Impact of Entrepreneurship Development Programmes on Entrepreneurial Businesses and Innovativeness in Nigeria: Empirical Evidence from Katsina State
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Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Development Centres, Entrepreneurship Development Programmes, Entrepreneurial Businesses, InnovativenessAbstract
This paper examined the impact of entrepreneurship development programmeson entrepreneurial businesses and innovativenesswith a view to identifying whether the programmes offered by Katsina entrepreneurship development Centres (EDCs) have influence on entrepreneurial businesses and innovativeness. The study used a structured questionnaire to collect data. Specifically, data was collected from the participants of entrepreneurship development centres in Katsina Youth Craft Village, and other Business Apprenticeship Training Centres in the State. A multistage sampling technique via purposive, stratified and convenience sampling techniques was used for the selection of three hundred and seventy-one (371) respondents from Katsina youth craft village and business apprenticeship centres in Daura and Funtua Senatorial zones of the State. Out of this, only three hundred and thirty-nine (338) respondents representing (91.1%),questionnaires administered were completed and returned, while Two hundred and ninety-nine (299) were found worthy for futher analysis.A One-Way Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) was used. The findings of the study revealed that the programmes offered at the Entrepreneurship Development Centres (EDCs) significantly have a combined influence on both entrepreneurial businesses and innovativeness. Thus, we can conclude that entrepreneurship development programmes are the determining factor of entrepreneurial businesses and innovativeness in State. The study recommends that the programmes offered at the Entrepreneurship Development Centres (EDCs) be sustained and Government should increase its support and the establishment of EDCs across the State. Finally, assistance in form of business start-up packages is a major component to entrepreneurial business; it should therefore be extended to every graduate of the programmes.
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