ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE AND MICRO ENTERPRISE SUSTENANCE IN AWKAÂ 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
Â
CHAPTER THREE:Â 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:Â Â 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
CHAPTERÂ 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.