Micro and Small Business Growth Drivers in Nigeria: Evidence from Small Cities Small Federating State

Abel Ezeoha; Lius Nkwagu; Udu Ama; Ebere Okorie; Chioma Iteshi; Kelechi Anyigor; Okereke J. Ugwu

doi:10.1177/00219096241284391

Micro and Small Business Growth Drivers in Nigeria: Evidence from Small Cities Small Federating State

Abel Ezeoha, Lius Nkwagu, Udu Ama, Ebere Okorie, Chioma Iteshi, Kelechi Anyigor^*, Okereke J. Ugwu

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Abstract

This study involves a comprehensive survey of about 1500 micro and small businesses across three major cities in one of the smallest states in Nigeria (Ebonyi State). Based on the cross-sectional data generated, a linearized Tobit regression and a robust T-Test statistical technique are applied to comparatively examine how internal firm attributes, market attributes, and socioeconomic and macroeconomic conditions affect the growth of micro and small businesses in a typical small state and small cities. The results reveal a key challenge to be the dominance of the business space in small cities by micro and largely informal enterprises.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-15
Number of pages	15
Journal	Journal of Asian and African Studies
Early online date	19 Oct 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/00219096241284391
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 19 Oct 2024

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MSBs
Nigeria
education
female-owned businesses
growth drivers
small cities

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