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Where does the fourth industrial revolution leave very young African entrepreneurs?

21 January 2020

In this article we explore the level to which the industrialization agenda aligns with both the industries and capabilities of very young entrepreneurs...

Selecting Future Entrepreneurs: Insights from the Allan Gray Orbis Ecosystem Forum

30 November 2018

Entrepreneurship programs face an ongoing challenge of selecting the best candidates as beneficiaries, whilst balancing that with a need to produce results that prove...

Developing an Entrepreneurial Culture: Who is Responsible?

30 November 2018

Over the past 40 years, the global narrative and outlook on Africa’s potential for economic growth have dramatically changed. Historically, countries in post-independent Africa...

In Conversation with Claudia Makwela: My Experiences Parenting a Young Entrepreneur

9 July 2018

Editor's interview with Claudia Makwela, mother to Ntando Makwela, a 15-year-old author, motivational speaker, and co-founder of Molo Africa, an initiative to strengthen youth...

Creating Shared Value is a Leadership Imperative

21 June 2018

Three lessons on Shared Value from the African Leadership Academy Africa Shared Value Summit Pre-Event Dinner with Prof. Mark Kramer of Harvard Business School....

How My Parents Enabled My Entrepreneurial Journey

20 June 2018

by Thokoza Mjo, Founder, Beyond the Lemonade Stand My entrepreneurial journey began a while ago. I perhaps did not see it that way at the...

What Parents Should Know About Young Entrepreneurship

20 June 2018

by Danie Jacobs. Parents should focus on enhancing the entrepreneurial mindset in their children — a skill that is increasingly important as young people must...

Parents: The Forgotten Players in the Entrepreneurship Ecosystem

20 June 2018

The Entrepreneurship"Ecosystem" is defined as the individuals, organizations, or institutions that are outside the individual entrepreneur, that are either conducive or prohibitive to their...

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