APPRENTICESHIP ORIENTATION AND ENTREPRENEURIAL RESILIENCE AMONG MICRO BUSINESSES IN ABAKALIKI METROPOLIS, EBONYI STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

In view of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs Vision 2030) which aimed at eradicating poverty in Nigeria by the year 2030, the Federal government has designed measures to lift 100 million people out of poverty by 2030. However, these interventions are towards the financial needs but financial interventions may have insignificant impact, if it not entrepreneurially oriented. It is against this backdrop the researcher intends to ascertain the effect of Apprenticeship orientation on Entrepreneurial Resilience among Micro businesses in Abakaliki Metropolis, Ebonyi state. The study is anchored on Cognitive apprenticeship theory. The study adopted Descriptive Research Design and Multiple Linear Regression analysis was used to test the hypotheses. The population of the study focused on the entrepreneurs and apprentice of Micro businesses. The sample size of two hundred and fifty entrepreneurs was gotten by the use of Multi-staged sampling technique. The study adopted the use of questionnaire and 250 copies of the questionnaire were distributed while only 224 copies were responded to. The questionnaire was subjected to Content validity while Cronbach Alpha method was used to ascertain the internal consistency and reliability coefficient of 0.948 was obtained and judged adequate for the study. The result reveals that Apprenticeship orientation has a positive and significant influence of on Entrepreneurship resilience. Based on the findings, the study recommends that potential entrepreneurs of Micro business can increase their entrepreneurial agility and ability to cope with business turbulence by undergoing proper apprenticeship.