ABSTRACT This project aims at examining various government policies and theireffects on the survival and growth of small and medium scale enterprises(SMEs). It is crucial for us to understand and appreciate what constitute asmall or medium scale enterprise, what factors militate against theirsurvival and growth, and the proliferation for which government policieshave been formulated to address. The study intends to examineconstraints encountered by small and medium scale industries as thefed...