Relevance of Entrepreneurship Education in Real Estate Practice for Sustainable National Growth
Relevance of Entrepreneurship Education in Real Estate Practice for Sustainable National Growth

Summary/Abstract: The study examined the relevance of entrepreneurial education to thepractice of estate surveying by the graduates of Estate Management inbecoming self-made entrepreneurs in their chosen field. Real estate is amulti-disciplinary field that comprises all areas of construction, design andmanagement, such as property management consultancy, valuation services,agency administration, and real property development services. The studyreviewed related literatures, such as real estate management, investment,entrepreneurship education in real estate business. The study usedquestionnaire, oral and telephone interview to collect samples, and the studypopulation was centered on graduates of estate management practicing invarious firms in Abuja. Some of the specific issues addressed include but notlimited to current place of employment, level of satisfaction of the younggraduates, willingness to go into full time practice by starting up their ownestate firms. The study revealed that 94.2% of the respondents were stronglywilling to start up their own private firm, while the remaining people haddifferent sheds of opinions. Therefore, it was recommended among otherthings that government and good spirited individuals make a startup capitalavailable for graduates of estate management who are willing to become realestate entrepreneurs. In addition, further training on business ideas will assistthem in no small measure in actualizing their dreams of becoming employersof labour thereby contributing to the growth of the nation.

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