPONSES TO ENVIRONMENT.2.4 THE CONCEPT OF STRATEGIC NIANAGENIENT; FUNCTIONS, EVOLUTION, MEANING AND SCOPE FUNCTIONS OF STRATEGY.2.5 THE STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT PROCESS2.6 TDETERIVIINING THE OPTIMAL STRATEGIC THRUST FOR THE SMALL SCALE FIRMS2.7  MAKING THE STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS EFFECTIVE
CHAPTER THREERESEARCH METHODOLOGY3.1    INTRODUCTION3.2    SCOPE OF THE STUDY3.3.    SELECTION OF DATA 3.4     COLLECTION OF DATA3.5    SAMPLE SIZE DETERMINATION3.6 OPERATIONAL MEASURES OF VARIABLES3.7 DATA ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE
 CHAPTER FOUR4.0  DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS 4.1 DATA ANALYSIS4.2    TESTING OF HYPOTHESIS
CHAPTER FIVE5.0 SUMMARY OF FINDING, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION, 5.1Summary of findings5.2    Conclusion5.3    RecommendationREFERENCES