Youth Entreprenuership and Unemployment Reduction in Anambra State, Nigeria

Asogwa Ogochukwu Sheila; Nzewi Hope Ngozi

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Youth Entreprenuership and Unemployment Reduction in Anambra State, Nigeria

Asogwa Ogochukwu Sheila, Nzewi Hope Ngozi

Published in Science Journal of Business and Management (Volume 10, Issue 4)

Received: 23 August 2022 Accepted: 14 September 2022 Published: 11 October 2022

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Abstract

Unemployment is the major challenges facing the youths in Nigeria, some are underemployed because they lack the necessary skills required in the environment they operate while some skills have been outdated by technological advancement. Youth Entrepreneurship tends to tackle the issue of unemployment within the society and also create marketable opportunities for them. Thus, the study assessed youth entrepreneurship and unemployment reduction in Anambra State, Nigeria. It specifically determined the extent of relationship between creativity and employment generation in Anambra State. The nature of relationship between opportunity discovery and business ownership was explored. Descriptive survey design was employed in order to elicit information from respondents. Pearson product moment correlation coefficient was used to test the formulated Hypothesis at 5% level of significance. Findings revealed that there is a statistically significant positive relationship existing between creative capacity and employment generation; and between opportunity discovery and business ownership. The study recommends that the Government of Anambra state needs to revitalize and sustain youth empowerment programmes financially, so as to reduce unemployment rate in the state. Moreover, government needs to reorient the youth on new business opportunities in order to enhance their opportunity discovery and business ownership.

Published in	Science Journal of Business and Management (Volume 10, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.sjbm.20221004.11
Page(s)	161-165
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Business Ownership, Creative Capacity, Employment Generation, Opportunity Discovery, Youth Entrepreneurship, Unemployment Reduction

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Asogwa Ogochukwu Sheila

Department of Business Administration, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Awka, Nigeria
Nzewi Hope Ngozi

Department of Business Administration, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Awka, Nigeria

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Asogwa Ogochukwu Sheila; Nzewi Hope Ngozi. Youth Entreprenuership and Unemployment Reduction in Anambra State, Nigeria. Sci. J. Bus. Manag. 2022, 10(4), 161-165. doi: 10.11648/j.sjbm.20221004.11

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Asogwa Ogochukwu Sheila, Nzewi Hope Ngozi. Youth Entreprenuership and Unemployment Reduction in Anambra State, Nigeria. Sci J Bus Manag. 2022;10(4):161-165. doi: 10.11648/j.sjbm.20221004.11

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