The study aimed to determine the extent of entrepreneurial activities performed by newly-registered businesses in first and second class municipalities in Batangas Province. Also, this shows if there is significant difference on the assessments of entrepreneurs on the extent of entrepreneurial activities in first and second class municipalities. The study used descriptive research and researcher-constructed questionnaire. Respondents were 363 newly-registered businesses in 11 first- and 5 second-class municipalities in Batangas. Entrepreneurs of first class municipalities perform moderate extent of entrepreneurial activity in terms of enterprising human activity, leveraging creativity, innovation and identifying opportunity, and creation of value. Similarly, entrepreneurs of second class municipalities performed moderate extent of enterprising human activity and leveraging creativity, innovation and identifying opportunity. Meanwhile, they performed high extent of activities which create value. It was found that there was no significant difference on the extent of entrepreneurial activities performed in the first and second-class municipality.
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To Cite this Article: Ani, T. G. (2019). Entrepreneurial Activities of First and Second Class Municipalities in Batangas, Philippines. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 9(6), 1237–1249.
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