Abstract:
The study was conducted to identify the information sources available to Small Scale Entrepreneurs (SSEs) their search strategy, how they organize their resources, storage and preservation of information among others. A survey research method was used for the study. 153 Small Scale Entrepreneurs were sampled as subject of the study. Questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. Frequency count, simple percentages were used for data analysis. From the discovery provisions store, poultry, tailoring and fast food are the predominant business activities, trade partners, suppliers, information marketing, information onraw materials, and financial information are the major types of business information needed by the SSEs. The study concluded that Small Scale Entrepreneurs in Kabba obtain most of their information from the sales agents, radio and television. Most of them make intensive use of records of sales invoices which give many businesses a satisfactory appraisal and help them to keep their business information collection, dissemination, handling of enquiries and use of the internet as one of the business information resources.
