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Government Industrial Policies In Respect Of Small And Medium Enterprises In Nigeria, K. M. Obitayo Sep 1991

Government Industrial Policies In Respect Of Small And Medium Enterprises In Nigeria, K. M. Obitayo

Bullion

The paper examines various government policies and their effects on the survival and growth of SMEs. It examines the concept of small or medium scale enterprise, what factors militate against their survival, growth and proliferation for which government policies have been formulated to address. The paper is structured broadly into four sections The first section gives an overview of the definition of SMEs, their characteristics and roles as well as recognised problems. Section ll discusses government policies for promoting SMEs. It reviews the monetary and fiscal policy measures adopted in respect of SMEs in Nigeria. Section lll appraises the impacts …


The Business Incubator: A Rural Economic Development Tool, Raymond A. Marquardt, Steven A. Schulz Mar 1991

The Business Incubator: A Rural Economic Development Tool, Raymond A. Marquardt, Steven A. Schulz

Marketing and Management Faculty Publications

In the 1980s universities and economic development agencies encouraged the establishment of business incubators to bolster economic development. Business incubators are designed to cultivate the formation of new business ventures in an environment conducive to success.