PROJECT TOPIC : SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISES DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA (A Case Study of Cassava Processing Industry) PROJECT PROPOSAL BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Interest in the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and their contribution in the development process continue to be in the forefront of policy debates in developing countries. The advantages claimed for SMEs are various‚ including: the encouragement of entrepreneurship; the greater likelihood that SMEs will utilise
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Small Business Institute® National Conference Proceedings Vol. 34‚ No.1 - Winter 2010 292 DOES SIZE MATTER? ETHICS APPLIED TO SMALL BUSINESSES COMPARED TO LARGE BUSINESSES Kevin Cooksey & Dolores Kuchina-Musina‚ Christopher Newport University Abstract Considering the normative statement that both large and small businesses should follow the same ethical and moral standards‚ this paper analyzes the perceptions of individuals based on the relative ethical behavior of small business as compared
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World’s population currently lives on less than a dollar a day (Annan‚ 2001). It is also estimated that around one-third of the people living in developing countries continue to live in ‘income poverty’ by earning less than one US dollar per day. This affects children and so nearly 12 million children die each year before their fifth birthday. This brings in the issue of human capabilities such as being illiterate‚ unhealthy and inadequately nourished. For instance a UNDP (1998) report shows that 30 per
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Task 1 ( Criteria 1.1 1.2 1.3 ) 1.1 Select a small business enterprise which is a private firm or a published-listed company based in Singapore‚ china or other countries. You are required to access to the following information and describe and present the business profile of the selected company‚ based on the following items A brief history of the business Based in the PRC‚ China Animal Healthcare Ltd. is principally engaged in the business of manufacturing‚ sale and distribution of animal
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Finance‚ group – 16‚ Fac. № 9969 How to start a small business Essay Firstly‚ in order to start a business will need to choose or create a business idea. While this is an obvious step many people who want their own business don’t have an idea‚ just the desire to be an entrepreneur. For a new entrepreneur‚ there are many options: buying a franchise or an existing business‚ or looking to others for ideas for a start-up business. Once you have decided on the business you wish to start‚ then the real
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P3 - Explain how to plan a small scale health education campaign relevant to local or national strategies. We first started doing our health campaign on smoking and aimed it on people that were 16 years old and pregnant women. Smoking causes health problems such as several types of cancer which have been broadcasted through advertising and several other campaigns warning people about the repercussions of smoking. There have been many national health strategies to help promote the negative impact
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A business opportunity (or bizopp) involves sale or lease of any product‚ service‚ equipment‚ etc. that will enable the purchaser-licensee to begin a business. The licensor or seller of a business opportunity usually declares that it will secure or assist the buyer in finding a suitable location or provide the product to the purchaser-licensee. This is different from the sale of an independent business‚ in which there is no continued relationship required by the seller. Makeup of a business opportunity
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Chapter Seven Aida Moua Small Businesses and Entrepreneurship: Economic Rocket Fuel Review Questions 1. Review the benefits an entrepreneur might seek in starting a new business. Which benefits are most appealing to you? Why? Some benefits that are most appealing to me is having greater financial success‚ independence‚ flexibility‚ and challenge because with all of them combined‚ it’s beneficial to me and can help me gain more money easier. 2. Do you recognize any of the entrepreneurial personality
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How do the economies of scale affect break-even analysis? In the video on leverage‚ leverage is compared to a fulcrum in that you need just the right balance of leverage. That would seem to indicate that there is a point where the leverage is just right and that too little leverage may be just as harmful as too much leverage. Do you think this is true? The book discusses the difference between efficiency and effectiveness. Which one do you think is the most important in business and why? Answers:
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SMALL SCALE PRODUCTION OF YOGURT Yogurt is a sour milk product. Its sour taste is attributed to the presence of lactic acid yielded by bacteria through fermentation. Bacteria that are commonly used in yoghurt production are Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus bulgaricus. These bacteria have the ability to break down sugars in the milk producing lactate or lactic acid as by-product. Below is a step-by-step procedure in the production of yogurt. Find out from the procedure why
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