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<strong>Challenges</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Era</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Globalization</strong><br />

Edited by Emmanuel Obuah<br />

• Market imperfections, which deny potential entrepreneurs <strong>the</strong> resources <strong>the</strong>y need for organiz<strong>in</strong>g<br />

new enterprises.<br />

• High risk <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> new enterprises,<br />

• Low status <strong>of</strong> bus<strong>in</strong>ess <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> eyes <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> public and<br />

• Restrictive effects <strong>of</strong> customs and traditions.<br />

Methodology<br />

One hundred and seventy-seven (177) small scale entrepreneurs drawn from <strong>the</strong> seventeen (17) Local<br />

Government Areas <strong>in</strong> Enugu State were used for <strong>the</strong> study. For <strong>the</strong> purpose <strong>of</strong> this study, small scale<br />

entrepreneurs refer to small scale bus<strong>in</strong>esses whose capital <strong>in</strong>vestment does not exceed six hundred<br />

thousand naira (N600,000.00) and employees less than 50 people (Chidubem 2007, Osaze (1986) and <strong>the</strong><br />

third National Development Plan (1975 -1980).These small scale entrepreneurs are made up <strong>of</strong> both male<br />

and female entrepreneurs drawn from <strong>the</strong> bookshops, supermarkets, bus<strong>in</strong>ess centers, computer schools<br />

and sellers <strong>of</strong> computer accessories with<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> metropolis <strong>of</strong> each local government area under study <strong>in</strong><br />

Enugu State.<br />

Questionnaire Design<br />

A structured five-po<strong>in</strong>t Liket type questionnaire was designed with assigned values rang<strong>in</strong>g from 1 =<br />

Strongly Disagree (SD) to 5 = Strongly Agree (SA). One hundred and seventy-seven copies <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

structured questionnaire were distributed and all were returned which represent a 100% return rate. This<br />

high return rate was as a result <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> face-to-face distribution by <strong>the</strong> researcher herself. Items were<br />

formulated to address each research question.<br />

Result<br />

Data collected from <strong>the</strong> study were presented <strong>in</strong> Tables 1 -5.<br />

Table 1 – Mean Rat<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Respondents on <strong>the</strong> challenges to Entrepreneurship Development <strong>in</strong><br />

Nigeria<br />

S/N <strong>Challenges</strong> to entrepreneurship development <strong>in</strong> Male<br />

Female Rmk.<br />

Nigeria<br />

Entrepreneurs Entrepreneurs<br />

1. Inadequate capital 3.96 1.26 3.92 .70 Agree<br />

2. Incompetence due to poor education background on<br />

<strong>the</strong> part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> entrepreneurs<br />

3. Lack <strong>of</strong> technological and <strong>in</strong>frastructural facilitieselectricity,<br />

water and good access road<br />

4. Poor economic policy on <strong>the</strong> part <strong>of</strong> government.<br />

X1 SD1 X2 SD2 Agree<br />

3.91 1.43<br />

3.36 1.34<br />

3.64 1.46<br />

3.88 .44<br />

3.64 .57<br />

3.64 .57<br />

Agree<br />

Agree<br />

Agree<br />

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