Nurturing Entrepreneurial Culture in Nigeria: Analysis on Akwa Ibom

The importance of Entrepreneurial Culture to economic development of Nations through innovation, competitiveness and job creation has led to the interest of global leaders in nurturing it. However, while the concept is widely used, there exist a knowledge gap in its conceptualization and how it is actualized by policies propounded to nurture it. It is in this regard that this study sets out to conceptualize Entrepreneurial Culture and to investigate the impact of the policy propounded to nurture it in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria - an under research context. Using a mixed method approach which consisted of both quantitative and qualitative phases of data collection instrument, Entrepreneurial Culture was conceptualized as consisting of five constituent. Findings revealed that the propoundend policy did to some extent contribute to the nurturing of the constituents in individuals who participated in the policy in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria during the period understudy. Findings sheds more light on the outcome of government policies on enrepreneurship making the text useful for public policy makers,researchers and all those interested in nurturing entrepreneurial activities at the individual level.