TABLE OF CONTENT
TITLE PAGE
CERTIFICATION
DEDICATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
ABSTRACT
LIST OF TABLE
LIST OF FIGURES
CHAPTER ONE
1.1
INTRODUCTION
1.2
BACKGROUND
OF THE STUDY
1.3
STATEMENT
OF THE STUDY
1.4
RESEARCH
QUESTIONT
1.5
OBJECTIVES
OF THE STUDY
1.6
SIGNIFICANCE
OF THE STUDY
1.7
STATEMENT
OF THE HYPOTHESIS
1.8
JUSTIFICATION
OF THE STUDY
1.9
SCOPE
OF THE STUDY
1.10 DEFINITION OF TERMS
CHAPTER
TWO – LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1
INTRODUCTION
2.2 SMALL
AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES EQUITY INVESTMENT SCHEME
2.3 BENEFITS
OF BANK RECAPITALIZATION TO SMEs
2.4 CONTRIBUTION
OF BANK RECAPITALIZATION IN THE PROMOTION OF SMEs
2.5 ADVANTAGES
OF RECAPITALIZATION ON SMEs
2.6 DISADVANTAGES
OF BANK RECAPITALIZATION ON SMEs
2.7 SOURCES OF
FINANCING SMEs
2.8 THE GROWTH
OF SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES AND CONTRIBUTIVE SCHEME
2.9 DEVELOPMENT
OF NIGERIAN MONEY DEPOSITE BANKS AND THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE SECTOR
CHAPTER
THREE
RESEARCH
METHODOLOGY
3.1
INTRODUCTION
3.2
AREA OF STUDY
3.3
RESEARCH DESIGN
3.4
POPULATION OF STUDY
3.5
SAMPLE SIZE
3.6
SAMPLE/SAMPLING TECHNIQUE
3.7
RESEARCH INSTRUMENT AND INSTRUMENTATION
3.8
VALIDATION OF THE INSTRUMENT
3.9
ADMINISTATION OF THE STUDY
3.10
METHOD OF DATA ANALYSIS
3.11
LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
CHAPTER
FOUR –DATA, ANALYSIS, FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
4.1
DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS
4.2
RESEARCH FINDINGS
4.3
DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS
CHAPTER
FIVE- SUMMARY, CONCLUTION, RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
5.2 CONCLUTION
5.3
RECOMMENDATION
5.4
PROPOSAL FOR FUTHER STUDIES
REFERENCES
ABSTRACT
This study was on the study of recapitalized commercial banks and their
SME customers in Nigeria. This study was guided by the following objectives; to determine the relationship between Commercial Banks and the
performance Small Business Entrepreneurs in Nigeria. To determine whether bank
recapitalization led to increase in funds for financing SMEs. To examine the
accessibility of Small and Medium Enterprise Equity Investment Scheme (SMEEIS)
funds to SMEs. The study employed
the descriptive and explanatory design; questionnaires in addition to library
research were applied in order to collect data. Primary and secondary data
sources were used and data was analyzed using the chi-square statistical tool
at 5% level of significance which was presented in frequency tables and
percentage. The respondents under the study were 60 SME owners Port Harcourt
branch.
The study findings revealed that there is a
negative significant relationship between commercial banks and the performance
of small business owners in Nigeria; based on the findings from the study, the
Nigerian banks and indeed all stakeholders should improve on the funds made
available to SMEs in Nigeria.