The task of small scale businesses in the development of emerging nations has been perceived to be essential in conquering financial difficulties described by high rate of unemployment, high destitution rates and pay disparities, particularly in developing nations. The disruptions caused due to changed circumstances have led to the loss of revenue for businesses and exposed them to a vulnerable environment. Government grants and assistance as a tool for development and growth of small scale businesses are phenomenal. The study aimed at ascertaining the effect of government grant on employee performance of small scale businesses. Taking into account the challenges facing small scale businesses and provision of government grants in Nigeria, other specific objectives were aimed at Evaluating the effect of government training on employee performance of small scale businesses and secondly, To find out how lack of access to finance influences employee performance of Small scale businesses. Theoretical framework of the study was based on motivation theory. A cross sectional, explanatory and descriptive research design was employed and questionnaire was administered to 133 sampled respondents. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data obtained. The findings of the study shows that government training has a positive effect on employee performance while a low relationship exist between lack of access to finance and employee commitment. The low value of multiple correlation of determination indicates that there are other important factors that affect the employee commitment other than lack of access to finance. The study concludes that government grant has a positive effect on employee performance and thus recommends that Government grants and assistance agencies should aim at helping Small scale businesses with different marketing strategies to guarantee that they comprehend the market.
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