Fasua 2006:85 categorized business that fall under small scale as follows firewood supply, plantain production, restaurant services, small scale poultry raising, operating a nursery for children, home laundry services and host of others. Since goal-directed behavior is a vital element in the research on entrepreneurial motivation, this study attempted to investigate the existence of a set of goals which motivate entrepreneurs to sustain their business development efforts. This study reveals that entrepreneurial characteristics, management practices, and training and guidance significantly influence the performance of small business start-ups. Management involves planning, coordination, organization and control of both human and natural resources in an organization to attain its set aims and objectives Basil, 2005. Participants were selectedthrough a simple random sampling process. At the employee level, Petrakis and Kostis 2012 explore the role of interpersonal trust and knowledge in the number of small and medium enterprises. Energy and poverty reduction are not only closely connected with each other, but also with the socioeconomic development, which involves productivity, income growth, education, and health Fagbenle, Adenikinju, Ibitoye, Yusuf and Alayande, 2015.
This is because future economic growth crucially depends on the long-term availability of energy from sources that are affordable, accessible, and environmentally friendly. Recently President Jonathan created new ministry called ministry of trade and investment headed by renowned economist Olusegun Aganga. Medium-sized enterprises with 10 to 50 employees account for around 2. We hope that more states will copy these examples and do more in this present administration. The Pearson product moment correlation coefficient was used to test the hypothesis. These policies includes good governance, export oriented manufacturing among others. Most of these are lacking in the continent.
Medium-sized businesses usually employ up to 200 people 100 in the Agricultural sector , and the maximum turnover varies from R5 million in the Agricultural sector to R51 million in the Manufacturing sector and R64 million in the Wholesale Trade, Commercial Agents and Allied Services sector. In developing countries, smaller micro and informal firms, have a larger share than in developed countries. It has offices in 36 states of the federation including the federal capital. Without a doubt, a country which is incapable to build and develop the skills and knowledge of its citizens and utilizes them effectively in the economy will not be able to develop anything else. This record should be updated within thirty 30 days of creation of the debentures, and also within thirty 30 days after such persons ceased to become debenture holders.
All the result to inadequate capital available to the sector and thus lead to poor financing. What is required to substantially achieve this? In spite of the relevance of the small and medium scale industries to Nigeria economy and industrial development, that sector faces a lot of problems. Government must moderate this policy by protecting our local products. According to Ndiyo 2008 , for development to be sustainable, certain conditions must be met. The result of the study will also be of great benefit to small scale business owners. I wish to acknowledge the contributions of my family who gave me total supportand encouragement towards my pursuit to obtain a Doctorate Degree. Oil boom which was meant to have supported large scale business instead generated a corresponding decline in nonsolid sector of the economy.
Notwithstanding the setbacks and challenges confronting Small and Medium Enterprises, if properly equipped, they have the capacity to grow the economy and contribute to a Nigeria that can take its place in the world stage. Before independence, the business climate was dominated by the multinational companies with vast business experience and strong capital base. Auditing should be done by a competent, independent person. The development of small and medium scale enterprises in any economy will depend on many factors including the state of development of the economy itself, the political attitude towards small and medium scale enterprises and its social and the cultural environment of the Country. Economic activity outside the establishments — like street vendors and farmers, for example — were excluded from the census.
Seventy-four 74 small firms operating in Montreal responded to a lengthy questionnaire and an intensive interview. In our country presently, the sector is moribund because of multiplicity of problems. The paper identified several causes of this inadequate power supply and argued that this precarious situation has serious negative implications for the operations of industrial sector in the country, as most organizations spent fortunes generating their own power. In terms of employment, the highest concentrations of high-growth firms in Canada during the 2006—2009 period were in construction 4. Using a simple random sampling technique, 163 entrepreneurs with at least three yearsof business operations were selected as our respondents. The fact that a number of banks failed in the late 1990s, and the audited financial statements did not provide early warning signals about these failures, has raised concerns among the general public about the quality of accounting and auditing in the country.
These problems have been the major problem facing the growth of business owners in the area. Ekpo 2007 opined that the State has a weak small and medium industrial base as revealed by the near absence of a private sector. The proposed researcher intends to research on some questions being asked by people concerning the overall management of the Small and medium enterprises in Nigeria and problems militating against the Small and medium enterprises in Nigeria, knowing why such question is being asked and find a way of making contribution towards the solving of those question. Aside from Union Bank Plc, which has topped the list of 21 banks with payout of 65. The Committee was appalled by the construction at the Industrial Development Centre, Onitsha road site in which he was told that the Imo state Government is guilty of the encroachment.
All references made to works of other persons have beenduly acknowledged. At this level, perspectives are directed towards government support and involvement in exploiting countries social benefits from greater completion and entrepreneurship. Commission for the Supervision of Business Competition. It is pertinent to note that the Law shall hold liable a Director or member of a company who knows that a company carries on business after the number of directors has fallen below two for more than sixty 60 days. Auditor: An auditor is someone who prepares and examiners financial records. The major demand of poor people is not food but various types of input and facilities that can help them generate income on the bases of their skills and proficiencies. Nigeria is unarguably one of the largest economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa 1.
Availability of adequate coordination of the weavers, the government, and the private sector in the development of this product is absolutely necessary. Associated to this is the problem of unlawful taxes business development tax, business registration tax, business premise tax, sanitation fees, signboard fees, stickers etc most often than not by state and local government agencies tax force on this or that. Hence, this study analyzed the determinants of electricity supply in Nigeria from 1970-2009 , using a parametric econometric methodology of ordinary least squares. Apart from the huge income loss, it has also resulted in health hazards breathing and auditory problems etc. Capital and natural resources are inert factors of production, human beings are the active agents who accrue and amass capital, exploit natural and material resources, put up social, economic and political organization and carry forward national development.
In reality, the highest according to the committee is 30% a trend, which analysts say, goes against the aim for which the scheme was established and quenching the interest the scheme generated initially, when it was introduced. The sample size is made up of 65 respondents. On this basis, it has been acknowledged that technological and organizational revolution now underway in the global economy is not driven by large capital intensive in nature and with quick start up, time and agile response to rapidly shifting markets of technologies World Bank, 1995. More so, because of constant power outage in Nigeria, there is always high cost of goods food stuff and other services example computer services by computer operators. It will be too cumbersome for the researchers to study Rivers State at large. The alternate hypotheses of the study is that there is no significant impact of auditing on Small and Medium Scale enterprises in Nigeria.