<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" article-type="Research Article" dtd-version="1.0"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="pmc">iarjbm</journal-id><journal-id journal-id-type="pubmed">IARJBM</journal-id><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">IARJBM</journal-id><issn>2708-5147</issn></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">https://doi.org/10.47310/iarjbm.2020.v01i01.011</article-id><title-group><article-title>Establishing a Mathematical Model of Networking Practices for Achieving Sustainabledevelopment in Business Productivity among Agro-Allied Businesses of Nigeria</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><given-names>J.C.</given-names><surname>Ihemeje</surname></name></contrib><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-a" /></contrib-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><given-names>Kingsley</given-names><surname>Nwagu</surname></name></contrib><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-b" /></contrib-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><given-names>Zwingina</given-names><surname>Christy Twaliwi</surname></name></contrib><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-c" /></contrib-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><given-names>H.A.</given-names><surname>Yamta</surname></name></contrib><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-d" /></contrib-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><given-names>Adeleke</given-names><surname>Ezekiel Olukayode</surname></name></contrib><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-e" /></contrib-group><aff-id id="aff-a">College Of Management Sciences, Michael Okpara University, Umudike, Nigeria</aff-id><aff-id id="aff-b">Department of Management, Texila American University</aff-id><aff-id id="aff-c">Department of Management, Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa State, Nigeria</aff-id><aff-id id="aff-d">Department of Banking and Finance, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria</aff-id><aff-id id="aff-e">Department of Accounting, Adeleke University, Osun State, Nigeria</aff-id><abstract>Networking promotes interpersonal relationship skills necessary for achieving Sustainable development in Business by making businesses access other business resources. The study formulates a mathematical model for establishing the effect of networking on sustainable increase in productivity of agro-allied small businesses&amp;nbsp;in Nigeria. The instrument of data collection is the research questions structured in close-ended five-point Likert scale. The evaluation of the relationship between dependent of productivity and independent variables of strategic entrepreneurship management practice proxied by networking was performed using the Ordinary Least Square regression technique.&amp;nbsp;The study found&amp;nbsp;that networking as indicator of strategic entrepreneurship management has significant effect on sustainable increase in growth of agro-allied businesses&amp;nbsp;in Nigeria. The study recommended the education of small business entrepreneurs on the benefits of networking as a viable option towards business growth and expansion.&amp;nbsp;</abstract></article-meta></front><body /><back /></article>