Improving_the_Performance_of_Family_Owned_Small_and_Medium_Scale_Enterprise_The_Role_of_Disruptive_Innovation
The role of disruptive innovation in promoting the performance of family-owned small and medium scale enterprises has not fully been explored in Africa especially Nigeria. Therefore, this paper is focused on examining the role of disruptive innovation in improving the performance of family-owned small and medium scale enterprises. The study administered 390 copies of questionnaires, while 310 were retrieved from family-owned SMEs in Ado Ekiti. Multiple regression and correlation were deployed...
The role of skill acquisition and entrepreneurship development in improving economic independence among serving corp members in Ibadan North Local Government, Oyo State
The broad objectives of the study are to: determine the extent to which NYSC Corp members enrol for skill acquisition training during their service year; know the extent to which NYSC Corp members utilise skills acquisition to enhance their economic independence and; ascertain the extent to which the skills acquired by NYSC Corps members enhance their economic independence. A descriptive cross-sectional survey research design was adopted. The population (1166) consist of batch A, B and C 2017...
Our YouthsAre Not Lazy Depreciating Unemployment through Sustainable Development Policies in Nigeria
Despite the global adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Nigeria has made little progress when compared to other countries. Specifically, Nigeria has done little in terms of socioeconomic and political development. This is evident with the low school enrollment of children and the surge of poverty. Many have argued that Nigeria’s low scorecard on development is motivated by incessant conflict and recently, by the tragedy of COVID-19. However, the problem is more the nature o...
The Influence of Informal Learning in Promoting Entrepreneurial Capacity of Boutique Owners
Learning is a process that embodies all forms of activities which enables transgenerational transmitting of cultural values and prepares individuals for social living. Entrepreneurial capacity enables a firm to capitalize on a wide scope of fresh and alternative viewpoints that may challenge embedded assumptions and path-dependent cognitive schemes used by a firm. The specific objectives are to ascertain the impacts of informal learning in promoting entrepreneurial capacity; to determin...
Assessment of Global COVID-19 on SMEs: An Emphasis on Businesses at the Technological Incubation Centre Nigeria
The purpose of study is the assessment of global COVID-19 on small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) with the case of Technological Incubation Centre (TIC), Ibadan. Three research objectives were raised. A descriptive survey research design was used. The population of the study is 29. Total census survey was adopted as the sampling technique. SPSS software 25 analysis was used toanalyze the data. The study concluded that there has been an increase in all the inputs needed for the production...
Raising Employability Bar and Building Entrepreneurial Capacity in Youth: A Case Study of National Social Investment Programme in Nigeria
Nigeria is no doubt currently among the countries embattled with a high rate of unemployment. Due to the present economic challenges, which have lasted over a decade. To examine the impact level of the social investment programme on the beneficiaries, qualitative research was carried out and the instrument was structured on complete open-ended, by one-one interview and online platforms (Whatsapp and Facebook groups). N-teach (150,000 beneficiaries), N-health (20,000 beneficiaries) and N-agro ...
The Basic Financial Accounting Knowledge: A Panacea for Successful Entrepreneurship Study, among Postgraduate Students in the University of Ibadan
Entrepreneurship education has the edict to furnish the youth with useful and practical knowledge, Skills (Guatam and Singh, 2015) and focusing on potentials (financial skill, business knowledge, career exploration, community awareness, good relationship and education) that will increase business and entrepreneurial potentials in other to shape up their disposition, philosophy and perception. The financial skill is what the majority of the current students is lacking due to educational backgr...