The Problems And Prospects Of Small-scale Industries In Nigeria Economy (a Case Study Of Alpha Paper Mill Ltd Ogidi)

INTRODUCTION Finance has been identified as one of the major factors for the development of small-scale industries in Nigeria economy. For the establishment of small-scale business in Nigeria, the first factor to consider is the availability and source of fund for setting up the industry. Small-scale business is an organization that can be measured by various characteristics and some of these are its sales volume, capital investment, ownership structure and the number of paid employees.   Small-scale industry has been give different definitions by the people and authorities at different times…