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Entrepreneurship in Africa
Entrepreneurs are important actors for sustained development in Africa. Entrepreneurship occurs when an individual or group of individuals garner their available resources and take action to achieve a desired goal. It requires a measured risk –– where the entrepreneur balances up possible failure against the benefits and rewards of success. Typically,
Streamlining and Shortening Licensing Processes Through a One-Stop-Shop Facility (the One-stop Business Facilitation Centre)
As a small landlocked country surrounded by South Africa, one would think that making import and export easier for local businesses is a critical issue. How else can business obtain access to the markets they require to expand and employ people? However, Doing Business 2010 reports that it takes 44
Business Development in Renewable Industries – toward sustainable solutions that minimise carbon emissions and boost rural employment
As the United Nations Climate Change Conference (7-18 December 2009) begins this week, I am reminded of a business I came across the other day in the small town of Ladybrand in the Free State Province of South Africa. Willi’s Energy Savers began thirty years ago making solar hot