UNYIME, Abasido Anthony
Department of Business Administration and Management
Federal Polytechnic Daura
unyimeaa@fedpolydaura.edu.ng, 07068112903
NENNAATON Akekue Alex
Department of Marketing, Faculty of Administration and Management
Rivers State University, Port Harcourt
nennyalexa@mail.com; 08035400448
Abstract
The objective of this study is to examine the factors that influence the intention of female graduates at
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria to become entrepreneurs. This study investigates the impact of
entrepreneurship education, family support, and structural support on entrepreneurial intentions, using
the theory of planned behaviour as its foundation. The study adopts an explanatory study design and a
cross-sectional survey. The research population consists exclusively of female graduates from
Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria. A total of 437 respondents were chosen for the study using simple
random sampling, a probability sampling method. The data were gathered via questionnaire, and the
data were analysed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM). The
results indicate strong positive correlations between entrepreneurship education, family support,
structural support, and entrepreneurial intention among female graduates. We therefore conclude that
entrepreneurship education, family support, structural support, have significant and positive
relationships with entrepreneurial intention of female students. We thus recommend that universities
should incorporate entrepreneurship education programmes and provide support structures for female
students pursuing entrepreneurial endeavours.
Keywords: Entrepreneurship education, support systems, entrepreneurial intention, family
support, structural support.