Abstract
Today’s dynamic business environment exerts pressures on entrepreneurs to rethink and drastically redesign their business processes for realization of transformative improvements. This study was conducted to examine the impact of Business Process Reengineering (BPR) on the growth of entrepreneurship in Akwa Ibom State. Specific objectives were to investigate the effect of two key variables of BPR namely process innovation and process redesign on entrepreneurship growth in the state. Entrepreneurship growth was measured using growth indicators such as number of new business registered each year, business survival rate, and revenue growth rate. Two null hypotheses were formulated to guide the analysis and interpretation of data in the study. Descriptive research design was adopted in utilizing secondary data from 2015 to 2024. The study covered all registered businesses in Akwa Ibom State. We used purposive sampling technique to select relevant data for the study. The data were sourced from National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) and Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Trade and Investment Reports. Tool of analysis was and simple Linear Regression Analysis. The results revealed that process innovation and process redesign had significant effect on entrepreneurship growth in Akwa Ibom State. It was concluded that BPR had significant and positive effect on the growth of entrepreneurship in the state. It was recommended among other things that entrepreneurs in the state should be supported with access to BPR tools such as cloud platforms, automation software and digital payment system.
Keywords: Business, Entrepreneurship, Growth, Innovation, Reengineering