Abstract:
The study aimed at youth livelihood programs and entrepreneurship development in uganda and it was guided by the following objectives; To identify the relationship between challenges and opportunities faced by young entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship development in Kisoro district, to assess the relationship between business growth and entrepreneurship development in Kisoro district and to evaluate the relationship between the effectiveness of existing youth livelihood programs and entrepreneurship development in Kisoro district. A cross-sectional descriptive design and open-ended questionnaires was used for the study. This design was be chosen because of the descriptive nature of the research questions. In order to capture rich and in-depth experiences of the youth, the study was employing a case study design. In order to generate data; the study was employing a mixed method that was combine both qualitative and quantitative research approaches. From the findings, the linear regression results shown that there was a significant and positive relationship between growth of businesses and entrepreneurship development in the sample. The R-square value of .791 indicated that 79.1% of the variance in the entrepreneurship development can be explained by growth of businesses. The coefficient for growth of businesses was .395, indicating that a one-unit increase in growth of businesses was associated with a .395-unit increase in entrepreneurship development. This coefficient was statistically significant at the .05 level, with a t-value of 9.585 and a p-value of .000. These results suggested that growth of businesses was an important factor in promoting the entrepreneurship development in the sample. Policymakers and stakeholders involved in economic development initiatives could consider implementing interventions that focus on promoting entrepreneurship development as a way to stimulate economic growth and job creation. According to a study by Kisoro District Local Government (2015), MFIs have been successful in providing financial services to small businesses and had contributed to entrepreneurship development in the district. The study recommends that the district government should work closely with MFIs to ensure that young entrepreneurs have access to affordable credit.
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