Expanding Entrepreneurial Capabilities Through Business Incubators: A Case Study Of The iDea Hub Nigeria
Abstract
Entrepreneurship has long been offered as the panacea for poor economic growth and high rate of
unemployment. Business incubation is considered an effective means for enhancing entrepreneurial
actitivities while engendering socio-economic development. Information Technology Developers
Entrepreneurship Accelerator (iDEA), is a software business incubation programme established by the
Nigerian government as a means of boosting digital entrepreneurship activities and reducing unemployment
in the country. This study assessed the contribution of iDEA Nigeria's entrepreneurship programmes
towards enhancing the capabilities of its tenants.