SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISES IN NIGERIA: THE PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS. By Abiodun Fatai1 Department of Political Science‚ Faculty of Social Sciences Lagos State University‚ Ojo‚ Lagos Nigeria. ABSTRACT Small and medium scale enterprises have long believed to be catalysts for economic growth and national development both in developed and developing countries. In Nigeria where private sector is not well developed SME is assumed to play the role of employment generation‚ facilitator of economic
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The beginning of A Small Place by Jamaica Kincaid opens in second-person and talks about the tourism in a post-independent Antigua‚ in the British West Indies. Written in the 1980’s the book is a natives view on how Antigua operates today‚ and how it differs from the past. The opening section keenly addresses the reader as "you" and describes how beautiful Antigua used to be. She addresses topics in the first section such as the natives of the island‚ and how much you will never actually truly
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. SUMMARY For this summary and reflection‚ I chose to read the article “OMG‚ I Can’t Even: Drama‚ Social Skills‚ and the Teenage Brain.” This was published on Edutopia on March 9‚ 2016. It is no secret that teenagers have significant social drama‚ which is often part of their daily lives. The article’s premise centers on the idea that if we better understand the needs that the teenagers are expressing through drama‚ then we can better support them in developing healthy skills that will serve
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* * Your Role in a Past Small Team and Group Paper * * “Whether you are one of those people who likes group work or one who finds it frustrating and a waste of time‚ evidence suggests that groups are here to stay. Human beings collaborate. We are raised in groups‚ educated in groups‚ and entertained in groups; we worship in groups and work in groups.” (Beebe‚ Beebe & Ivy‚ 2013) A team is any group of people organized to work together interdependently and cooperatively to accomplish
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Smallpox emerged around 200 years after the Black Death‚ during the mid-14th century‚ and quickly became one of the biggest killers in the expanding world. (Dobson‚p.130) Smallpox changed the beauty standards in Europe through the use of makeup‚ fashion‚ and accessories. This disease struck in all social classes of society and was not dependent on status‚ wealth‚ sanitary conditions‚ or hygiene. Because of that‚ smallpox was sometimes referred to as the “democratic” disease (Skold‚p.145) People
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Costumes Bring out Different Personalities Pulling up in the parking lot there are small groups of people crowded around getting out of their cars and preparing to enter the building‚ there is laughter and talking throughout the parking lot leading up to the building. Everyone is dressed in costumes for the theme of the party; there are mummies‚ zombies‚ cartoon characters‚ fairies‚ devils‚ musicians‚ super Heroes‚ cowboys and cowgirls‚ and many more. Everyone wearing a costume seems to present
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In chapter one‚ In Small Things Forgotten: An Archaeology of Early American Life‚ Deetz talked about the early lives of how the first people lived in America during the 18th and 19th centuries. Evidence is shown through many material items that early Americans had engaged with each other‚ similar to the way that humans interact with each other in today’s society. Material items may include pots‚ dishes‚ cooking ware‚ artwork‚ and even gravestones‚ which this information is used to understand more
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the West Indies‚ Trinidad Tourist destinations are under market pressure to offer a green product‚ including the Caribbean‚ one of the world’s most tourism-dependent regions. A decade after the Global Conference on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States convened in 1994‚ sustainable tourism remains a priority for Caribbean countries. This paper‚ using Barbados as a case study‚ attempts to establish if sustainable tourism policy existed‚ if so‚ how was it being implemented
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Steinbeck uses many different descriptions of Lennie Small in the novella. Often compared to animals‚ one of the first descriptions of him is him being compared to a bear. ‘He was dragging his feet a little‚ the way a bear drags his paws’‚ is a line which portrays an image of how physically large Lennie is while also suggesting the extent of his strength. Lennie is also described to be ‘shapeless of face‚ with large‚ pale eyes’ which compares easily to a small innocent child who doesn’t understand his surroundings
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ENTERPRISE The role of small business in Lithuania. Support of small business in Lithuania and abroad. Vilnius‚ 2011 Content 1. Introduction 4 2. Small business in Lithuania 5 2.1 Definition of what is small and medium business? 5 2.2 Role of small and medium business in Lithuania. Its place in Lithuania‘s economies statistics 5 2.4 The main requirements for getting financing in Lithuania: number of employees‚ size of turnover 7 3. Financing small and medium business
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