ABSTRACT
This study sought to identify the effects of trade· credits on the overall performance small-scale businesses with special emphasis on their volume of sales and profit maximization as well as the problems and prospects of trade credits on the small-scale businesses.
Data were collected on specific items and hypotheses of the study. instruments used for this research work were personal interviews, literature surveys and questionnaires. The data were collected, collated presented and analysed with simple statistical tools, namely descriptive tables and percentages. Hypotheses testing involved is chi-square. Records exist to show that small-scale businesses offer trade credits to their tested and proven customers. This, as was discovered has contributed to a large extent to the profit maximization of the company.
However, the incidence of bad debts, shortage of working capital and the consequent liquidation have been found to be caused by the ineffectiveness of some small-scale businesses in holding tenaciously their credit policies. Besides, the high level of default in settling debts associated with some customers has also been discovered to be caused by the economic conditions prevalent in the country. This no
doubt, results in the customer inability to settle their accounts as at when due, coupled with their dubiousness and the incidence of unforeseen circumstances that occur after the disbursement of goods.
These findings have led to the conclusion that success in arresting the rising incidence of bad debts, shortage of working capital, court cases and other ms associated with trade credits in small-scale businesses lie in the ability of the firms to fashion out workable credit
administration procedures and following to the core, the implementation of those procedures and making sure that they only extend credits to businesses, organizations and individuals with whom they have had cordial business relationships or the/ are very
knowledgeable in.
PROJECT ASSESSMENT : !
TIT.LE .: .: Ill
DECLARATION IV
CERTIFICATION :
DEDICATION VI
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT VII
TABLE OF CONTENTS VIII
UST OF TABLES AND F!GURES IX
ABSTRACT ·
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CHAPTER ONE
1.1 Background Information 1
1.2 Statement of the Problems 2
1.3 Objectives of the study 2
1.3.1 Research Questions 2
1.4 Research Hypotheses 3
1.3 Justification of the Study .'
1.4 Limitations of the Study .4
CHAPTER TWO
REV~EW OF RELATED lITERATURE
2. 1 Conceptual Approach to Trade Credits 8
2.2 Effective Trade Credits Management. 9
2.3 Evaluation of Customer and Risk Assessment. 12
2.4 Collection of Payment Procedures 14
2.5 Effect of Trade Credits on the Performance of Small-scale Businesses 15
2.6 Analytical Appraisal of Trade Credits on Management ..... '. ..... 19
References :: 20
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCHMETHODOlOGY
3:1 · · Scope of the Study 22
Selection of Data 22
Collection of Data 23
Design and Administration of Questionnaire 23
3.4 Sample Size Determination 24
3.4.1 Sampling Technique 25
3.5 Operational Measures of Variables 25
3.6 Data Analysis Techniques 27 I
References
CHAPTER f OUR
DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND D!SCUss;oNS
CHAPTER fIVE
SUMMARY OF F;NDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMME~DAT~ONS
5.1 Summary of findings .43
5.2 Conclusions :· :.47
5.3 Recommendations 47
Bibiiography , ~. u
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MOUAU/04/4325, UV'~UWAIJEOMA. "THE EFFECTS OF TRADE CREDITS ON THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF SMALL-SCALE AND MEDIUM SCALE BUSINESSES.( A CASE STUDY Of TWO SELECTED SMALL-SCALE BUSINESSES ABIA STATE)" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2020). Accessed 22 Dec. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/the-effects-of-trade-credits-on-the-overall-performance-of-small-scale-and-medium-scale-businesses-a-case-study-of-two-selected-small-scale-businesses-abia-state