ENTERPRISE MENTORING: AN INDISPENSABLE STRATEGY FOR ENTERPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
Abstract
There is a difference between knowing how and knowing what. This is also true in entrepreneurship development in Nigeria. Entrepreneurship has been taught as a compulsory course in almost all the tertiary institutions in Nigeria for some time now, but unemployment is growing by the day. This, no doubt affects economic growth and development. The economy which has officially be in recession must be brought back on track and quickly too. As a result, this paper examines enterprise mentoring as an indispensible strategy for entrepreneurship development in Nigeria. The paper adopts the narrative textual case study (NTCS) a social science research method that relies on information and data from several sources for problem identification and problem solving. The paper posits that mentoring entrepreneurs in Nigeria though very necessary is low and weak for those intending to start up in business. The paper draws conclusion and makes recommendation amongst others that institutions of learning should bring mentoring to the front burner in the curriculum of entrepreneurship.
KEY WORDS: entrepreneurship, entrepreneur, enterprise mentoring, strategy.
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