Expanding Entrepreneurial Capabilities Through Business Incubators: A Case Study Of The iDea Hub Nigeria

Magister Artium (Development Studies) - MA (DVS) === Entrepreneurship has long been offered as the panacea for poor economic growth and high rate of unemployment. Business incubation is considered an effective means for enhancing entrepreneurial actitivities while engendering socio-economic develo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ikebuaku, Kenechukwu Maduka
Other Authors: Dinbabo, Mulugeta F.
Language:en
Published: University of the Western Cape 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6045
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Summary:Magister Artium (Development Studies) - MA (DVS) === Entrepreneurship has long been offered as the panacea for poor economic growth and high rate of unemployment. Business incubation is considered an effective means for enhancing entrepreneurial actitivities while engendering socio-economic development. Information Technology Developers Entrepreneurship Accelerator (iDEA), is a software business incubation programme established by the Nigerian government as a means of boosting digital entrepreneurship activities and reducing unemployment in the country. This study assessed the contribution of iDEA Nigeria's entrepreneurship programmes towards enhancing the capabilities of its tenants.