TABLE OF CONTENTS

 Approval Page                                                                               

 Dedication                                                                                      

 Acknowledgement                                                                        

 Abstract                        

 Table of Contents

CHAPTER ONE

 1.1    Background of Study                                                           

 1.2    Statement of the problem                                                    

 1.3    Objective of the Study                                                          

 1.4    Hypothesis                                                                            

CHAPTER TWO

 2.0    Literature Review                                                                 

 2.1    Conceptual Framework                                                        

 2.2    Theoretical Literature                                                           

 2.2.1 Types of Small and Medium Enterprise                            

 2.2.2 Roles of Small and Medium Enterprise in Enugu State

 Metropolis in Job Creation and Poverty Eradication                  

 2.2.3 Importance of Small and Medium Enterprise in Nigeria  

 2.2.4 Problems of Small and Medium Enterprise Enugu East

2.2.5 Prospect of Small and Medium Enterprise Enugu East

 Senatorial Zone                                                                     

Challenges in Facing Small and Medium Enterprise in

Enugu East Senatorial Zone                                                        

Small and Medium Enterprise Credit Scheme: Case Study

Of Enugu East Senatorial Zone                                         

 2.3    Empirical Framework                                                           

 2.3.1 Ways of Encouraging Small and Medium Enterprise to

 Enhance National Development in Enugu East Senatorial

 Zone                                                                                              

Government Refund on Small and Medium Scale and

Means of Administration                                                      

 2.3.3 Limitation of the Study                                                            

CHAPTER THREE

 Research Methodology                                                                

 3.1    Research Design                                                                     

 3.2    Area of Study                                                                       

 3.3    Source of Data                                                                     

 3.4    Sample Size Determination and Sampling Techniques  

 3.5    Instrument                                                                             

 3.6    Data Collection Procedure                                                  

 3.7    Method of Data Analysis                                                     

CHAPTER FOUR

 Data Presentation of Analysis                                                      

 4.1    Analysis and Interpretation of Data                                    

 4.2    Test Hypothesis                                                                     

CHAPTER FIVE

 Summary, Recommendation and Conclusion                                     

 5.1    Summary of Findings                                                           

 5.2    Conclusion                                                                            

 5.3    Recommendation                                                                

 Bibliography                                                                                    

 Questionnaire                                                                                

 LIST OF TABLES

 Table 4.1   Administration of Questionnaire                                    

 Table 4.2   Distribution of Respondents                                             

 Table 4.3   Age Distribution of Respondents                                   

 Table 4.4   Marital Distribution of Respondents                              

 Table 4.5   Educational Qualification of Respondents                   

 Table 4.6   Number of Years in the Business                                     

 Table 4.7   What Extent Does Enugu East Senatorial Zone

 Affect the Operation of Small and Medium Enterprise   

 Table 4.8    Factor Responsible or phenomenal growth of                

 Small and Medium Enterprise                                        

 Table 4.9   Responses of Consumers Feelings                             

 Table 4.10 Nature of Competition                                                      

 Table 4.11 Problems of Setting up Small and Medium Enterprise 

 Table 4.12 Problems of Managing Small and Medium Enterprise   

 Table 4.13 Future prospects of Small and Medium Enterprise              

 Table 4.14  Distribution of Daily Turnover