BUSINESS SURVIVAL WITHOUT BORROWING A STUDY OF CRITTALL - HOPE NIGERIA LTD
BUSINESS SURVIVAL WITHOUT BORROWING A STUDY OF CRITTALL - HOPE NIGERIA LTD
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Date
1999
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ALAYAKI, ADESHINA
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Abstract
The survival of a business depends to a large extent on the availability of enough funds to
finance, its operations. It is indeed not an under-statement that a business that is
inadequately financed face the risk of dying.
Broadly, there arc two methods of financing business operations; owners' equity and
debts (borrowings). An examination of many businesses balance sheets revealed that
over 90% of business organizations have one form of debt or the other in their capital
structure. These debts ranges from long, intermediate or short-term, sourced from both
financial and non-financial organizations.
Crittall-Hope Nigeria Limited is one of the very few companies that is entirely equity
financed and has been like that for over forty years of its existence. This study revealed
that an organization can survive without borrowing and also that there are other equally
important factors aside from finance that determines survival. Among those factors
revealed by this study are; the need for a continuous review of environmental changes
and formulation of appropriate strategic planning and budget, an establishment of
purposeful management information system, development of quality products that meets
customers' specifications, desire etc., establishment of wide distribution network,
recruitment of the right types of personnel.
It is also note worth to mention that companies don't just source for debt finance for the
sake of it, it is usually based on need. Where the operations do not require it a company
that still goes ahead to obtain debt will suddenly become over-capitalized and unable to
effectively utilized the excess finance at its disposal.
It must however be stressed that even all the other factors that determines or contribute to
survival of business organizations needs to be financed one way or the other.
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BEING A PROJECT SUBMITTED
TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER
OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA)
Keywords
BUSINESS,, SURVIVAL,, BORROWING,, CRITTALL,, HOPE NIGERIA LTD.