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Credit Constraints and Productive Entrepreneurship in Africa

Baliamoune-Lutz, Mina - 2011

Limited access of entrepreneurs to credit constrains the creation and growth of private firms. In Africa, access to credit is particularly limited for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) due to unclear property rights and the lack of assets that can be used as collateral. This paper presents a...

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Young Entrepreneurs in Rural Africa : Prevalence, Determinants, Productivity

Nagler, Paula - 2014

Africa is not only the poorest and most rural continent, it is also the most youthful continent in terms of population. Given the large number of young job seekers that will enter the labor market over the next decade, we need a better understanding of rural non-farm entrepreneurship,...

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Why are Africa's Female Entrepreneurs Not Playing the Export Game? Evidence from Ghana

Ackah, Charles; Görg, Holger; Hanley, Aoife; Hornok, … - 2021

of key business constraints, across both male and female entrepreneurs. We find that females are less likely to export … (voluntarily or involuntarily) from male-dominated networks or business practices …

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African Female Entrepreneurship : Merging Profit and Social Motives for the Greater Good

Boateng, Amanobea - 2018

‘This is a welcome contribution to the growing body of research on African entrepreneurship. Its focus on African women entrepreneurs and their unique ability to merge profit and social motives showcases the innate strength, courage and dynamism of our women, and reinforces the pivotal role...

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The History of Business in Africa : Complex Discontinuity to Emerging Markets

Verhoef, Grietjie - 2017

This book offers a comprehensive study of the history of African business. By analyzing the specificities of African … business culture, as well as the dynamically changing African policy context, the author sheds new light on the development of … the 1990s, and the globalization of African business …

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Entrepreneurship and SME Management Across Africa : Context, Challenges, Cases

Achtenhagen, Leona (ed.); Brundin, Ethel (ed.) - 2016

conducting entrepreneurial activities or business endeavors in smaller firms in the African continent. The book responds to calls … students interested in regional business practices, as well as for practitioners and policy makers … performance -- Chapter 3: Crowdfunding in the African context: A new way to fund ventures -- Chapter 4: The lack of business …

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Leading an African Renaissance : Opportunities and Challenges

Patterson, Kathleen (ed.); Winston, Bruce (ed.) - 2017

This book looks at the challenges and possibilities facing leadership in Africa today by providing a rich history of the continent, the complexities the continent has experienced, and the great hope and encouragement that remains. It explores what African leadership is and the possible effects...

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Technology Transfer and Economic Growth in Sub-Sahara African Countries : Lessons from East Asia

Agola, Nathaniel O. - 2016 - 1st ed. 2016

Technology Transfer and Economic Growth in Sub-Sahara African Countries – Lessons from East Asian Experience -- Technology Transfer for Economic Growth in Africa – Why it Matters -- Sub-Sahara African Countries’ Attractiveness to Technology Transfer -- Pragmatic Analytical Framework for...

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