ENTREPRENEURS' SKILL OF HANDLING TECHNOLOGY IN AGRO AND GENERAL BUSINESSES
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https://doi.org/10.37231/apj.2022.5.1.312Abstract
The importance of technology cannot be overemphasized in an attainment of a good and a sustainable business. As a result, this work carefully shows the impacts and effects of entrepreneurship education and technology adopted by the entrepreneur in the running of a business. As presented in this paperwork, a systematic review method was used to investigate the relationship between entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurs' adequate use of technology in agro and general business. It revealed the efficacy of entrepreneurship education on an entrepreneur as it relates to the use of technology in business enterprise. Furthermore, this careful review provided a good understanding on entrepreneurship education, an entrepreneur’s skill of handling technology, reasons for handling technology by an entrepreneur and various technologies available for entrepreneurs. Against these backdrops, entrepreneurship education should be given maximum priority for a desirable output. More so, this study is of great importance, especially as applies to the tertiary institutions where knowledge on entrepreneurship education in relation to entrepreneurs and professional handling of technology would be expanded and dug deep for effective business application.
Keywords: Agro; Entrepreneurs; General Business; Skill of Handling; Technology
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