BUSINESS EDUCATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMME

Abstract

In Nigeria today, education is the fastest growing industry and Business Education has equipped many of its graduates with valuable skills which have earned them employment in both public and private sectors of the economy. This paper aimed at discussing the roll of business education for a successful entrepreneurship programme. The paper discusses the positive attitude to entrepreneurship programme and how to acquire ample knowledge that will make the graduate to be creators of job rather than job seeker. It also identifies the constraints of Business education in producing creative entrepreneurs and suggests recommendations that will help Business Education graduates to be self-reliance, be creative, have ability to identify and exploit opportunities and have personal drive. One can clearly understand that Business Education is an entrepreneurship programme designed to achieve socio-economic development in Nigeria. For effective realization of Business education programme as an enterprise, there should be adequate number of teachers with their salaries, remunerations, in service training and retraining should be considered with priority. And to succeed as an entrepreneur, one must have self-confidence, technical knowledge drive or the spirit of investment and goal orientation.