THE PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS MANAGING SMALL-SCALE MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISE IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF ALLIWA SACHET WATER ACHARA LAYOUT ENUGU)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE:  
INTRODUCTION                    
Background of the Study                    
Statement of the Problem                    
The purpose of the Study                    
Scope of the study                            
Research Question                        
Significance of Study                    
CHAPTER TWO:
 LITERATURE REVIEW                    
Concept of Small Scale Business            
Concept of Small Scale manufacturing Enterprise        
Problems of Managing Small-Scale
Manufacturing Enterprise.                
Prospects of Managing Small-scale
Manufacturing Enterprise                
Industrial Background of Alliwa Sachet
Water Achara Layout Enugu.                
Purification of water                    
Summary of the Related Review Literature.        
CHAPTER THREE:
 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY                
Research Design                        
Area for the Study                        
Population for the Study                    
Sample and Sampling Procedure            
Instrument for Data Collection                
Validation of instrument                        
Reliability of the Instrument                
Method of Data Collection                
Method of Data Analysis                    
CHAPTER FOUR        
Date Presentation and Results    summary of Results/ Findings    
4.1    Problems of managing small-scale manufacturing enterprises    
The prospects of managing small-scale manufacturing enterprises                
4.3    Summary of findings                
CHAPTER FIVE:  
DISCUSSION OF RESULTS                    
Discussion of Results                    
Conclusions                            
Implications of the Research Results            
Recommendations                        
Suggestion for Further Research            
Limitation of the Study                    
References                            
Appendix                            
    LIST OF TABLES
Table 1    Respondents Response on the lack of Awareness of Government Aids To small-scale manufacturing Enterprise.
Table 2    Respondents Response on lack or poor state of infrastructural facilities.
Table 3    Respondents Response on lack of Gods workshops.
Table 4    Respondents Response on lack of patronage from large scale manufacturers.
Table 5    Respondents Response on FAULTY Plans.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1    BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
    In Nigeria, there are manufacturing firms that manage to manufacture on small-scale basis.  The manufacturing enterprises make such local consumable as garri pomade, detergents, sachet water, foot wears, garment, corn flour, cassava flour, and pastries including bread, cake, meat pie, fish roll, toast etc other relevant manufactured products include furniture items cement blocks and so on.  It has however been observed that the quantity and quality of the products are to in-adequate to satisfy the needs and demands of consumers.
    The terrible state of inadequacy of manufactured products has been attributed to certain problems which militate against the effective and efficient management of the small-scale manufacturing enterprises.  The constraints have become frustrating and resistant.  Consequently, fear is being entertained that small-scale manufacturing a firms in Nigeria may lack chances of success, growth, and diversification.  Despite the ugly situation all hopes are not lost for the small-scale manufactures in Nigeria.  Solutions can be found in the accurate identification, presentation and analysis of the problems and prospects of managing small-scale manufacturing enterprises in Nigeria. The researcher id determined to provide the said solutions.
Some of the Problems Includes:-
1.    Lack of infrastructural facilities such as good road, pip-borne water, telecommunication services, electric power and industrial estate.
2.    Inadequate funding
3.    Scarcity of technical man-power
4.    Ignorance of available incentives provided by government and other agencies.
5.    Lack of well-equipped maintenance workshops.
6.    Frequent changes in government policies by successive administrations.
7.    High cost of and difficulty in, obtaining needed raw materials, and so on.
    In the face of the problems of managing small-scale manufacturing enterprises in Nigeria, it can be convincingly shown that small-scale manufacturing enterprises in Nigeria have hope of chances of surviving and performing even much better.
    The chances or prospects comprises
1.    Creation or awareness about available incentives provided by the government.
2.    Recent rehabilitation of vital and basic infrastructural facilities like roads and electric power supply.
3.    Family ties and patriotism
4.    Availability of market for manufactured goods.
5.    Small initial capital which one or two investors can provide.
1.2    STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
    This research work will dwell on the problems and prospects of managing small-scale manufacturing enterprise in Nigeria.
    The sub research problem include the concept of small-scale business, the concept of small-scale manufacturing enterprises the historical development of manufacturing in Nigeria.
    Other components of the problems are problems of small-scale manufacturing enterprise in Nigeria, the prospects of managing small-scale manufacturing enterprise in Nigeria and the industrial background of Ariwa sachet water Achara Layout.
1.3    THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
1.    To clearly define and describe small-scale business.
2.    To clearly define and describe small-scale manufacturing enterprises.
3.    To present the problems of managing small-scale manufacturing enterprises in Nigeria.
4.    To present the prospects of managing small scale manufacturing enterprises in Nigeria.
5.    To determine the relationship between the problems and prospects of managing small-scale manufacturing enterprise in Nigeria.
1.4    SCOPE OF STUDY
1.    To find out the concept of small-scale business.
2.    To find out the concept of small –scale manufacturing Enterprise.
3.    To find out the problems of small-scale manufacturing enterprises in Nigeria.
4.    To find out the prospects of managing small-scale manufacturing enterprise in Nigeria.
5.    To find out the relationship between the problems and prospects managing small-scale enterprise in Nigeria.
1.5    RESEARCH QUESTIONS
    In carrying out this research, the following questions were asked.
1.    What are the problems of managing small scale manufacturing enterprise in Nigeria.
2.    What are the prospects of managing small scale manufacturing enterprise in Nigeria?
3.    What are the concept of small-scale business?
4.    What are the concept of small-scale manufacturing enterprise.
1.6    SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
    Two aspects of the significance of this study are:
1.    The practical aspect, and
2.    The theoretical aspect
    Practical benefits can be derived from study of the problems and prospects of managing small-scale manufacturing enterprise in Nigeria.  Firstly the problems of managing small-scale manufacturing enterprise are identified.  Like the saying does “problems identified is problem solved”.  Therefore, solutions to the identified problems become forgone conclusion.  Again, when the identified problems are solved, existing manufacturing firms proper and their prosperity will induce prospective investors to site their own factories in Nigeria.
    Future, government and people are sensitized towards the need and bases for effective industrialization of the country.  Therefore government should try to provide industrial estates and efforts will also be made to provide vital telecommunication facilities, electric power supply and so on.
    Theoretical significance of this study is under consideration at this point.  It is important to note that some existing principles and theories of managing the enterprise and prospects small-scale manufacturing enterprises have irrelevant today, limited in applicability and imperfect point.