PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF ENTREPRENEURIAL BUSINESSES IN NIGERIA THROUGH MAXIMUM SKILL ACQUISITION IN BUSINESS EDUCATION

Magnus P. Udo, Dahel Felix Babangida

Abstract


This paper highlights ways of promoting sustainable development of entrepreneurial
businesses in Nigeria through maximum skill acquisition. At the introduction, the
paper defines terminologies such as business education, sustainable development,
entrepreneurship and maximum skill acquisition in business education. It goes further to examine the importance of maximum skill acquisition in business education as well as discusses impediments to it among the graduates of business education in the country. The paper concludes by making recommendations on the way forward.

Key Words: Sustainable development; Entrepreneurship; Business Education and
Maximum skill acquisition


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