A Methodology For Developing And Testing The Effectiveness Of Using Entrepreneurial Skills And Supply-Side Innovations To Improve The Performance Of Small And Medium Sized Enterprise

Abstract

The study identified and took stock of the supply-side resources, which can be harnessed for entrepreneurial development in Nigeria. Although there is a considerable gender gap in entrepreneurial development, the study reveals that there is a considerable desire for private sector-driven entrepreneurial development, supported by a large pool of highly educated and relatively young entrepreneurs, who may be responsible for the enormous growth in the number of new businesses formed since 1990. Future studies and government empowerment policies should be directed to addressing the problem of the limited management and technological orientations identified in this study to enable funding initiatives to be beneficial.