Environment Variables and Performance of Startup Enterprises in Urban Townships in West Pokot County, Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorNjoroge, Allan Njuguna
dc.contributor.authorBett, Shadrack
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-07T07:56:21Z
dc.date.available2020-12-07T07:56:21Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionAn Article Published in International Academic Journal of Human Resource and Business Administrationen_US
dc.description.abstractThe number of individuals considering self-employment as a career option is on the rise due to the high levels of unemployment in Kenya presents many new entrepreneurs with a challenge of both growing and managing the business startups. That notwithstanding, not many business startups operate beyond their third birthday and therefore the purpose of this study is to help determine diverse challenges affecting performance of business start-ups affecting performance of business startups in urban townships in Kenya and in specific West Pokot County. The study sought to specifically determine the influence of skills and competence, technology, legislation and competition on the performance of business startups. The specific objectives to guide the study included, to establish how skills and competence of the entrepreneurs affect performance of business start-ups in West Pokot county, to find out the effect of legislations on performance related to business startups in West Pokot county, to determine the degree to which technology is a challenge to the performance of business startups in West Pokot county and to examine the relationship that exist between competition as well as performance of business start-ups in West Pokot county. The target population was drawn from business start-ups in three major townships in West Pokot County that is Kapenguria, Sigor and Kacheliba. The study adopted a census survey in the three townships and adopted a descriptive survey technique where questionnaires were utilized in the collection of primary data. The raw data obtained was then tabulated, coded and then processed by use of Statistical package for Social Science (SPSS). From the study it is evident that business environment had a significant and positive influence on the performance of the performance of small scale enterprises in West Pokot County, Kenya. Improved and endowment of relevant skills and competency of entrepreneurs, favour legislations by both national and county governments, use of modern technology and capacity building of entrepreneurs and regulated and healthy competition spurs the growth and performance of start-ups in West Pokot County.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNjoroge, A. N. & Bett, S. (2018). Environment variables and performance of start up enterprises in urban townships in West Pokot County, Kenya. International Academic Journal of Human Resource and Business Administration, 3(3), 120-136en_US
dc.identifier.issn2518-2374
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/21070
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Academic Journalsen_US
dc.subjectEnvironment Variablesen_US
dc.subjectPerformanceen_US
dc.subjectStart Up Enterprisesen_US
dc.subjectUrban Townshipsen_US
dc.subjectWest Pokot Countyen_US
dc.subjectKenyaen_US
dc.titleEnvironment Variables and Performance of Startup Enterprises in Urban Townships in West Pokot County, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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