Impact of Entrepreneurship Development on Sustainable Job Creation Amongst Youths in Bauchi State, Nigeria (2013-2017)

Aminu Mohammed Gwani ,Hani Awad Abdalla Haggaze ,Bello Ayuba

doi:10.7176/ejbm/12-27-02

Abstract

The study examines the impact of entrepreneurship development on sustainable job creation amongst youths in Bauchi State. The study which is a survey research design involved the use of both primary and secondary sources of data. Data were collected through the use of structured questionnaire and observations while the population of the study consist of 1,605 Youths entrepreneurs, government officials and other stakeholders targeted in the 20 local government areas of the State. Descriptive Statistics, Simple Percentages and Regression Analysis was used to test the formulated hypotheses in line with the objectives of the study. The major findings of the study reveals that, “several factors such as poor training, inadequate technology, unfavourable government policies and poor infrastructural facilities, as well as lack of the right business connection and inadequate funding and insecurity have significant effect on entrepreneurship and sustainable job creation which hampers on the activities of youths entrepreneurs in Bauchi State. The study found inadequate funding and technology and Insecurity with the most significant impact while infrastructural facilities and government policies were found to have exhibited the least impact. The study recommends the need for Bauchi State government to increase its effort towards meeting the training needs and improving on the security situation in the state as doing so will provide the enabling environment for entrepreneurship businesses to thrive. The study concludes that youth’s unemployment has become a major issue of concern not only in Bauchi State but the country at large. The situation requires concerted efforts by individuals, Federal and States governments including stakeholder agencies towards providing a lasting solution in curbing the menace so as to guard against spread of social vices and all forms criminality in the State which is retrogressive to peaceful co-existence and economic growth and development. Keywords: Bauchi State, Entrepreneurship, Development, Sustainable Job Creation, Youths. DOI: 10.7176/EJBM/12-27-02 Publication date: September 30 th 2020

Highlights

Background to the Study TheNigeria’s rising rate of poverty and other social vices have stimulated the economic and political crises experienced in the country in recent time which calls for massive employment opportunities through entrepreneurial activities
The choice for the design is due to its aptness in describing the relationship between youth entrepreneurship development and sustainable job creation while the population of the study consists of the 1,605 target respondents who are mainly participants and beneficiaries of skills and Entrepreneurship training programmes conducted by BACYWARD in conjunction with NDE and the World Bank (YESSO), and ITF (NISDP) in all the 20 Local Government areas of Bauchi State, Nigeria
5.1 Conclusion The study concludes that there is a significant relationship between entrepreneurship skills development and sustainable job creation as unemployment has become a major issue of concern amongst youths in Bauchi State

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Introduction

Nigeria’s rising rate of poverty and other social vices have stimulated the economic and political crises experienced in the country in recent time which calls for massive employment opportunities through entrepreneurial activities. Government of Bauchi State have come up with several policies designed to stimulate entrepreneurship development via small and medium scale enterprises based on technology transfer strategy, they were unsuccessful in the achievement of the desired goals as it led to the most indigenous entrepreneurs turning to distribution agents of foreign products (Adebobola, 2014). The most potent solution to the problem of unemployment the world over is entrepreneurship but could it help to create jobs to the teeming unemployed youths in Bauchi State? Will entrepreneurial development create the needed platform for job creation in Bauchi State especially in local Government Areas? The most potent solution to the problem of unemployment the world over is entrepreneurship but could it help to create jobs to the teeming unemployed youths in Bauchi State? Will entrepreneurial development create the needed platform for job creation in Bauchi State especially in local Government Areas?

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