Since Nigeria attained independence in 1960‚ considerable efforts have been directed towards industrial development. The initial efforts were government-led through the vehicle of large industry‚ but lately‚ emphasis has shifted to Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) following the lessons learnt from the success of SMEs in the economic growth of Asian countries (Ojo‚ 2003). Thus‚ the recent industrial development drive in Nigeria has focused on sustainable development through small business development
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Theories of Growth of Small Enterprises Various theoretical models have been developed which describe the growth of small businesses. One class of theoretical models focus on the learning process‚ either active or passive‚ and the other models refer to the stochastic and deterministic approaches. In the passive learning model (Jovanic 1982 cited in Liedholm 2001)‚ a firm enters a market without knowing its own potential growth. Only after entry does the firm start to learn about the distribution
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Pages 1. Execute Summary............................................................................. 1-3 2. Organization & Management structure........................................... 4 3. Operational Plan ............................................................................. 5 4. Market Plan..................................................................................... 6-11 5. Financial Structure.............
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One of the most controversial things associated with the military is the amount of pay soldiers get. Many think that for the sacrifices they make they are not earning what they should. Ultimately‚ a person will have to determine for themselves if the amount given is fair. In a perfect world military persons should receive the salaries of actors or ball players‚ especially since it’s the military man or woman that is actually doing something productive for society. But since this won’t happen‚ people
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course provided clinicians with the knowledge of the core concepts related to errorless learning‚ instruction on how to facilitate the treatment sessions for the experimental and control group‚ and scoring procedures for the standardized observation scale used in this study. Specifically‚ clinicians learned how to provide verbal instructions‚ model tasks‚ and provide visual and verbal cues when facilitating the experimental group sessions. For the control group‚ clinicians were instructed on the level
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From industrial facilities such as laboratories and manufacturing plants‚ to medical establishments‚ offices‚ schools and even vehicles‚ the possibility of exposure to risks is present. On top of being prepared for emergencies‚ it抯 also necessary to reduce exposure to a number of hazards. There are several factors that must be considered when choosing the appropriate JS1000 Concrete Mixer personal safety equipment and clothing. One of the most important factors would be the type of facility and
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In the writing‚ “The Pain Scale” by Eula Biss‚ the author compares multiple things to one another. She is describing how different concepts can be used to show the confusion of the pain scale used in hospitals and doctor’s offices. Eula compares the thought of Christ the number zero. She first starts out by stating that “The concept of Christ is considerably older than the concept of zero. Both are problematic – both have their fallacies and their immaculate conceptions. But the problem of zero
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journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/ijminpro Swirl flow agitation for scale suppression J. Wu a‚⁎‚ G. Lane a‚ I. Livk a‚ B. Nguyen a‚ L. Graham a‚ D. Stegink b‚ T. Davis b a b CSIRO Process Science and Engineering‚ Minerals Down Under Flagship‚ Graham Rd‚ Highett‚ Victoria 3190‚ Australia Queensland Alumina Ltd‚ Parsons Point‚ Gladstone‚ QLD 4680‚ Australia a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Scale formation is a serious problem in the mineral processing industry. To better
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Rating Scale Abstract Hamilton Depression Rating Scale which is observer-rating scale is used to assess severity and type of depression. The aim of this paper is to review and evaluate psychometric properties of HDRS. Six articles which used HDRS are analyzed in terms of reliability and validity evidence of HDRS. Hamilton Depression Rating Scale is a
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Chapter 1 The Problem and Its Settings This chapter presents the background of the research. In here includes the statement of the problem‚ objectives‚ importance‚ scope and limitation and the definition of terms of the study. Introduction Bakery operations need a very good maintenance management system for efficient running of plant. Maintenance activity needs regular monitoring and records to evaluate problems and their solution. Bakery maintenance has its own features which need attention
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