Moderating Role of Firm Size on the Relationship between Entrepreneurship Education and SMBs Development in Kano Metropolis
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This study is mainly carried out to assess the Moderating Role of Firm Size on the Relationship between Entrepreneurship Education and Development Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) in Kano State", using Kano metropolis as a case study. The study aimed to assess the extent to which firm size influences the relationship between entrepreneurship education and development of small scale businesses in the state. Relevant literatures were reviewed and two hundred and sixteen (116) questionnaires were administered in relation to five (55) small businesses engaged in order to ascertain their views. Analysis, presentation and interpretation of data were carried out through the use of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The major findings of the study showed that there is a strong moderating role of firm size between entrepreneurship education and development of small scale businesses in Kano metropolis. The study further revealed that the activities of entrepreneurs served as one of the major mechanisms for increasing per capita income of the state's inhabitants. And while firm size did not moderate the relationship between government policies and programs between activities and entrepreneurship development in Kano state it but have significant moderating role between entrepreneurship education activities and entrepreneurship development in the state. However, the researcher recommended that government should provide adequate infrastructural facilities that would further help Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) to ensure their success and growth and development in the state. Finally, the research pointed out some areas to consider for future studies.
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