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Corresponding Author: BELLO SANI SAMBO, bellosanisambo@gmail.com , Department of Local Government Studies, Kaduna Polytechnic, Kaduna, Nigeria.
Sambo, B. S., Gichira, R., & Yusuf, I. (2015). Effect of Entrepreneurial Skills Management and Funding on Small and Medium Enterprises’ Performances at the Local Government Level in Northern Nigeria. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 5(6).
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