Entrepreneurship is an essential variable in the growth and development of any economy. The point at which man stopped satisfying only his needs and accommodated the needs of others marked the real evolution of entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship development has been gradually corresponding with the development of the human race and it has reinforced the emergence, proliferation and growth of small scale businesses in Nigeria. In the light of the above, this paper attempts to establish the impact of entrepreneurship evolution on the growth of small scale businesses in Nigeria by discussing the concept of entrepreneurship and its evolution in Nigeria, the concept of small scale business and efforts aimed at enhancing the growth of small scale businesses in Nigeria. The paper also x-rays the relationship between entrepreneurship evolution and the growth of small scale businesses in Nigeria. It was concluded in the paper that entrepreneurship evolution has positive correlation on the growth of small scale businesses in Nigeria.
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Entrepreneurship, Small Scale Business, Growth, Economy, Evolution, Nigeria
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H. N. Nzewi, E. M. Onwuka, M. Onyesom. (2017). Entrepreneurship Evolution and the Growth of Small Scale Businesses in Nigeria. Journal of Business and Economic Development, 2(3), 176-181. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.jbed.20170203.16
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H. N. Nzewi; E. M. Onwuka; M. Onyesom. Entrepreneurship Evolution and the Growth of Small Scale Businesses in Nigeria. J. Bus. Econ. Dev. 2017, 2(3), 176-181. doi: 10.11648/j.jbed.20170203.16
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