Small Firms,Nigeria's Backbone

Debbie Ariyo highlights the importance of small and medium enterprises (SME's) and makes suggestions on how to bolster them.
"...if Nigeria is to reach its full potential in terms of economic and social development, it cannot afford to ignore the importance of its indigenous small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and the contributions that they make to the country’s economy. In this wise, trade liberalisation and the encouragement of foreign direct investment has to go hand in hand with a thorough and concentrated effort to help the growth and development of SMEs..."