@article{MAKHILLJEAS2020151219336,
    title = {Creation of ICT Enabling Business Environment to Enhance Entrepreneurship in South-East
Nigeria},
    journal = {Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences},
    volume = {15},
    number = {12},
    pages = {2585-2591},
    year = {2020},
    issn = {1816-949x},
    doi = {jeasci.2020.2585.2591},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1816-949x&doi=jeasci.2020.2585.2591},
    author = {Nwakaego,Nkechi,Ann,Iheanyichukwu,Polycarp,Stella,Uzoamaka,Mary and},
    keywords = {Entrepreneurship,ICT enabling business environment,internet facilities,random,Nigeria},
    abstract = {The purpose of the study was to determine the
extent to which creation of ICT based enabling business
environment enhances entrepreneurship in South-East,
Nigeria. Three research questions were posed to identify
the extent to which regulations, finance and training are
utilized in the creation of ICT enabling business
environment, to enhance entrepreneurship. One null
hypothesis tested at 0.05 level of significance guided the
study. The design used for the study was a descriptive
survey and the instrument was a structured questionnaire.
The population of the study was all the 1251 registered
entrepreneurs of medium and large scale enterprises in the
private sector, from which a sample of 723 respondents
was drawn using a proportionate stratified random
sampling technique. Mean and standard deviation were
used in analyzing the data collected for the research
questions and real limit of numbers was used to judge the
responses as to whether they were high or low. The t-test
statistics were used to test the hypothesis. Findings of the
study showed that regulations, finance and training are
utilized to a high extent in the creation of ICT enabling
business environment to enhance Entrepreneurship in
South-East, Nigeria. The null hypothesis of no significant
difference in regulations was further accepted. Based on
these findings, recommendations were made which
include that the government should sustain the reduction
of tax on internet facilities to promote the purchase of
internet resources by entrepreneurs, the government
should provide soft loans to entrepreneurs to enable their
business benefit from greater ICT diffusion, educational
institutions should incorporate digital courses at all levels
of education to develop ICT compliant entrepreneurs and
staff and entrepreneurs should organize on-the-job
training and offer opportunities for in-service training to
their staff to make them more competent in the use of
ICT.}
    }