The Nigerian Medium Scale Businesses: Issues, Challenges and Prospects

Chapter One of The Nigerian Medium Scale Businesses: Issues, Challenges and Prospects

 

Abstract of The Nigerian Medium Scale Businesses: Issues, Challenges and Prospects

The research work aimed at examining the issues, challenges and prospects of the Nigerian Medium Scale Businesses.  The main instrument used to generate data for the study was the questionnaire.

The key issues uncovered by the research study are that respondents agreed that medium scale enterprises have played a significant role in the Nigerian economy.  Also most of the barriers to the growth of medium scale businesses include poor managerial skill, lack of feasibility studies, lack of timely information, inconsistent government policies and inadequate infrastructural facilities.

However, the findings of the study, the following recommendations are proffered. The Federal Government should provide enabling environment like the provision of infrastructures such as good roads, electricity supply, water to enable the operations of SMEs in Nigeria.

Bank officials should be mobilised to base investment on potential rather than security and collateral only.  The nation’s government should guarantee both political and economic stability which will help in the growth of survival and expansion f medium scale enterprise.

Finally, Government regulations should be such that from time to time will not hinder the establishment of new and growth of existing small and medium scale enterprise in any part of the country.