SUSTAINABLE ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT AMONG NEPALESE YOUTHS: INFLUENCE OF TRAINING, FINANCE, AND BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES
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https://doi.org/10.29121/ShodhPrabandhan.v3.i1.2026.88Keywords:
Entrepreneurship Development, Youth Entrepreneurship, Access To Finance, Business Development Services, Nepalese YouthAbstract
The factors influencing the sustainable youth entrepreneurship development in Nepal in growing unemployment, underemployment and labour migration have been explored in the paper. Youth entrepreneurship is identified as one of the important strategies for job creation, innovation, poverty reduction and overall sustainable development among the youth population of Nepal. The objective of the paper was to examine the influence of entrepreneurship training, access to finance, business development services and their relationship on youth entrepreneurship development sustainably. The quantitative research approach followed by descriptive and analytical research designs were employed in the study. The primary data of the study were collected from 300 youth entrepreneurs of Bagmati Province of Nepal using structured questionnaire and convenience sampling techniques. The collected data were analyzed using frequency, percentage and analytical interpretation methods. The study revealed that entrepreneurship training had a significant impact in enhancing entrepreneurial knowledge, managerial skills and business sustainability among the youth entrepreneurs. Similarly, access to finance had remained one of the major hindering barriers for entrepreneurial growth because of poor collateral availability, loan procedure complexity. On the other hand, business development services like mentorship, consultancy, marketing support and advisory services had been able to contribute to the entrepreneurs' sustainability and improve business outcomes.
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