Entrepreneurial Attitude of Street Youth: In Case of Jigjiga Town, Somali Region, Ethiopia

Abstract

The general objective of the study is to assess the entrepreneurial attitude of street youth in Jigjiga town. In the study both primary and secondary source of data have been used. The total populations were 220 and based on Taro Yamane sample size determination formula; the study has used 142 samples from the total population. The study adopted simple random sampling technique to select the samples from the total population. In the study, 142 questionnaires were distributed for respondents and 136 has been properly filled and returned. The findings show that, lack of access to finance and absence of entrepreneurial skill were the key factors which affect the street youth from joining entrepreneurial world.

Keywords: Entrepreneurship, Street youth, Attitude, Jigjiga town

DOI: 10.7176/EJBM/12-7-02

Publication date:March 31^st 2020