During the last half century, the economic performance of the developing world has been far from uniform. Developing countries were polarised into those that made great progress in catching up and those that were mired in stagnation. Many African countries belong to the second group. Therefore,...

In essence, the Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurship series is an umbrella of annual reports that measures the United States entrepreneurship across national, state, and metro levels. Rather than focusing on inputs, the Kauffman Index focuses primarily on entrepreneurial outputs, the actual...

The problem of poverty alleviation and unemployment remain the primary concerns of the government of the African National Congress (ANC) since 1994. This article aims to profile some official government initiatives to tackling unemployment among black peoples. The article posits a strategic...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to gauge the impact of entrepreneurship training of students in Cameroon. In order to achieve the above, an empirical study was conducted in one of the main higher learning institution where entrepreneurial courses were first launched in Cameroon. The...

This paper develops linkages between entrepreneurship and current policies developed in South Africa to alleviate poverty among marginalised individuals. Entrepreneurship is seen as a process of few peoples. Although some individuals have innate abilities as entrepreneurs, many can also develop...

Throughout history, the creation of any country's wealth and economic dynamism depends upon the competitiveness of its organisations and this, in turn, relies fundamentally on the capabilities of its entrepreneurs, who are either owners or corporate. As it is developed in the literature, any...

The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) is a worldwide coordinated data collection effort that provides insights on several individual attributes (perception of opportunities, perception of own capabilities to act entrepreneurially, fear of failure and entrepreneurial intentions), which,...