Promoting youth entrepreneurship in Lagos, Nigeria - SNHU ...

eflect the reality of youth entrepreneurship. The evaluation also brought to light the factthat the program is involved in activities for youth well below age 15.7.3 Results and ImpactsSurvey results indicate that many youth start businesses after participating in the projectactivity. Participants are highly satisfied with project activities and many intend to usewhat they have learned. Most aspiring entrepreneurs have positive attitudes aboutentrepreneurship after participation in all project activities. While many believe that theseactivities and strategies applied help to change perceptions among aspiring and emergingentrepreneurs.Formation of ROSCA group appears to have helped foster partnerships between youth atthe community level, but clear successes are difficult to demonstrate at this time becauseof their engagement in internship program.Some clear successes are reported among existing entrepreneurs, although widespreadevidence of increased business start-ups, survival and growth as a result of the projectintervention is difficult to establish this early in the initiative. According to the surveyfindings, 72 percent and 100 percent of 7 existing businesses surveyed reported growth intheir businesses (in terms of increase in asset and inventories). A strong majority ofrespondents also agreed that participating in PEP is helping them to improve theirfinancial management of their business, increase their abilities to sustain their businesses,improve their abilities to sell their products and services, and help them to grow theirbusinesses.87