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VOL. 7, ISSUE 4 (2025)
An empirical investigation of COVID-19 pandemic on Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs): A survey in some selected local Government Areas of Bauchi State Nigeria
Authors
Murtala Saidu Jibril, Abdullahi Ahmad Mohammad, Hamza Dahiru, Tasi u Tijjanni Sabi u
Abstract
The study empirically investigated COVID-19
Pandemic on Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs): A Survey Bauchi State
Northeastern Nigeria. Materials and Method: In this study, survey and filled
questionnaire research design was used which was administered to the
respondents who were the owners of small and medium size businesses/firms in
Bauchi State, Nigeria. The variables used were changes made to employment or
payroll for business/firm, continue to pay some or all employees who were told
not to work as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic while they were not
working, paying a portion of health insurance premiums for some or all
employees who were told not to work as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic,
work remotely as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, increase the amount of
paid sick leave provided to employees, loan or grant tied to re-hiring or
maintaining employees on the payroll and loan or grant tied for maintaining
production level which were used as metrics after COVID-19 while growth of sectors
after COVID-19 were used as proxy of growth. The population of the study is the
entire small businesses in Bauchi. The study used regression with the aid of
STATA/R. Results shows most of the variables have a negative and insignificant
effect of COVID-19 on the well-being (growth) of small and medium size
businesses in Nigeria. The study recommended that Government should ensure such
financial assistance to small and medium size businesses continue for full
recovery from the negative effect of COVID-19. The Government should encourage
small and medium size businesses by exempting them from multiple and excessive
taxations that could retard their growth so that they can quickly survive.
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Murtala Saidu Jibril, Abdullahi Ahmad Mohammad, Hamza Dahiru, Tasi u Tijjanni Sabi u "An empirical investigation of COVID-19 pandemic on Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs): A survey in some selected local Government Areas of Bauchi State Nigeria". International Journal of Commerce and Economics, Vol 7, Issue 4, 2025, Pages 1-6
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