The Roles of Record Keeping In the Survival and Growth of Small Scale Enterprises in Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State

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G. Olukotun
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Dr. Ademola
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Samuel O. James
Samuel O. James
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Ifedolapo Olore
Ifedolapo Olore
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Abstract

Record keeping is the recording of business transactions in systematic manner so that the financial position of an organization can be ascertained at any point in time. It has become the foundation on which modern businesses depends. The objective of this paper therefore is to look at the records to be kept by an organization, their features and the importance of book/record keeping to the growth of an organization. Data were collected using the primary and secondary sources. The primary sources include the use of questionnaire and personal interview while existing literature forms the bulk of the secondary source. The data collected were presented using table while chi-square was used in analyzing the data. It was found out from the data analysis that majority of our respondents do not keep business records and therefore do not even know whether their businesses are growing or not. It is therefore recommended that small scale entrepreneurs to keep up to date and accurate records of their business.

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G. Olukotun. 1970. \u201cThe Roles of Record Keeping In the Survival and Growth of Small Scale Enterprises in Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State\u201d. Global Journal of Management and Business Research - A: Administration & Management GJMBR-A Volume 12 (GJMBR Volume 12 Issue A13): .

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Record keeping is the recording of business transactions in systematic manner so that the financial position of an organization can be ascertained at any point in time. It has become the foundation on which modern businesses depends. The objective of this paper therefore is to look at the records to be kept by an organization, their features and the importance of book/record keeping to the growth of an organization. Data were collected using the primary and secondary sources. The primary sources include the use of questionnaire and personal interview while existing literature forms the bulk of the secondary source. The data collected were presented using table while chi-square was used in analyzing the data. It was found out from the data analysis that majority of our respondents do not keep business records and therefore do not even know whether their businesses are growing or not. It is therefore recommended that small scale entrepreneurs to keep up to date and accurate records of their business.

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