TABLE OF CONTENT
Title page
Abstract
CHAPTER ONE
1.1 Background of the study
1.2 Statement of problem
1.3 Objectives of the study
1.4 Research questions
1.5 Hypothesis of the study
1.6 Scope of the study
1.7 Significance of the study
1.8 Definitions of the study
End of chapter reference
CHAPTER TWO : REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATION
2.1 Conceptual review
2.1.2 Entrepreneur
2.1.3 Entrepreneurship
2.1.4 Entrepreneurship Development
2.1.5 Sustenance
2.1.6 Micro Enterprise
2.1.6 Entrepreneurial Initiatives
2.2 Entrepreneurial Development Initiatives Sustenance
2.3 Entrepreneurial Initiatives and Micro Enterprise Sustenance
2.4 Challenges of Micro Enterprise Sustenance
2.5 Theoretical Framework
2.6 Empirical Reviews
Gap in Knowledge
2.7 Summary of related Literature
End of Chapter Two Reference
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODS
3.1 Research design
3.2 Area of study
3.3 Population of the study
3.4 Sample size Determination and Sampling Techniques
3.5 Source of Data
3.6 Method of Data Collection
3.7 Validity of the Research Instruments
3.8 Reliability of the Research Instrument
3.9 Method of Data Analysis
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CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS
4.1 Business Office Information
4.2 Line of Micro Business
4.3 The years of your business experience
4.4 Your enterprise started through these initiatives
4.5 The business you are handling is solely your own
4.6 You have other partners in your business
4.7 You are prompt in solving business challenges
4.8 You are faced with fund and Managerial skills challenges
4.9 Government/ NGO usually makes business environment good
4.1.0 Your business have employed a number of persons
4.1.1 You started your business through government programmes
4.1.2 Your business has helped a number of people started their own
4.1.3 Which of these challenges affect your business
CHAPTER FIVE
5.1 Summary of findings
5.2 Conclusion
5.3 Recommendation
Limitations of the study
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.
However, successive government in Nigeria has introduced various entrepreneurial developments. These programmes include Family Economic Advancement programmes (FEAP) Structural Adjustment Programmes (SAP) Green Revolution Programme (GRP) National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS) at national level, State Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (SEEDS) at state level and Local Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (LEEDS) at local government level, Poverty Alleviation Programme (PAP), and most recently, the National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP). These programmes failed to achieve their objectives because of poor design; it was in realization of the scenario that the Federal Government of Nigeria announced the inclusion of entrepreneurial education in higher institutions of learning as a way of promoting entrepreneurial spirit among Nigeria youths to take up self employment. This has led to the launching of programmes such as youths enterprise with innovation plan aimed at job creation and micro enterprises by encouraging band