Citation:

Shuaibu Shehu Kura, Sani Yahaya, Muhammad Abdullahi, Lawan Yusuf Sale, Yusuf AT Mukhtar, Lawan Habib Yahaya. "Small Scale Entrepreneurs Self-efficacy and Poverty Reduction in Nigeria Mediation of Business Performance: A Proposed Framework" International Research Journal of Economics and Management Studies, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 480-484, 2023.

Abstract:

Small scale entrepreneurs are business owners who are visible in all countries whether developed, developing or underdeveloped and are characterized by their little capital outlay and a few number of employees. They are everywhere because of their relative significance of reducing unemployment, inequalities and poverty. However, despite their significant positive roles which attract increasing attention in terms of funding and other donor services; they still have very poor survival rate which lowers the effectiveness of several poverty reducing programs thereby contributing in making Nigeria a nation with large number of its citizens living below the poverty line. This paper seeks to examine the relationship between small scale entrepreneurs' self-efficacy on poverty reduction, mediation of business performance. Reviewing several relevant literatures to add new perspective, we developed a structure showing the linkages between the variables and propose it for empirical examination of the effect of the relationship.

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Keywords:

Small Scale Entrepreneurs, Self-efficacy, Poverty, Business Performance.