ABSTRACT
Government have set up agencies that are specifically charged with training the people, providing funds and other services for the promotion and development of entrepreneurship.
This project work focused on the functions and achievement of government support agencies in the development of entrepreneurship in Enugu State with special reference to the national directorate of employment (NDE).
It is the aim of this research to find out the following, the functions of the government support agencies especially NDE whether the various programmes of the NDE has helped to achieve her mandates, whether the growth in the number of small business or entrepreneurial organization can be attributed to the established of the government support agency if there is anything that makes the achievement of the NDE mandate difficult and to disclose how far the agency have helped those who are unemployed within the state to gain employment.
The researcher critically looked at some salient literary work that appear to have some theoretical relevance to the research work and indicated their strength and weakness and how they impinge on this work.
While conducting this study, the researcher made use of data from both primary and secondary sources.
The areas of the study is Enugu state where as the population size and sample size are 1125 and 295 respectively.
The three hypothesis formulated were tested using the chi-square 6c2) statistical formula and it was discovered among other that the establishment of the NDE has a positive effect impact on entrepreneurship development in Enugu State.
Finally, one of the major findings was that the government does not provide enough find for the NDE programmes to enhance efficient and effective running of the government support agency.
TABLE OF CONTENT
Title page
Approval page/certification page
Dedication
Acknowledgment
Abstract
Table of contents
CHAPTER ONE:
INTRODUCTION
1.1Background of the study
1.2Statement of the problem
1.3Purpsoe of the study
1.4Scope of the study
1.5Research hypothesis
1.6Significance of the study
1.7Definition of terms
References
CHAPTER TWO
REVIEW OF THE RELATED LITERATURE
2.1Introduction
2.2Entrepreneurship development
2.3Need, scope, and characteristics of entrepreneurship
2.4Various government support agencies and their functions
References
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY
3.1Research design
3.2Area of the study
3.3Population of the study
3.4Sample and sampling procedure/technique
3.5Instrument of data collection
3.6Validation of the instrument
3.7Reliability of the instrument
3.8Method of data collection
3.9Method of data analysis
References
CHAPTER FOUR:
DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS
4.1Presentation and analysis
4.2Testing of hypothesis
4.3Summary of results
References
CHAPTER FIVE
DISCUSSIONS, RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION
5.1Discussion of results/findings
5.2Conclusions
5.3Implications of the research findings
5.4Recommendation
5.5Limitations of the study
5.6Suggestions for further research
References
Bibliography
Appendages/appendices
Questionnaires.
