An Evaluation Of The Contribution Of Small And Medium Scale Businesses On The Economic Development Of Yobe State

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDYSmall and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) as defined by the National Council of Industries referto business enterprises whose  total cost  excluding land   is not more two  hundred million   naira(200,000,000) only. It has been argued that SMEs are an effective instrument for economic growthand development in development as well as less developed countries (Beyene, 2002; Nitani, 2005)this is because SMEs contribute significantly to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and producesubstantial amounts of locally consumed products (ECA, 2000; W…