The study investigated the performance of the small scale enterprises in Nigeria with special focus on the role of communication. Vertical and horizontal communications were identified and the questionnaire was used to harvest information from the respondents who are mainly SMEs owners in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State. Both inferential and descriptive statistics were used to analyse the data collected. The result of the analysis indicated that vertical communication which is the communication from the top management level to other staff is more germane for the SMEs performance. Notwithstanding, the analysis further showed that the combinations of the two are also important for the performance and success of the SMEs.