Barriers to Entrepreneurship among Business Students in Sunyani Polytechnic of Ghana

The paper attempts to provide information about entrepreneurship in general and the barriers business students in Sunyani Polytechnic encounter in starting their businesses after graduating from the school. Primary data was obtained through a questionnaire. 220 questionnaires were self-administered by researchers to the business students of Sunyani Polytechnic. 216 questionnaires were returned, properly filled. The questionnaires were analysed using SPSS 16. Pearson correlation was used to establish the relationship between the independent and dependent constructs of the research. The results show a low interest in entrepreneurship among the business students of Sunyani Polytechnic and based on the findings, the implications of the study have been forwarded.