Challenges of sustainability of small scale businesses in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State

Abstract

This study ascertained small scale business affordability, employability, and challenges among youth in Anambra State. This study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population of study is made up of 22,53128 youth in Anambra State who are into small scale business. A simple random sampling technique was used to select 180 males and 140 females in Anambra State which gave a total sample size of 3120 youth. one research question and one hypothesis guided this study. The instrument used for data collection is a researcher-made instrument titled “Small scale Business Affordability, employability, and Challenges among Youth in Anambra State (SSBAEAYA) at a 4-point weighted scale of strongly agree, Agree, Disagree, and Strongly disagree. The instrument was validated by two specialists in the Department of Business Administration at Enugu State University in Enugu State using Cronbach alpha. The coefficient of reliability is 0.87 which shows that the instrument is reliable to be used for this study. Data was analyzed using mean and standard deviation. z-test statistics were used to test the hypothesis.