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Demographic Characteristics and Entrepreneurial Success of Information and Technology Enterprises in Rivers State

IJBEMS  ·  Vol. 8, No. 1 (2026)  ·  2026-05-11
Publication Details
Author(s)
JOY ADANMA MEKURI-NDIMELE & HART, JOSEPHINE & WAHUA, ICHELA VINCENT
Article Type
Research Article
Issue
Vol. 8, No. 1 (2026)
Volume
8
Number
1
Pages
14-19
Publication Date
2026-05-11
Abstract
This study examined the relationship between demographic characteristics and
entrepreneurial success of information technology enterprises in Port Harcourt that are
registered with the Port Harcourt chamber of commerce. The two dimensions of demographic
characteristics namely age and sex informed the two research objectives, questions and
hypotheses. Our sample size of 86 was drawn from our population size of 112 using the
Krejcie & Morgan. Regression analysis was employed to analyze the 75 copies of the
questionnaire that was returned with the aid of SPSS, which lead to the conclusion that
certain demographic characteristics such as age and sex tend to determine the successes of
information and technology enterprises in Port Harcourt as it define the level of agility of
SME operators and translate into the successes of the firm. It is therefore recommended that:
Operators of information and technology enterprises should consider age when hiring
employees as younger employees would bring about success of the enterprise. Operators of
information and technology enterprises River State should consider sex when employing as
gender of the employee can bring about more patronage for the enterprise
Keywords
Demographic characteristics Entrepreneurial Success Information Technology Enterprises.