Prof. Amesi, J. & Peterside T.R.
Entrepreneurship and the Future of Business Education Students in Rivers State
Abstract
Entrepreneurship as a factor of production entails creating values upon recognizing a business opportunity. It is pertinent for development in the society and as such entrepreneurship education is given keen attention in order to produce entrepreneurs. Business Education as a field of study has its roots in entrepreneurship as the programme is geared towards development of skills. The advancement in technology provides an avenue to venture into business regardless of finance for physical work place however, without requisite entrepreneurial knowledge, opportunities may not be capitalized on. Business Education thus provides Business Education students with requisite knowledge for entrepreneurship. It is expected therefore of Business Education students to collaborate with existing companies or businesses to carry out business activities, capitalize on technology such as artificial intelligence and explore market trends. Suggestions put forward included that Business Education students ought to collaborate with existing companies or businesses to carry out business activities, they ought to capitalize on artificial intelligence to render services of which they will be paid for and Business Education students ought to explore entrepreneurial activities such as social Entrepreneurship and Techno-preneurship.
Keywords: Entrepreneurship, Business Education, Techno-preneurship, Future
