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SME Micro-Financing and Business Growth in Rural Nigeria

SME Micro-Financing and Business Growth in Rural Nigeria
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Author(s): Adedeji Oluwaseun Adewusi (University of Ibadan, Nigeria)
Copyright: 2019
Pages: 15
Source title: Handbook of Research on Rural Sociology and Community Mobilization for Sustainable Growth
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Qaiser Rafique Yasser (Centre for Rural Economy, Pakistan)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7158-2.ch003

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Abstract

Despite the critical nature of SMEs to the prosperity of less developed countries, evidence has shown that small businesses in Nigeria have not made a significant contribution to the nation's economic growth and development due to finance-related issues. This chapter, identifies the social determinants of microfinance loan accessibility; examines SME owner satisfaction with existing microfinance institutions loan requirements; investigates the relationship between microfinance and perceived business growth; and documents the challenges facing rural SME owners in accessing business loans in microfinance banks. By adopting non-probability sampling techniques, 262 identical questionnaires and 21 in-depth interviews were used to compile data from the study subjects. The data was quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed. The findings of this chapter informs the reader about the direction for further research into interventionist programmes for SMEs in Nigeria.

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