dc.description.abstract | In today’s turbulent job market, starting and having own business venture is a dream of young
generation. Furthermore, many graduates are unable to get a job upon graduation. With this
realization, University students in various Universities in Kenya have resorted to entrepreneurial
activities. This study seeks to determine the factors influencing entrepreneurship among
university students in Kisumu County. This study adopted a descriptive research design. The
target population of this study was all the 16,019 students in Universities in Kisumu according to
various universities websites. This study used a stratified random sampling method to select 384
students from the population of the study. Primary data was used in this study and was collected
by use of questionnaires. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze
quantitative data. In descriptive statistics, the study used frequency, mean, standard deviation and
percentages. The analyzed information was then presented in tables and figures. Additionally,
the study used factor analysis to outline the key factors influencing entrepreneurship among
university students in Kisumu County. The study established that government related factors,
socio cultural factors, technological factors, information related factors, education related factors,
personal factors, managerial and leadership factors, globalization factors and financial factors
affect entrepreneurial intentions among university students in Kisumu County. Specifically, the
most important factors influencing entrepreneurial intentions among university students in
Kisumu County include accessibility to business information, tax rates, traditions and beliefs,
reduced monopoly, personality traits, rapid change of technology, team building skills, increased
diversity and technical skills and life skills. The study recommends that financial institutions
should reduce their requirements such as collateral when offering credits to university students.
In addition, the government of Kenya should ensure that university student’s access credit to
start or boost their business. This can be done by increasing the accessibility of the Youth Fund.
In addition, Universities in Kisumu County as well as other parts of Kenya should have a
stronger focus on the skills required by entrepreneurs in the developing world by ensuring that
entrepreneurship training includes the economic and social impact of technologies networking
and mentorship by successful entrepreneurs; business education including, accounting,
marketing and finance and exposure to potential investors and partners. | en_US |