The purpose of the study is to identify the factors influencing business performance among the manufacturing sub-sector of small business enterprises in Nigeria (Bauchi state). This is because of the enormous importance of the sub-sector to the growth and development of the economy in terms of poverty alleviation, job creation, revenue generation etc. it is also known that people from different socio-demographic may have different factors affecting their businesses. Therefore, in ensuring the development of a country or region, more attention should be paid to SMEs development, and for you to achieve the needed development, like in my region that is multi-ethnical, multi-cultural, and different patterns of behavior, you need to identify the factors affecting business performance within the region.