ENTREPRENEURSHIP TOPICS

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The major purpose of this is to determine the entrepreneurship development and employment in Nigeria particularly in Anambra state. The population of the study consisted of selected SMEs in Anambra State, while the convenient sampling method was used to select 266 respondents whereas, 259 were validated from the entire population. Four research question were formulated, which the study, a well structures questionnaire was developed, validat...

Background of the study

Entrepreneurship is rapidly being recognized for its role in job creation and economic growth, as well as its use in improving a region's, state's, or country's competitiveness (Davey, Hannon & Penaluna, 2016). According to Davey et al. (2016), entrepreneurship may also be viewed as a career opportunity, with new business starts creating more work prospects in society at the same time. Entrepreneurship serves...

Background to the study

A crucial role in the acceleration of economic growth has played entrepreneurial activity, which has served as the primary agent in the bulk of production, distribution, and expansion activities. The majority of currently accessible definitions of entrepreneurship are focused on the functional tasks of entrepreneurs, which include coordination, invention, and the ability to deal with unpredictability in the marketplace. Other...

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Higher education is defined as the education that is provided following the completion of secondary education at institutions such as universities, colleges of education, polytechnics, and monotechnics, as well as institutions that offer correspondence courses. The definition comes from the National Policy on Education (1998). The policy's stated objectives for tertiary education in Nigeria are as follows: to contr...

 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

In the globe, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) make up more than 90 percent of all firms, are responsible for more than 50 percent of all employment, and produce more than 50 percent of all gross domestic products (GDP). According to Roldan (2015), the majority of companies operating in Africa are classified as SMEs. The firms provide a major contribution, amongst other things, to the creation of job opportunit...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Generally speaking, small and medium-sized businesses (also known as SMEs) are considered to be the main power of every nation's economic progress, and they are also recognized as justified methods that promote development internationally. Small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) need a significant amount of human labor despite their low capital requirements. They have the potential to empower individuals to become self-s...

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This research work examined exploring the determinants of entrepreneurship among graduate’s students in Nigeria. A questionnaire survey was conducted to collect data for this study. A total number of 65 students in both management and Agricultural sciences in Delta State University Asaba Campus were sampled using a structure questionnaire. The hypotheses test was conducted using Chi-Square. We observed that back ground variable has no...

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This study was carried out to to evaluate the role of entrepreneurship in the economic development of Akwa Ibom state, Using 10 selected SMEs in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State as case study. Specifically, the study aimed at  ascertaining the role of entrepreneurship and managerial capacity in the economic development in Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria; identify the factors affecting entrepreneurship and managerial capacity in contributing to the...

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This study examined how encouraging entrepreneurship can serve as a way for the reduction of youth unemployment in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. The main objective of the study is to evaluate how encouraging entrepreneurship can help reduce youth unemployment. The study used primary data generated from five hundred questionnaires administered to self-employed youths that manage their private businesses in Yenagoa, the capital of Bayelsa Stat...

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For a country to achieve its development goals, women must be incorporated in the entrepreneurship activities. A lot of literature supports the role of women in economy building. This study sought to determine factors influencing the performance of women entrepreneurs in Lagos state. The study was guided by the following objectives: To investigate the influence of levels of education on performance of women entrepreneurs; to determine the influence of prope...

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This study was carried out on the impact of POS businesses in reducing unemployment rate in Nigeria using Asaba, Delta State as case study. To achieve this 3 research objectives were formulated.  The survey design was adopted and the simple random sampling techniques were employed in this study. The population size comprise of all the POS business owners and staff n the study area. In determining the sample size, the researcher conveni...

EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY

Entrepreneurship is all about self-improvement and self-sufficiency, which leads to job prospects. Entrepreneurship, according to Gana (2001), is the capacity to search out investment possibilities and start a business based on such prospects. While Robert (1985), as described by Baba (2013), defined entrepreneurship as the process of producing something unique and valuable by committing the required time, effort, and social risk in exchange f...

EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY

In Nigeria, the majority of small businesses fail within the first five years of operation, a lower proportion dies between the sixth and tenth years, and only about five to ten percent prosper, succeed, and mature. There are a number of causes that have been described as leading to the premature death of small enterprises. Key among them include: Inadequate capital, irregular power supply, infrastructural deficiencies (water, roads, etc....

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

With the increasing use of advanced electronic technologies for e-funds worldwide, the introduction of POS into the Nigeria economy has facilitated the ease of doing business without necessarily going about with huge cash in wallet.

The use of POS terminals to make financial payment in Nigeria was introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in 2012 to promote its cashless policy with the aim of improving payment...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Marketing and promotion is a strategic tool for the business development and it helps in the proper growth and endurance of micro, small and medium enterprise. It plays a crucial role for the success of any enterprise and the large firms have been hiring employees to take care of marketing of products or services of their enterprise but micro (Handicraft industry) and other small enterprises have no strong financial supports...