ABSTRACT
The aim of this research work is to appraise the role of entrepreneurship Development: The Role of Government Support Agencies in Enugu State (A Case study of Enugu State Agricultural Development Programme (ENADEP) Enugu). The broad objective of this research include the following: to identify the challenges impending the effective and efficient implementation of planned programmes for entrepreneurship development in the state. To ascertain the level at which government have played its role in the development of entrepreneurship in the state. For a successful completion of this research work, the researcher made use both primary and secondary method of data collection for information gathering, primary data were collected through: Questionnaire administration, oral interview, and personal observation. Secondary data were collected through; periodicals and journals textbooks, and lecture and note books, and internet. The data collected were presented in tables and analyzed with simple percentage while the hypotheses stated were tested with chi-square. The summary of findings made for the purpose of this research study include the following: the researcher discovered that 16% strongly agree that sufficient fund is available to fast track the development of entrepreneurship in Enugu State, 24% agreed, 40% disagree, 14% strongly disagree and 6% undecided. Therefore, sufficient fund is not available to fast track the development of entrepreneurship in Enugu state. In conclusion, government support agencies participation in entrepreneurship has encouraged the spirit of entrepreneurship among Enugu state inhabitants. Government has played its role adequately. The researcher recommend that the government with its agencies should increase their support for the entrepreneurial/ vocational programs as part of the tertiary education system.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page i
Approval Page ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgment iv
Abstract v
Table of Contents vi
Chapter One
Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study 1
1.2 Statement of the Problem 2
1.3 Objectives of the study 4
1.4 Research Hypothesis 5
1.5 Significance of the study 6
1.6 Scope of the Study 6
1.7 Limitation of the study 7
1.8 Definition of Terms 8
References
CHAPTER TWO
Literature Review
2.1 Introduction 10
2.2 Conceptual Framework 11
2.3 Entrepreneurship as Explained by Different Authorities114
2.4 History of Entrepreneurial Development in Nigeria 18
2.5 Empirical Review 21
2.6 Characteristics of Entrepreneurship 25
2.7 Various Government Support Agencies and their Function 28
2.8 The Interventionist Agencies 29
2.8.1 Historical Background of the Study 31
2.8.2 ENADEP Objectives 32
2.8.3 ENADEP Strategies to Achieve its Objectives 33
2.8.4 Mode of Operation and Structure of ENADEP 33
2.8.4.1 ENADEP Funding 37
2.9 Special Projects Undertaken of ENADEP 37
References
CHAPTER THREE:
Research design and methodology
3.1 Research Design 40
3.2 Area of the study 41
3.3 Population of the study 41
3.4 Sample and Sampling Procedure 42
3.5 Instrument for Data Collection 44
3.6 Validity of the Instrument 46
3.7 Reliability of the Instrument 46
3.8 Method of Data Collection 47
3.9 Method of Data Analysis 48
References
CHAPTER FOUR:
Data presentation and Analysis
4.1 Presentation and Analysis of Data 50
4.2 Test of Hypothesis 60
4.3 Summary of Findings 71
CHAPTER FIVE:
Discussion of Result, Conclusion and Recommendations
5.1 Discussion of Result 73
5.2 Implication of the Research Findings 75
5.3 Conclusion 76
5.4 Suggestion for Further Studies 77
5.5 Recommendations 77
Bibliography
Appendix
