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It is argued that entrepreneurship education focuses on instilling critical life skills that would improve students’ capacity to work in the real world. The study looked at the impact of entrepreneurship education on the business success of women entrepreneurs in Awka, Nigeria's Anambra State. A survey research design was employed with a population of 1200 registered entrepreneurial women in Awka. According to the Enterprise Agency of Nigeria (EAN), there are 1200 registered women entrepreneurs in Awka. The population was further reduced to 300 as a sample size using Yamane’s (1967) formula. A questionnaire was used to source data. Regression was used in analyzing the formulated hypothesis. It was publicized that entrepreneurship education has a positive and major effect on the business success of women entrepreneurs in Awka. It was resolved that entrepreneurship education is a vital tool used by entrepreneurial women in Awka to achieve their business success and increase the growth of their businesses. The study recommended among others that more entrepreneurial opportunities be created by education stakeholders as this will ensure social justice, instills confidence in and build the entrepreneurial mindset of the women thereby stimulating the economy. Further research is expected to be carried out on entrepreneurship education and profitability of women entrepreneurs in Nigeria.
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To Cite this Article: Fabian, A. A., Chinedu, O. F., & Ngozi, N. H. (2022). Entrepreneurship Education and Business Success of Women Entrepreneurs in Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 12(5), 407 – 417.
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