ABSTRACT
This research work is centered on the contribution of small and medium scale in the development of Nigerian economy a case study of Ako and sons limited, Delta state, this research brings into prominence the role of small scale and medium sale business in our economy. In the course of this work, various techniques were used in collecting data for the project: these are interview questionnaire and observation techniques to collect information for the data. The research is grouped under five chapter the frist chapter deals with introduction, background of the study statemtns of the problem objectives of the study reearch questions hypothesis formulation significance of the study scope of the study, limitations of the study definition of terms, chapter, references chapter two is literature review. Chapter three deals with the general source of data or research design used in obtaining information for the research study. The research design used involves questionnaire primary and secondary data sources chapter four deals with data analysis and presentation chapter five deals with the summary conclusion and recommendations .
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE
1.0introduction
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
1.4 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
1.5 RESEARCH QUESTION
1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
1.7 LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
1.8 DEFINITION OF TERMS
CHAPTER TWO
2.0LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 DEFINITION OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE BUSINESS
2.2DEFINITION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
2.3 IMPORTANCE OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE BUSINESS TO NIGERIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
2.4THE ROLE OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE BUSINESS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIA ECONOMY
2.5 REASON FOR ESTABLISHMENT SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISES IN NIGERIA
2.6 CAUSES OF SMALL BUSINESS FAILURE
2.7PROBLEM OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISE
2.8PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH ECONOMICS
2.9 THE CONTRIBUTION OF GOVERNMENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISE IN NIGERIA ECONOMY
CHAPTER THREE
3.1 RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHOD
3.2 AREA OF STUDY
3.3 POPULATION OF THE STUDY
3.4 SAMPLE SIZE DETERMINATION
3.5 INSTRUMENT FOR DATA COLLECTION
Questionnaire
3.6 VALIDATION OF THE INSTRUMENTS
3.7RELIABILITY OF THE INSTRUMENT
3.8 METHOD OF DATA COLLECTION
3.9 METHOD OF DATA ANALYSIS
3.10 QUESTIONNAIRE DISTRIBUTION AND RETRIEVAL
CHAPTER FOUR
DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS
4.1 PRESENTATIONS AND ANALYSIS OF DATA
4.2 SUMMARY OF RESULTS
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0 DISCUSSION RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION
5.1 DISCUSSION OF RESULT FINDINGS
5.2 CONCLSUION
5.3 IMPLICATIONS OF THE RESEARCH FINDINGS
5.4RECOMMENDATIONS
