Chapter One — 1.1 Background to the Study

Government Entrepreneurship Policy has increasingly attracted the attention of researchers, regulators, and practitioners concerned with business scalability of home-based businesses. This growing interest reflects the recognition that government entrepreneurship policy does not operate in isolation, but interacts with a wider set of institutional and market conditions found within Selected Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria.

Selected Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria presents a useful setting for examining this relationship precisely because the conditions there — structural, regulatory, and behavioural — differ from those typically assumed in the broader literature, most of which draws on evidence from more developed economies.

1.2 Statement of the Problem

While government entrepreneurship policy is widely discussed in policy and industry circles, empirical evidence on its actual effect on business scalability of home-based businesses within Selected Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria remains sparse and, in places, contradictory. This lack of localized, rigorous evidence makes it difficult for decision-makers to know with confidence whether current approaches to government entrepreneurship policy are helping or hindering business scalability of home-based businesses — a gap this study sets out to close.

1.3 Objectives of the Study

1. To examine the effect of Government Entrepreneurship Policy on business scalability of home-based businesses in Selected Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria.
2. To assess the extent to which government entrepreneurship policy influences business scalability of home-based businesses within the study area.
3. To identify the challenges associated with government entrepreneurship policy in relation to business scalability of home-based businesses.
4. To recommend strategies for optimizing government entrepreneurship policy in order to improve business scalability of home-based businesses.

1.4 Research Questions

1. What is the effect of government entrepreneurship policy on business scalability of home-based businesses in Selected Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria?
2. To what extent does government entrepreneurship policy influence business scalability of home-based businesses within the study area?
3. What challenges are associated with government entrepreneurship policy in relation to business scalability of home-based businesses?
4. What strategies can be adopted to optimize government entrepreneurship policy in order to improve business scalability of home-based businesses?

1.5 Significance of the Study

This study is significant to a range of stakeholders. For policymakers and regulators, the findings offer evidence to guide the design of frameworks that support healthier outcomes around business scalability of home-based businesses. For managers and practitioners within Selected Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria, the study provides practical insight into how government entrepreneurship policy can be better managed. Finally, it contributes to the academic literature on entrepreneurship by extending existing knowledge into a specific empirical context, and offers a reference point for future researchers.

1.6 Scope of the Study

In terms of scope, this BSc study confines itself to Selected Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria, focusing specifically on how government entrepreneurship policy relates to business scalability of home-based businesses within that setting. Findings are interpreted within these boundaries rather than as universal claims applicable to every organization or market.