An evaluation of entrepreneurship education as a tool used by the government to promote growth and development of SMEs in Kenya: A case study of the KPMG top 100 SMEs

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dc.contributor.authorMukui, Pauline Njambi
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-04T11:28:16Z
dc.date.available2017-09-04T11:28:16Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionA Research project Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Business Science in Financial Economics at Strathmore Universityen_US
dc.description.abstractThe primary aim of this was to evaluate entrepreneurship education as a government policy tool, to stimulate growth and development of SMEs in Kenya. The SMEs considered for this study are all considered the best in their fields according to KPMG’s Top 100 SMEs. The study focused on owners or management of the SMEs selected. The study investigated whether entrepreneurship education had an effect on the performance of the selected KPMG Top 100 SMEs and subsequently their growth and development. The study made use of the data collected through the use of self-administered questionnaire in a survey. The data analysis included descriptive statistics and the T-test. Results showed a positive impact on the performance of SMEs in Kenya through the study of KPMG's Top 100 SMEs in 2015.It particularly improved entrepreneurship skills and knowledge of both the owners and managers of SMEs. The study indicated the extent to which entrepreneurship education plays in the growth and development of SMEs through highlighting the positive relationship between entrepreneurship education and growth and profitability of SMEs.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11071/5388
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherStrathmore Universityen_US
dc.subjectEntrepreneurship educationen_US
dc.subjectKPMGen_US
dc.subjectTOP 100 SMEsen_US
dc.subjectKenyaen_US
dc.titleAn evaluation of entrepreneurship education as a tool used by the government to promote growth and development of SMEs in Kenya: A case study of the KPMG top 100 SMEsen_US
dc.typeProjecten_US
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