ABSTRACT
This study is basically concerned with the analysis of entrepreneurial
drive as a motivating factor in small sca1e enterprises establishment and
operations.
The attempts made by various personalities and institutions
towards explaining the phenomenon was given appreciable attention.
Moving ahead the researcher in his efforts aimed at carrying out a well
articulated research made use of various methods/instruments of data
sourcing and. analysis, that comprised of primary and secondary sources
of data which included face to face discussions, oral interviews,
questionnaires and the use of relevant textbooks, magazines, journals,
libraries, internet, e.t.c. The research was conducted with a known total
population of one thousand and sixty-two persons and .a determined
sample size of one hundred and fifteen relevant persons. Equally, some
research questions were put forward to direct investigation in carrying out
the research, while tables together with percentages were employed to
provide comprehensive data presentation and analysis. The findings from
the study revealed among other things, SSEs act as a catalyst for poverty
alleviation and eradication, as well as that entrepreneurial drive is the
most significant factor propelling the establishment of SSEs.
