• The Role Of Small Businesses On Employment Creation In Nigeria
    [A CASE STUDY OF WUSE II DISTRICT]

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    •  Do small businesses play a significant role on employment creation in Nigeria? There is a huge affirmative answer to that question. Small businesses are critical to the health of the Nigeria economy as they account for approximately 75% of all the employment created in the country. 

      The purpose of this study is to determine the role of small businesses on employment creation in Nigeria, with a case study of small businesses in the Wuse II district of Abuja. The study reviews the concept and theory of small businesses. Both primary and secondary sources of data collection methods were explored in order to permit detailed inquiry into this study. The data collected were presented and analyzed using relevant statistical tools to test the formulated hypotheses in line with the objectives of the study.

      The findings revealed that small businesses play significant role on employment creation in Nigeria. The research recommends, amongst others, that government should implement policies that will encourage financial institutions to extend credit to small businesses and that small businesses should adopt effective book keeping in enabling them  differentiate revenue from profit.

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    • CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]INTRODUCTION1.1 Background to the StudyMany developing countries like Nigeria are faced with the crippling challenges of inequitable income distribution, low per capita income, extreme poverty and unemployment.As the world’s fifth largest exporter of crude oil and the largest economy in Africa, with millions of acres of arable land, and a wealth of human capital by virtue of its estimated population of over 180 million people, Nigeria has the right fundamentals to create employment to meet the ... Continue reading---