Entrepreneurship and Poverty Reduction in Nigeria: Empirical Analysis of Industrial Layout Coal Camp, Enugu-State, Nigeria

The study evaluated the impact of entrepreneurship on Poverty Reduction using Industrial Layout in Coal Camp Enugu State, Nigeria as study Site. The study was a survey research with 248 respondents (N=3242) using pre-tested self-designed, close -ended questionnaires to generate primary data. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics with the aid of Statistical Packages for Social Scientists (SPSS) 20. Pearson’s correlation analysis was carried out to examine the relationship between Entrepreneurship (Skill Acquisition, Entrepreneurship Training, and Creativity & Innovations) and Poverty Reduction (Youth Empowerment, Job Creation and Wealth Creation)  The results showed a positive significant relationship between the independent variables (Skill Acquisition, Entrepreneurship Training and Youth Creativity) and the dependent variables (Youth Empowerment, Job Creation and Wealth Creation) in Industrial Layout Coal Camp, Enugu State Nigeria. (r=0.466, 0.388 & 0.480 respectively). The study recommended that Entrepreneurship training and development should be instituted at the Local Government levels and inculcate into the school’s curriculum at all level to instill entrepreneurial drive, to promote job creation, wealth creation and human capital development through entrepreneurial skill acquisition and training thus reducing poverty in the society.