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Nigerian government has been spending an immense amount of money obtained from external funding institutions for entrepreneurial and small business development programs, which have generally yielded poor results (Mainbula 1997). Given the large domestic market and plethora of raw materials in Nigeria, there is little progress in terms of manufacturing value-added products, either for import substitution, exports, or employment creation. It therefore becomes pertinent to identify the factors that impede small business development in Nigeria. For this study, 32 small business entrepreneurs were interviewed across the country. In addition, other sources were interviewed to check and confirm the validity of the entrepreneu rs' responses.