ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS

Technology is a systematic application of physical forces for production of goods and services. The knowledge used in practical ways in industry (Oxford 2005). It is the knowledge, process, tools, methods and systems employed in the creation of goods and improving in services. Technology is the result of man’s learned and acquired knowledge or his technical skills regarding how to do things well (Khalil, 2000). Technological innovation provides the life-blood of economic activities. Technological innovation is a tool for economic growth and the application of those inventions to meet emerging business opportunities, and to meet social needs, and environmental c

Business is absolutely a complex activity. This is because it involves a lot of technicalities ranging from the task of planning to control of such plans in order to achieve the desire objectives of profit maximization. It is in view of this, that this study is mainly centered on the floating of a business to a stage where it finds it difficult to keep it’s head above water.

The significance of the study is to serve a reference material to other students who may write on, make research on similar topic and serve as recommendation to bank of industry (BOI) in discharging its functions to the customers as well as the mode of rendering services to the customers small scale enterprise

Many scholars have written widely on small scale industries and its potency to generate employment, thus, underscoring the quintessence, significance and relevance of this sub-sector in the development of any given economy. The experience of developed economies in relation to the roles played by small scale industries buttresses the fact that the importance of entrepreneurship cannot be over emphasized especially among the developing countries. In order to highlight its significance in relation to the growth and development of a given economy, small scale industries have been variously referred to as a “source of employment generation”. This is because small scale industrial activities have been found to be capable of making positive impacts on the economy of a nation and the quality of life of the people (Adejumo 2000).

The study proffers an appraisal of success criteria for entrepreneurship business in Nigeria.Entrepreneurship is The capacity and willingness to develop, organize and manage a business venture along with any of its risks in order to make a profit. The most obvious example of entrepreneurship is the starting of new businesses.In economics, entrepreneurship combined with land, labor, natural resources and capital can produce profit. Entrepreneurial spirit is characterized by innovation and risk-taking, and is an essential part of a nation's ability to succeed in an ever changing and increasingly competitive global marketplace.The research proffers success criteria for entrepreneurship in business with a case study of Juli supermarket Lagos.

This research work assess business environment and its impact on organizational growth with special reference to Capital Oil and gas industries Nigeria. The research discussed the concept of businessenvironment, its nature and significance and the various components of the environment.

Prior to the 1970s, the view that large firms were the cornerstone of a modern economy dominated the literature (Nnanna, 2003). The theory of economies of scale, which is predicated on the advantages of large scale operations prevailed. Thus, entrepreneurial business was seen as belonging to the past; out-moded, and a sign of technological backwardness. More recently, however, this view has shifted due to the important role played by relatively small entrepreneurial business firms in promoting industrialization and facilitating sustainable economic growth and development.

Nigeria’s economy is characterizedverybylarge numberarelativ of micro enterprises, and in between lie small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The unique feature of most SMEs is that, they can be easily established since their requirement in terms of capital, technology; management and even utilities are not as demanding as it is the case of large enterprises. Consequently, small enterprise sector is one of the leading employers (next only to peasant agriculture) in Nigeria and has been recognized as significant sector in employment creation, income generation, poverty alleviation and a base for industrial development.

The concept “social media” is used to define group interactive communication”. The “group” in this definition represents “social” content of the definition. According Suomen Toivo–Think Tank (2012), social media constitute a kind of current information network and information technology in which interactive communication emanates in which the user produces the content of information and proceeded by the establishment and maintenance of interpersonal relationships. A social media services include content sharing, web communities, or an Internet forum (Sanastokeskus, 2010). According to Kaplan and Heinlein (2010), social media facilitates the generation and exchange of information of its content. Therefore the users are active in the formation and exchange of information rather than being passive (Sweeter and Laricsy, 2008). The various types of social media include Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Google+, MySpace, Skype, Instagram, Flipagram, what Sapp, 2go, and BBM. .

ABSTRACT In response to the increasing rate of unemployment in Nigeria, N-POWER was established in 8 June 2016 by the Federal Government to serve as an unemployment reduction agency through the job creation programmes. The central problem which the study addressed was assessing the extent to which the N-POWER has impacted on job creation in Maiduguri Metropolitan. The objectives of the study were to identify and examine the extent to which the N-POWER’s skills acquisition programmes, effectiveness of training centre facilities and the funding pattern of skills training programmes on job creation in Maiduguri Metropolitan. Systems theory was adopted as theoretical framework for the study. The research design was survey design and data was generated from both primary and secondary sources with questionnaires, interviews and observations as the instruments for primary data generation and annual reports, articles and text books as instruments for generating secondary data. Also proportionate stratified random sampling and purposive sampling techniques were employed for the study. The study found that the N-POWER’s skills acquisition programmes have done minimal in reducing unemployment in the State due to the increasing number of graduates and school leavers produce by secondary and tertiary institutions every year and the low level of federal government commitments for the programmes. The study further recommendate that