Abstract

The government of Ghana is seeking solutions to reduce the graduate unemployment rates and the growing graduates under utilization problem. It is also believed that more micro-small businesses should recruit graduates because the micro-small business constitutes 90% of businesses registered in Ghana according the Register-General department. The purpose of this study is to assess unemployed graduates’ perceptions towards employment opportunities within micro-small businesses. A questionnaire survey was chosen as the most appropriate design for this investigation, with a stratified sampling being used to select respondents. The data was analyzed using SPSS. The results indicated that there is no collaboration between micro-small businesses & the university, as well as the preference of graduates is to seek employment in large establishment. The findings will enable policy makers have a better appreciation of graduates perceptions on micro-small businesses.

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