The Impact of Entrepreneurial Training and Performance of SMEs In Ghana

Authors

  • Richard Sarfo Gyasi  School of Management Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, 212013, China, PR
  • Cai Li  School of Management Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, 212013, China, PR
  • Isaac Gumah Akolgo  School of Management Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, 212013, China, PR
  • Yvonne Owusu-Ampomah  Department of Social Studies Education, University of Education, Winneba, Ghana

DOI:

https://doi.org//10.32628/IJSRST207215

Keywords:

SMEs Performance, Absorptive Capacity, Interventions, Entrepreneurial Training, Knowledge

Abstract

In developing countries such as Ghana, the economic landscape is changing, with a move from foreign direct investment to self-employment and entrepreneurship. Academics, practitioners and governments worldwide increasingly recognized the role of education and training in providing entrepreneurs with the necessary business skills and acumen to plan, set up and grow their business ideas. The main aim of the study is to investigate the impact of entrepreneurial training intervention on innovations and performance of small scale automobile businesses in Ghana. Data was collected from small scale automobile business owners and managers in Kumasi Metropolis in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The convenient sampling method was used to select eight hundred and ninety-six (896) respondents for the study. The data was analyzed meaningfully following the appropriate protocols by categorizing and coding. The Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 21.0, SMART PLS 3.2.8 and Microsoft Excel 2007 were used in analyzing the data. The study reveals that; there is a significant relationship between entrepreneurial training interventions and performance of small scale automobile firms in Ghana.

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2020-04-30

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Volume 7, Issue 2, March-April-2020

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Richard Sarfo Gyasi, Cai Li, Isaac Gumah Akolgo, Yvonne Owusu-Ampomah, " The Impact of Entrepreneurial Training and Performance of SMEs In Ghana, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 7, Issue 2, pp.126-134, March-April-2020. Available at doi : https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRST207215