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Entrepreneurial Career Mentoring Functions and Entrepreneurs Objective Outcomes in Eldoret, Kenya

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  • Pamela A. Chebii
  • Henry Bwisa
  • Maurice Sakwa

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Small and Medium Enterprises make significant contribution in the global economy, with respect to enterprise development and new job creation. Effective and efficient mentorship programs tend to raise entrepreneurial outcomes among entrepreneurs operating SMEs. The benefits received from entrepreneurial mentoring would be recognized in the entrepreneurs’ objective and subjective entrepreneurial outcomes. The objective of the study was to establish the influence of careers mentoring functions on objective entrepreneurial outcomes within Small and Medium enterprises in Eldoret, Kenya. A sample of 363 SMEs was used for the study out of which 300 entrepreneurs responded to the questionnaires. Content analysis showed that 48 entrepreneurs had been mentored while 252 had not been mentored. Data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22.0. The addition of chosen demographic features to the prediction of objective entrepreneurial outcome led to a statistically significant increase in R2 with p

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  • Pamela A. Chebii & Henry Bwisa & Maurice Sakwa, 2016. "Entrepreneurial Career Mentoring Functions and Entrepreneurs Objective Outcomes in Eldoret, Kenya," International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, Human Resource Management Academic Research Society, International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, vol. 6(5), pages 446-456, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:hur:ijarbs:v:6:y:2016:i:5:p:446-456
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    1. Jane Wamaitha Mwangi-Thungu & Patrick Ngugi & Allan Mugambi, 2024. "A Structured Approach to Mentoring Tertiary Level Entrepreneurship Students: A Literature Review," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 8(4), pages 2842-2857, April.

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