THE ROLE OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN THE PROMOTION OF SMALL SCALE BUSINESS IN NIGERIA

PREFACE The federal government of Nigeria has continued to support small and medium scale business enterprises in its bid to promote the general economic development of the country and to lay a solid foundation to industrialization. In this essay, an attempt is made to create awareness amongst students as well as the general public on the various forms of support the federal government gives the important aspect of the national economy. The essay covers three main chapters: chapter one contains the introduction, objectives of the study, scope, significance of the essay, definition of terms. The second chapter reviewed various literatures from different authors on the topic. The chapter also discussed generally what small scale business is, the role of government in promoting small businesses and its advantages. Chapter three contains findings, conclusions, recommendations and bibliography.   TABLE OF CONTENTS Title pagei Approval pageii Certificationiii Dedicationiv Acknowledgementv Prefacevi Table of contentsvii
CHAPTER ONE  1.0Introduction1 1.1Objective of the essay3 1.2Scope of the study4 1.3Significance of the study5 1.4Definition of terms6
CHAPTER TWO 2.0 Literature review8 2.1Small scale business defined8 2.2Contribution of the support agencies in the problem of small scale business in Nigeria.13 2.3Small scale business operation20 2.4Shift in attention from big to small scale industries.21 2.5Problems of small scale businesses24 2.6The role of federal government in development of small scale business.30 2.7Advantages of small scale business34
CHAPTER THREE   3.0Findings, conclusion and recommendations39 3.1Findings39 3.2Conclusion40 3.3Recommendations41 Bibliography