TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page
Approval page
Dedication
Acknowledgment
Table of contents
CHAPTER ONE: GENERAL INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study
1.2 Statement of Research Problem
1.3 Objective of the Study
1.4 Research Hypotheses
1.5 Significance of the Study
1.6 Scope of the Study
1.7 Chapter Scheme
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Definition of Small and Medium Enterprises
2.2.1 Cottage Industry
2.3 Small and Medium Enterprises and access to finance
2.4 Sources of Financing Small and Medium Enterprises in Nigeria
2.4.1 Bank Overdraft (Bank Draft)
2.4.2 Trade Credit
2.4.3 Leasing
2.4.4 Venture Capital or Risk Capital
2.4.5 Business Angels
2.4.6 Rotating Savings and Credit Associations (ROSCA)
2.4.7 Small and Medium Enterprises Equity Investment Schemes (SMEEIS)
2.4.8 The Central Bank of Nigeria Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme
2.5 Challenges of Small and Medium Enterprises Financing
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Research Design
3.3 Population
3.4 Sample and Sampling Techniques
3.4.1 Sample
3.4.2 Sampling Techniques
3.5 Data Collection Method
3.6 Data Analysis Techniques
CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Data Presentation and Analysis
4.3 Hypotheses Testing
4.4 Decision Rule
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, FUNDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Summary
5.3 Findings and Conclusion
5.4 Recommendations
Bibliography
Appendix
