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International Business Management

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The Mediatory Role of Access to Finance Between Finance Awareness and SMEs Performance in Nigeria

Kabir Shamsudeen, O.O.I. Yeng Keat and Hazlinda Hassan
Page: 4304-4310 | Received 21 Sep 2022, Published online: 21 Sep 2022

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Abstract

The study intents to determine the effects of access to finance on finance awareness and SMEs performance relationship in Nigeria. The study adopts quantitative survey method, the data collected from the SME’s owner/managers in Sokoto metropolis of North-Western Nigeria. Total of 103 questionnaires were distributed, 74 usable questionnaires were returned. The data ware analyzed using Partial Least Squares structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The result indicates that, finance awareness is statistically significant with the SMEs performance. It was also found that access to finance fully mediates the relationship between finance awareness and SMEs performance. Future research also suggested in this study.

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Kabir Shamsudeen, O.O.I. Yeng Keat and Hazlinda Hassan. The Mediatory Role of Access to Finance Between Finance Awareness and SMEs Performance in Nigeria.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/ibm.2016.4304.4310
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