The influence of entrepreneurship training, individual commitment and business motivation toward the small businesses performance in city of parepare

Abstract

The presence of entrepreneurs has been proven to bring benefits to the economic growth of a country. To grow new entrepreneurs, there is a need to improve the quality of human resources through entrepreneurship training, business motivation, and individual commitment. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of entrepreneurial training, business motivation, and individual commitment toward the business performance in the City of Parepare. This study uses a quantitative method approach. The population in this study was 150 small-scale entrepreneurs who had received entrepreneurship assistance and training in the city of Parepare and determined the number of samples based on Slovin formula as many as 109 respondents, and were taken by proportional random sampling. Data collection was done using a questionnaire and analyzed by SEM analysis. The results of the study show that (1) entrepreneurship training and individual commitment directly influence business Fakmotivation, (2) training, individual commitment, and motivation to work directly influence business performance, and (3) entrepreneurship training and indirect commitment of influential individuals on business performance through business motivation

Keywords

Entrepreneurship Training, Individual Commitment, Business Motivation, Business Performance

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.32698/tech3247