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Sources of Capital and Performance of Entrepreneurship in Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria

Onye, Dennis Chika, and, Prof. S. A. Anah

Abstract

The study is to examine the effect of sources of capital and performance of entrepreneurship in onitsha, Anambra State Nigeria. Specifically, the study assessed the effect of collateral requirement, loan procedure and asset tangibility on the performance of Entrepreneurship in onitsha, Anambra State. Three research questions and three hypotheses guided this study. Relevant related literature was reviewed. The study was anchored on Credit Access Theory and Theory of Financial Intermediation. Descriptive research design was adopted. The study was carried out in Onitsha commercial and industrial city in Anambra State, Nigeria. Data was sources for primary and secondary sources. The population of the study comprised 1,737 registered owners of entrepreneurship business in Onitsha in Anambra state. The sample size consists 339 using statistical formula devised by Borg and Gall. Face and content validity was adopted in this study. The reliability of the questionnaires was established through test retest method and Cronbach Alpha. The study employed Multiple Regression Analysis method to test the hypotheses. The findings of the study revealed that collateral requirement have a positive significant effect on the performance of entrepreneurship in Onitsha, Anambra State. Loan procedure has a positive significant influence on the performance of entrepreneurship in Onitsha. Credit terms have a positive significant influence on the performance of entrepreneurship in Onitsha, Anambra State. The study concluded that sources of capital had a positive significant performance of entrepreneurship in Onitsha, Anambra State. The recommended that Bank of Nigeria should come up with policies that flexibly enable entrepreneurship to access financial assistance. Loans for capital assets or technology acquisition should be low-interest loans, which can be secured and assist the development of entrepreneurship. Bank should increase the duration of their entrepreneurship credit terms repayment

Keywords

Collateral requirementloan procedureasset tangibility and performance of entrepreneurship

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