ABSTRACT
This research work was designed to determine the role of small
and medium enterprise in the development of Nigeria economy.
Some selected enterprises were used as a case study and
questionnaires were administered in order to extract information on
this project. The objectives of the study includes to identify the roles
of small and medium enterprises in the development of the Nigeria
economy and to evaluate the problems the encountered in the
establishment of small businesses. Some literature were reviewed in
relation to the topic with the themes and sub themes of the study.
However, in research methodology, the researcher used some
instruments for data collection.
These instrument s emanated from
both the primary and secondary source of data. The data collected
were analyzed, grouped into frequency, computed and arranged in
tables for easy references. The statistics tools for analysis are the
simple percentage and chi-square technique. These techniques were
appropriately applied at 5% level of significance. The result of the
study shows that small and medium enterprise plays a vital role in the
development of Nigerian economy despite the various problems the
encounter in the establishment of small businesses. Some
recommendation were also made based on the results of the findings.
