SMALL SCALE ENTERPRISES IN NIGERIA: ROLES IN EMPLOYMENT GENERATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

This research project is on SMALL SCALE ENTERPRISES IN NIGERIA: ROLES IN EMPLOYMENT GENERATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

(A Case Study of Selected Small Business in Lagos Sub-Uban)

This research work is generally about the effects of small-scale enterprises on the creation of employment and economic growth.  The project has undertook the general introduction into the research work led to the review of various literature that relates to the major variables involved in the research work especially small-scale, employment and economic growth under which is was pointed out that there is not unanimous agreement among the countries of the world and individual on the definition of small-scale enterprises. Each country tends to define the category of enterprises base on the peculiar needs of public policies; however, there are common indicators in the definition given, such as size of capital invested, value of annual turnover and number of paid employees.

The data collected were analyzed through the use of frequency distribution table and chi-square statistical tool to determine whether a number of proportions to be studies are equal.