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An examination of the effect of funds provided by cooperative thrift and credit societies on the performance of small scale businesses in nigeria i
1. Research Journal of Finance and Accounting www.iiste.org
ISSN 2222-1697 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2847 (Online)
Vol 3, No 7, 2012
An Examination of the Effect of Funds Provided by Cooperative
Thrift and Credit Societies on the Performance of Small-Scale
Businesses in Nigeria
ARIBABA, Foluso Olugbenga
Obafemi Awolowo University, Centre for Distance Learning, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria.
Email: foarib@yahoo.co.uk
Abstract
This study examined how CTCS funding has affected the performance of small-scale businesses. This was with a
view to providing information on the role of CTCS in the development and growth of small-scale businesses.
Primary data involving the administration of questionnaire was utilized for the study. Copies of questionnaires
were administered to 20 CTCS randomly selected leaders from each of the six major towns in Ondo state namely
Akure, Ikare, Irele, Okitipupa, Ondo, and Owo; totaling 120. Also, copies of questionnaire were administered to
240 entrepreneurs that are Cooperative members from each of the six towns. The instrument elicited information
on the socio-demographic background of the cooperative leaders and small-scale entrepreneurs, the sources of
funds to CTCS, sources of finance available to small-scale businesses, effect of Cooperative loans on small-scale
business performance, problems encountered by the CTCS in financing small-scale business, and the specific
problems facing small-scale businesses in getting the needed funding from the CTCS. Data collected were
analysed using descriptive statistics.
The result of the study showed that CTCS funding has affected positively the performance of small-scale
businesses: the small-scale business performance F-test and its level of significance which were used in the
analysis showed that Current liabilities was significant (F=9.78, p<0.05); Fixed assets was significant (F=8.20,
p<0.05); and Current assets was significant (F=10.92, p<0.05).
The study concluded that membership of CTCS by entrepreneurs had a positive impact on the performance of
small-scale businesses in Nigeria.
Keywords: Keywords, Credit union, Entrepreneur, small-scale business
1. Introduction
The role of the Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) as a catalyst for economic growth and development has been
well documented in the economic literature and recognized in most countries (Sanusi, 2003). For example, in
many of the newly industrialized nations, more than 98 percent of all industrial enterprises belong to the SMEs
sector and account for the bulk of the labour force. It enjoys a competitive advantage over large enterprises in
servicing dispersed local markets. Cognizant of this fact, programmes of assistance, especially, in the areas of
finance, extension and advisory services, as well as provision of infrastructure have been designed by the Nigerian
government at the Federal, State and Local Government levels for the development of the SMEs. Governments in
Nigeria have in the last four decades shown much interest in ensuring adequate financing for Small and Medium
Enterprises (SMEs), by establishing various schemes and specialised financial institutions to provide appropriate
financing to this sub-sector of the economy.
Two main source of finance to this very important sector of the economy are formal and informal source.
The formal sources include banks, government loan agencies such as the micro-credit schemes, Entrepreneurial
Development programmes (EDP), Poverty Alleviation Programmes and financial institutions, while the informal
source of finance include business owners’, savings, ploughed back profit, friends, families, “esusu”, money
lenders, clubs such as Cooperative, Thrift and Credit Societies (CTCS) among others.
The informal rather than formal sector provides the bulk of financing, especially in the developing countries, for
small enterprises in the rural areas (Anin, 2001). The continued importance of informal markets, despite the
growth of the capital market and the financial sectors of these countries, is due to restrictive and repressive
financial policies, lack of innovative measures and instruments to integrate informal and formal market and often
the lower transaction costs of certain informal market credit intermediaries. The peculiar characteristic of
informal market is that they are far more loosely monitored and regulated than formal finance (Onyenwaku and
Fabiyi, 2001).
Capital in the form of money is crucial for entrepreneurial development. This is enunciated by Harper (2003),
who contends that one way money affects entrepreneur’s agency belief is through its impact on their perception of
their problem situation. An entrepreneur’s estimates of self-efficacy and degree of agency may include a cognitive
appraisal of the situational context in which entrepreneurship occurs, including the nature of the goals to be
achieved and the requirements of transactions to be carried out. The challenge is that economists have not analyzed
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2. Research Journal of Finance and Accounting www.iiste.org
ISSN 2222-1697 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2847 (Online)
Vol 3, No 7, 2012
the role of financial institutions such as Cooperative Thrift and Credit Societies (CTCS) on agency belief,
entrepreneurship and micro enterprise development.
Small- scale businesses which require small startup capital are faced with problems of financing. In
attempting to solve this problem, Government established agencies to assist in the provision of finances to
small-scale business entrepreneurs. While CTCS have played major role in the formation and growing of small
scale businesses, the overall effect of the finances offered by CTCS on small-scale businesses is still relatively
new, hence this study.
2. Small-Scale Enterprises
One of the major difficulties facing researchers in the small-scale sector is the problem of conceptualization. Since
a complete spectrum of firm areas exist in any country, any definition creates a rather arbitrary dividing line
between firms. The measure most commonly used is the number of employees but the dividing line chosen varies
from country to country and extends from 5 to 500 (Jensen, 2007). Although the foregoing could be regarded as
basic ingredients for a small-scale enterprise, there are varying interpretation which differ from country to country
and form industry to industry.
In the United Kingdom, the Economic Advisory Group classified small business according to industry in
terms of net assets and turnover ranging between £20,000 to £25,000 and £50,000 to £500,000 in business turnover
(Ayo, 2006) These are presently equivalent to N4.4m to N5.5m and N11m to N110m for net assets and turnover
respectively. However, these definitions may not be applicable in Nigeria. According to Small Business
Association in the United States, any business which has less than 250 employees and whose annual turnover is not
more than $10million is small scale. Another definition of the Committee for Economic Development in USA
described small business as one whose management is independent, capital is supplied and ownership is held by an
individual or small number of individual and its areas of operation are mainly local; and its size within the industry
is relatively small. In India, all manufacturing enterprises with an investment in capital of not more than 750,000
rupees are regarded as small-scale business (Donde, 2005).
A United Nations report on the development of manufacturing industries in Egypt, Israel and Turkey in 1958
refers to manufacturing establishment employing 10 or more person as ‘medium scale or large scale” thus limiting
the term “small scale” to manufacturing establishment, while a working group of the Economic Commission for
Asia in 1952 defined small scale industry as an establishment with not more than 20 employees when using motive
power or 50 otherwise. The United Nations Industrial Development Organization in 1958 classified a business as
being small only if it has less than 150 employees on its pay roll (Ayo, 2006). In Japan, the laws for assisting
small-scale industries recognize upper limit of 300 employees and investment of 10 million yen for manufacturing
firm is a small-scale business if it has fewer than 250 employees (Adegeye, 2006).
In Nigeria, the Industrial Research Unit of the ObafemiAwolowo University, Ile-Ife in 1972 defines a small
scale business as one whose total assets and working capital is less than N50,000 and employing fewer than 50
persons (Famoriyo, 1998). The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) guidelines also defined small-scale business as an
establishment whose turnover does not exceed N500,000. The Federal Ministry of Commerce and Industry equates
business in the small-scale category with those whose capital (i.e total cost, excluding cost of land) is not over
N750,000 (Ekpeyong, 2002). The Nigerian Bank for Commerce and Industry defined small-scale enterprises as
firms with assets, including working capital but excluding land not exceeding N750,000 (Ekpeyong, 2002).
Lastly, the Federal Ministry of Industries prior to Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP) and Second-tier
Foreign Exchange Market (SFEM) also defines small-scale enterprises as any manufacturing process or service
industry with a capital investment not more than N150,000 in plant and machinery. There is no lower limit for the
capital investment and this made the definition to embrace conventional distributive and small scale industries
including the enterprises of self-employed artisans. During the SAP era, the maximum capital investment level of
N150,000 was adjusted to N500,000 and this definition has been guiding lenders in their classification of
businesses.
No one single definition of size fits all instances. Even a definition of sizes, in terms of numbers employed,
leaves us with much problem. For instance, a car firm employing a thousand personnel would be considered
“small” in the context of its industry. On the other hand, in the printing industry, a firm employing 200 personnel
could be considered to be medium-sized or even large. However, in any examination of social characteristics and
social dynamics of the small firm, a definition of size in terms of numbers employed is, overall, usually the most
appropriate (Adegeye, 2006).
It is imperative that most of the definitions appear to be governed by the interest of the perceiver, the purpose
of definition and the stage of development of the particular environment in which the definition is being employed.
However, for the purpose of this study, we will defined a small scale enterprise as one which is being owned by
one or two persons, and is family-influenced in decision-making, undifferentiated in organizational structure and
has a relatively small market share as well as employing less than 50 persons. This definition is multidimensional
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and avoids the problems of employing one term to lump together a number of characteristics that are logically
separable.
3. Principles of Cooperatives
The Cooperative principles formulated in Europe stipulated that Cooperative is non-profit system of production
and trade. They are organized in the interest of the whole community. Their system is based upon voluntary and
mutual self-help. The cooperative system is one through which the majority of the less privileged people in the
world can part with misery, depression and oppression by joining the path for self realization and restriction or any
social, political, racial or religious discriminations to all persons who make use of its services and are willing to
accept the responsibility of membership (Mayopux, 2008). It has been argued that Cooperatives, nowadays, have
not followed these principles in their entirety as enunciated by the Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers. The
main causes are the diversity of Cooperative associations, and the variability in their organizational structure and
functioning (Schaars, 2001).
There are three fundamental concepts that differentiated a Cooperative from other forms of business
enterprises. These concepts which must be incorporated in the organization and operating pattern of an enterprise
in order for it to qualify as Cooperative are:
i. Ownership and control of the organization: The first of these distinctive concepts is that the ownership and
control of the enterprise must by those who utilize its service that is, its members: The control is exercised by the
owners as the patrons of the business rather than by the owners as investors in the business. The relationship means
that the primary objective of the Cooperative enterprise is to do the job assigned to it at a minimum cost and with
maximum satisfaction for its owner-patrons. Whereas, the primary objectives of non-patron firms is to maximize
returns over investment for the benefit of the owner investors. In order to assure the effectiveness of this concept,
some provision is often made in the bye-laws of Cooperatives to limit the amount of business that can be transacted
with non-members; in addition, the voting control of the business is restricted in various ways to help ensure that
the user is dominant over the investor orientation. Traditionally, control has been on a one-man, one-vote basis
regardless of the amount any individual has invested.
ii. Return on investment is shared on equal basis: The second distinctive Cooperative concept is that the
business operations are performed on a cost basis approach and any returns above cost are returned to patron on
equitable basis. From this concept arise common practice of referring to Cooperatives as non-profit business
concerns. The patronage refund of excess of income over expenses of Cooperatives is the devise used to return to
the owner-patrons. The overcharges or underpayments that resulted in earning above cost. In non-cooperative
businesses, earnings or profits belong to the shareholders for distribution or use as the business deems fit. In
cooperatives, such earnings are a liability owed to the patron owners.
iii. Returns on the owner’s invested capital is limited: The third distinctive Cooperative concept is that the
return on the owner’s invested capital is limited. The capital requirements of a Cooperative may not be different
from those of any other type of business organization engaged in similar activities. However, the relationship of
the investor to the business is quite different. In a Cooperative, the patron owner invests his money primarily so
that the organization may provide desired services for him. His decision to enter or remain as a patron-owner of the
Cooperative is made largely on the basis of his opportunity to benefit as a patron-user. In non-Cooperative forms of
business, investors offer their money in expectation of a return on it. The need for capital may be as urgent for a
Cooperative as for any other kind of business, but in methods of capital accumulation, it must be acknowledged
that returns on the capital are limited (Ijere, 1981).
These distinctive differences give rise to the principal unique quality of a Cooperative. The point of view
which guides its activities is that of the owners of the business who are also its customers and users. A Cooperative
Society may undertake profitable ventures like any other business. These distinctive differences also give rise to
several operational differences between cooperative corporations and non-cooperative corporation (Farmoriyo,
1998).
4. Examination of the effect of funds provided by CTCS on the performance of small- scale businesses.
In order to test the effectiveness of funds provided by CTCS on the performance of small scales businesses;
respondents were asked to provide information on the profit, sales, current assets. Fixed assets, current liabilities,
total debts, proprietors fund and interest paid by small-scale businesses. The responses were subjected to
Friedman Rank test and ANOVA test. The result of the analysis was presented in Tables 1, 2 and 3.
The mean rank analysis revealed that Profit (2,712,378), and Fixed assets (271,378) has the highest means,
while Sales (2,267,025.92) and Current assets (9,398.45) were ranked 2nd and 3rd respectively. Furthermore,
proprietors fund (876,875); Total debts (204,612); Current liabilities (324,670.65); and Interest paid
(178,863.88) were ranked 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th respectively (see Table 1). With these results, it is concluded that the
independent variable (cooperative loans) has an effect on the dependent variables and consequent on the
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performance of small-scale businesses. The five years financial summary of the performance of the small-scale
business showed a steady increase in the profit, sales, fixed assets, and current assets of the small-scale business
from 2005 to 2009 (see Table 2). This reflects the positive effects the independent variable (cooperative loans)
has on the performance of small-scale business.
Finally, the table of ANOVA (see Table 3) showed the effect of fund provided by CTCS on the profit after
membership of CTCS by small-scale business entrepreneurs. The result showed that cooperative loans do not
affect significantly (F 2.780 (0.015)) the current liabilities (see Table 3(a)). However, the ANOVA table (see
Table 3(b)) on profit after membership is significant (0.000) given the independent and after membership of
CTCS profits.
Furthermore, the ANOVA table (see Table 3(c) (d)) on Sales, Fixed assets and Current assets after
membership of CTCS and obtaining loans from Cooperative Societies was significant (0.000) with the constant
cooperative loans and the dependents variable (Sales, Fixed assets and Current assets).
Based on the above analysis, one can conclude that the fund provided by CTCS has positive effect on the
performance of small-scale business.
Table 1: Descriptive statistics on cooperative loans and performance of Small-Scale Businesses
N Range Min Max Sum Means S.D
Profit 221 141874750 250 141875000 599435692 12712378 1429995.3
Fixed asset 221 14187750 250 14187500 599435692 12712378 1429995.3
Current asset 32 43075000 5000 4312500 12750552 3398454 772398.94
Sales 194 136664667 2000 13666667 51803030 226702592 154971078.2
Total debt 27 3260375 2125 3262500 5524541 5204612 634008.40
Current liab. 15 3411857.1 3100 3442857 4870057 6324670.65 892339.57
Proprietors fund 8 3855000 20000 3875000 7015000 4876875 1278865.58
Interest paid 20 3312495 5 3312500 3577276 7178863.83 738128.05
Source: Field Survey, 2012
Table 2: A 5 Year Financial Summary of Performance Small- Scale Business
Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Profit (N) 503875500 556848060 62800700 669671800 712815200
Fixed Asset (N) 22583000 27491724 251600845 31155402 31903500
Current Asset(N 11751000 113953200 1140860000 114345000 115210000
Sales (N) 4E + 00 5E +009 5E +009 8E +009 10E +009
Total Debts(N) 12,166,006 12,971,000 14,724,000 14,800,000 15,053,000
Current Liab.(N) 41.1m 40,9m 58.2m 60.4m 90.1m
Proprietors Fund 400.5m 399.1m 514.9m 502.3m 520.7m
Interest paid.(N) 42.5m 42.6m 42.8m 32.2m 31,0m
Source: Field Survey, 2012
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Table 3: Result of the effect of Funds Provided by CTCS on the performance of Small Scale Businesses
S/N Parameters Sum of DF Mean F Sig
Squares Square
Curren
A Between groups 6.5E+022 6 1.13E+022 9.780 0.015
Liabilities within groups 4.2E+023 104 4.068E+021
Total 4.9E+023 110
B. Between groups 1.9E.023 6 3.182E+023 11.032 0.000
Profit within groups 3.0E.023 104 2.88E+021
Total 4.9E.023 110
C Between groups 1.3E.023 6 2.228E+022 6.427 0.000
Sales within groups 3.6E.023 103 3,467E+021
Total 4.9E+023 109
D. Between groups 1.6E+023 6 2.627+022 8.195 0.000
Fixed Asset Within groups 3.3E+023 104 3.205E+021
Total 4.9E+023 110
E. Current asset between groups 1.9E+023 6 3.181E+022 10.921 0.000
Within groups 3.0E+023 103 2.913E+021
Total 4.9E+023 109
Source: Field survey, 2012
5. Conclusion
The study examined the effect of CTCS loans on the performance of the small scale business of its members.
The independent variable (Cooperative loans) has positive effect on the performance of small-scale businesses
(see Tables 1; 2; and 3). Finally, the result of the study showed that there was significant relationship between
fund provided by the CTCS and the performance of small-scale businesses. This is reflected in the F- test and
significant value on: Monthly sales, Mean profit, fixed assets, Current assets and Annual sales (see Table 3).
The study had shown that being a member of Cooperative Thrift and Credit Societies by entrepreneur of
small-scale businesses has positive impact on the performance of their businesses.
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