DOING BUSINESS IN NIGERIA: THE CHALLENGES OF FINANCE AND THE PERFORMANCE OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SME) IN LAGOS STATE

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Date
2015
Authors
ADEBISI, SUNDAY ABAYOMI
ALANEME, GLORIA CHINYERE
OFUANI, AIWANEHI BARBARA
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International Institute for Science, Technology and Education
Abstract
This study examined the challenges of finance as is experienced by business operators classified into micro, small and medium scale (MSMEs), and how this affects their financial performance. The study evaluated the efficiency of the different sources of funds available for the SMEs as well as other non financial factors responsible for the poor performance of SMEs in Nigeria. Given some of the government interventions to solving the issue of credit to SMEs, the operations of the micro finance banks were also evaluated to determine their capacity toward closing the funding gap for SMEs. The useable sample size consisted of 222 returned copies of questionnaire out of the 250 distributed representing 88.8% response rates. Quota sampling as well as stratified random sampling technique was applied in the choice of the five divisions under study and the distribution of the sampling frame; while convenience sampling technique was used to get to the individual respondents. Correlation and one sample t-test was used to test the hypotheses. The study indicated significant statistical difference for sources of funds and in the efficiency of the various sources.
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MSMEs, SMEs, Finance, Challenges, Lagos State, Nigeria
Citation
Developing Country Studies. Vol. 5(8), 40-57. www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/DCS/article/view/21789.