The Influence of Microfinance Banks on the Survival of Small Business in Nigeria
| Autor: | Noraini Abu Talib, A. I. Chikaji, Hapriza Ashari, Yunusa Mohammed Kaigama |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
Finance
Economic growth Microfinance Health (social science) General Computer Science business.industry General Mathematics General Engineering Sample (statistics) Small business Investment (macroeconomics) Education law.invention Survey methodology General Energy law business General Environmental Science |
| Zdroj: | Advanced Science Letters. 23:8846-8850 |
| ISSN: | 1936-6612 |
| DOI: | 10.1166/asl.2017.9982 |
| Popis: | This paper seeks to examine the influence microfinance banks on small business survival in Nigeria. The survey method was used. A sample of 309 small business owners was randomly selected. A structured questionnaire was administered on sample. The primary data that is collected was complemented secondary data (business record) obtained from the sampled businesses owners. The collected data was evaluated using PLS path modelling. The results show that MBFs positively influence the survival of small businesses. On the basis of this major finding we recommended that better financing options such as bank of investment should be made available to small businesses in line with the long-term survival imperatives of the small businesses financed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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