ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE AND MICRO ENTERPRISE SUSTENANCE IN AWKA METROPOLISE

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ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE AND MICRO ENTERPRISE SUSTENANCE IN AWKA METROPOLIS

TABLE OF CONTENT

Title page                                                                                              i

Dedication                                                                                             iii

Certification                                                                                                   iv

Approval Page                                                                                        v

Acknowledgement                                                                                   vi

Abstract                                                                                                ix

CHAPTER ONE

1.1 Background of the study                                                                      1

1.2 Statement of problem                                                                          3

1.3 Objectives of the study                                                                                 4

1.4 Research questions                                                                             4

1.5 Hypothesis of the study                                                                       5

1.6 Scope of the study                                                                              5

1.7 Significance of the study                                                                      5

1.8 Definitions of the study                                                                       7

End of chapter reference

CHAPTER TWO : REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATION

2.1 Conceptual review                                                                              9

2.1.2 Entrepreneur                                                                                  9

2.1.3 Entrepreneurship                                                                            10

2.1.4 Entrepreneurship Development                                                         11

2.1.5 Sustenance                                                                                     11

2.1.6 Micro Enterprise                                                                             12

2.1.6 Entrepreneurial Initiatives                                                                 12

2.2   Entrepreneurial Development Initiatives Sustenance                              13

2.3 Entrepreneurial Initiatives and Micro Enterprise Sustenance                     14

2.4 Challenges of Micro Enterprise Sustenance                                            14

2.5 Theoretical Framework                                                                      15

2.6 Empirical Reviews                                                                              16

Gap in Knowledge                                                                            18

2.7 Summary of related Literature

End of Chapter Two Reference                                                           20

 

 

CHAPTER THREE:  RESEARCH METHODS

3.1 Research design                                                                                 22

3.2 Area of study                                                                                    22

3.3 Population of the study                                                                       22

3.4 Sample size Determination and Sampling Techniques                             23

3.5 Source of Data                                                                                  24

3.6 Method of Data Collection                                                                  24

3.7 Validity of the Research Instruments                                                     24

3.8 Reliability of the Research Instrument                                                   24

3.9 Method of Data Analysis                                                                    25

End of Chapter Three Reference                                                        26

CHAPTER FOUR:   DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

4.1 Business Office Information                                                                27

4.2 Line of Micro Business                                                                       28

4.3 The years of your business experience                                                  28

4.4  Your enterprise started through these initiatives                                     29

4.5 The business you are handling is solely your own                                    30

4.6 You have other partners in your business                                              30

4.7 You are prompt in solving business challenges                                        31

4.8 You are faced with fund and Managerial skills challenges                         32

4.9 Government/ NGO usually makes business environment good                 32

4.1.0 Your business have employed a number of persons                              33

4.1.1 You started your business through government programmes                  34

4.1.2 Your business has helped a number of people started their own             34

4.1.3 Which of these challenges affect your business                                             35

CHAPTER  FIVE

5.1 Summary of findings                                                                          38

5.2  Conclusion                                                                                       39

5.3  Recommendation                                                                              39

Limitations of the study                                                                           40

Appendix 1

Appendix 2

References

 

ABSTRACT

This study evaluates entrepreneurial development initiatives and micro enterprise sustenance in Awka metropolis. The objective of this study is to determine the entrepreneurial initiatives that can sustain micro enterprises, to investigate the extent entrepreneurial initiatives can reduce unemployment and to identify the challenges of entrepreneurial development initiatives on micro enterprise sustenance, the survey research method of investigation was adopted in this research work. The study used primary and secondary source of data, data for this research work were collected using questionnaires and personal interviews on micro enterprises, data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequency distribution and simple percentages. Findings and recommendations were made most of the micro entrepreneurs have 2-5 workers working for them ad are basically and mostly into service business. There years of business experience are 1-3 years and most of them started their businesses through you-win initiatives, entrepreneurial initiatives help to reduce un-employment. Government initiatives such as NDEP,BOI YES and YOU-WIN programmes should be sustain to help in sustaining entrepreneurial development, consistent entrepreneurial training and support should regularly be organize for micro-entrepreneurs in order to fast-track and help them grow from strength to strength.

 

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1.       BACKGROUND OF STUDY

In recent times entrepreneurs have been referred to as necessary pre-requisite to mobilize capital exploit natural resources and create markets to carry on trade (Harbison & myers 2004). Entrepreneurs are agents who perform a vital role in the economic growth of a country and are linked to the overall industrial development of a linked to         the overall industrial development of a nation, some of this characteristics are risk-takers, decision-maker, perseverance, organizers and planner, innovative function, and Gap filling ability.

 

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