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Abstract
This study examined the Entrepreneurial Skills and Management of Small Scale Businesses. Expost facto research design was used for the study. The simple random sampling technique was used to select 60 customers in three sampled small scale business centers in Ikot Ekpene namely; Udy’s Restaurant, Gift hair dressing saloon and Genesis drinking parlour. The instrument used for data collection was a questionnaire title “Entrepreneurial Skills and management of Small Scale Businesses Questionnaire”, (ESMSSBQ). The validity of the instrument was ascertained by an experts in Tests and Measurement. Data from 60 completed questionnaire forms were used for analysis. The hypotheses were tested with chi-square statistic. The findings revealed that Entrepreneurial skills will help in the promotion of small scale businesses. On the base of findings, recommendations were made that Entrepreneurs should adopt the Entrepreneurial skills in order to succeed in their businesses.
Keywords
Entrepreneurial skills
planning
developing moral