that are unique to each country based on historical‚ economic and institutional imperatives. In Nigeria‚ the reforms in the banking sector preceded against the backdrop of banking crisis due to highly undercapitalization deposit taking banks; weakness in the regulatory and supervisory framework; weak management practices; and the tolerance of deficiencies in the corporate governance behaviour of banks (Uchendu‚ 2005). Banking sector reforms and recapitalization have resulted from deliberate policy
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INTRODUCTION A small-scale business is a business that is privately owned and operated‚ with a small number of employees and relatively low volume of sales. In addition to number of employees‚ other methods used to classify small companies include annual sales (turnover)‚ value of assets and net profit (balance sheet)‚ alone or in a mixed definition. The smallest businesses‚ often located in private homes‚ are called micro businesses (term used by international organizations such as the World Bank and the
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Small-scale fish farming in Bangladesh Introduction For many people in Bangladesh small-scale fish farming is an important opportunity to generate income and is a significant nutritional source providing protein-rich food all year round. It comprises of a range of options that can be adapted to suit the needs and capacity of people living in rural Bangladesh. The two approaches commonly implemented on a small scale are: • Local pond fish farming • Open water fish farming in lakes
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1/2012 103-111 The Role of Banks in Capital Formation and Economic Growth: The Case of Nigeria Alex Ehimare OMANKHANLEN Covenant University‚ Ota‚ Ogun State‚ NIGERIA alexehimare@yahoo.com Abstract: This study investigates the role of banks in capital formation and economic growth: The case of Nigeria for the period 1980-2009. The economies of all market-oriented nations depend on the efficient operation of complex and delicately balanced systems of money and credit. Banks are an indispensable element
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AND FRUSTRATION AMONG SMALL SCALE BUSINESS OWNERS IN NIGERIA: CAUSES AND SOLUTIONS (A CASE STUDY OF APHA FURNITURE COMPANY‚ IKPOBA SLOPE BENIN CITY) CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Before the arrived of the British Colonialists in Nigeria‚ there were numerous small scale industries and handicraft enterprises based on the available raw materials to meet local and regional demand. The Hausa‚ Yoruba and Bini people developed significant small-scale manufacture of goods for
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and control the diverse range of projects operating within their systems at any one time. To be successful in the current business climate‚ organizations need to focus on how to manage the many competing requirements for resources. Conflicting resource requirements across multiple projects and corporate priorities not centrally managed usually are grounds for failure. I believe that a properly organized enterprise project office is the formula for successful project implementation. This paper briefly
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www.ccsenet.org/ijbm International Journal of Business and Management Vol. 6‚ No. 5; May 2011 Drivers for Information and Communication Technology Adoption: A Case Study of Nigerian Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Idisemi Apulu (Corresponding author) School of Technology‚ University of Wolverhampton Wulfruna Street‚ West Midlands‚ WV1 1LY‚ United Kingdom Tel: 44-776-578-5662 E-mail: i.apulu@wlv.ac.uk Dr. Ann Latham School of Technology‚ University of Wolverhampton Wulfruna Street
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Role of Information Technology (IT) in the Banking Sector Banking environment has become highly competitive today. To be able to survive and grow in the changing market environment banks are going for the latest technologies‚ which is being perceived as an ‘enabling resource’ that can help in developing learner and more flexible structure that can respond quickly to the dynamics of a fast changing market scenario. It is also viewed as an instrument of cost reduction and effective communication with
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Dec 24‚ 2012 Early Stage Company Financing Try not. Do or do not. (No try‚ just do or do not)... Yoda (jedi master) If one is of the opinion that money will do everything‚ then that one may well be suspected of doing everything for money. But then money is just about everything and even more so if it is early stage company financing for start up companies. What happens then if money/ or financing becomes the overarching focus? For starters this is usually not healthy as it dilutes focus
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Introduction Lease financing is comparatively a new concept in the financial sector and has got recognition as aninnovative source of finance for accelerating the pace of industrialization as well as economic growth of Bangladesh. Leasing companies have registered substantial growth in lease financing during the year 1985through 1994. Since 1995 to date‚ growth in lease market has significantly slowed down because of sluggisheconomic activities‚ withdrawal of incentives by the government‚ imposition
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