Table 8

Reliability and validity of the questionnaire in each category by using the Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient

ConstructsNumber of proxiesCronbach’s alphaAverage item correlationAVE (%)ItemLoading
AAST-EC support on business idea validation30.7850.62351.08Q90.894
Q100.820
Q110.737
AAST-EC support on knowledge and access to resources40.7310.69953.84Q120.773
Q130.877
Q140.911
Q150.741
AAST-EC support on networking, partnership and access to funding30.8290.61875.04Q160.836
Q170.841
Q180.920
AAST-EC support on ventures40.7120.68258.19Q190.829
Q200.657
Q230.646
Q240.626
Growth of ventures30.8780.70680.67%Q250.831
Q260.933
Q270.927
Source(s): Table created by authors

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