Over the years, there have been several definitions of an entrepreneur but the 21st century definition
by Schumpeter is that of innovation which he saw as an engine of economic development.
Architectural training in institutions of higher learning entails training of individuals to reason creatively
through series of line drawings and ideas generation. This equips prospective students towards
blending into the world of construction and contracts administration and without the basic knowledge
or skills of engagement, it’s next to impossible surviving the competition. Further equipping the student
with entrepreneurial skills makes him more versatile and thus become a Li-Id preneur (Lines-Ideas
preneur) due to his training through lines drawings and ideas generation. This paper investigated the
characteristics of the Li-Id preneurs of students in Covenant University, Nigeria. This was done by
administering a well-structured questionnaire and interviews for proper conclusion on the subject
matter from a cross section of students from final year in Architecture and Business Studies in 2016-
2017 academic sessions. The data collected was statistically analysed with SPSS software and it
showed that it was imperative that entrepreneurial skills acquisition was key and fundamental towards
business intelligence and making the student better equipped in all round skills acquisition. It also
showed that while the Li-Id preneur had acquired skills in line drawings and ideas generation, having
an alternative means of livelihood was a giant leap towards economic empowerment and national
development. Also, the teaching of entrepreneurial skills should be part of the education curriculum
during these formative years of the Li-Id preneur’s lif
