Government Policy on Entrepreneurship Education and Venture Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Nigeria.

Today, perhaps more so them in any previous age, there is widespread recognition in government, the business community and beyond, that small and medium scale firms make a significant contribution to the health and stability of a nation economy. The aim of this empirical study is ascertain the moderating relationship of government policy on entrepreneurship education and venture performance of small and medium scale enterprises in Nigeria. Descriptive survey designs were adopted and self-designed five point rating scale questionnaires were sued for data collection. Mean, aggregate mean, standard deviations were used to analyze data collected with the aid of statistical package for social sciences. The empirical findings of the present study well suggest that government policy mediate positively and significantly between entrepreneurship education and venture performance. The study concluded that entrepreneurship education contributes positively to venture performance and recommend that government should start offering basic business and financial management skills as this will enable entrepreneurs to make informed investment decisions as well as enhance their entrepreneurial skills that enable them to recognize and exploit the available business opportunities.