Capital, family roles and stereotypes hinder women in business.
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The governments of the two West African countries could do more to enhance women’s participation in tourism.
Cubans record a street musician’s performance at an internet hotspot along the seafront in Havana, July 14, 2018.
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Some Cuban entrepreneurs are so openly anti-communist that they sound like, well, capitalists.
Women leaders tend to collaborate better than men.
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New research suggests women-led startups can experience more rapid employment growth than those run by men in certain scenarios.
Access to finance is consistently listed as the biggest obstacle for start-ups Africa.
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Some entrepreneurship support models work better than others. Governance and structure is key to their success, or failure.
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Elizabeth Holmes conformed to a myth of entrepreneurial success. This was ultimately her downfall.
Several approaches can be taken to help women entrepreneurs achieve high growth.
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Women entrepreneurs in Africa struggle to obtain credit, and to access entrepreneurship education.
Young entrepreneurs are increasingly turning to universities to help launch their businesses.
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Rather than bypass college to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams, members of Generation Z are increasingly partnering with universities to launch new startups, a university president says.
Informal trading in Fordsburg, Johannesburg.
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South Africa needs to rethink the role of the informal economy as it mulls over ideas to beat joblessness.
French President Emmanuel Macron (C- bottom) poses with participants of the “Tech for Planet” event in Paris, on December 12, 2017, ahead of the One Planet Summit.
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In a recent Twitter post, French president Macron reminded the world that the word “entrepreneur” is in fact French.
Research suggests that women enterprises in Tanzania are shy to take up business loans.
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Women-owned small business in Tanzania stay away from formal loans because of their negative beliefs about loans.
Start-up should not be synonymous with young people.
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Research shows that the probability of entrepreneurial success jumps after the age of 35, increasing up to the age of 60,
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Entrepreneurs must grapple with uncertainty and work the longest hours. Yet they are happier and often healthier than people in other jobs.
Many associate entrepreneurship with youth – like Mark Zuckerberg, who famously started Facebook as a student at Harvard.
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Most people think of entrepreneurship as a young person’s game. But the highest-growth firms in the US come from entrepreneurs who are 45 years old.
Suzanne Phillips and Adish Gebreselase are seen at Splitt Ends Unisex Hair Design, a storefront salon in Halifax that Phillips sold to the Eritrean immigrant last year.
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Provincial governments in Atlantic Canada have been trying to encourage immigrants to become entrepreneurs for more than a decade. Some are boldly answering the call.
Social enterprises benefit entrepreneurs and communities too.
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Universities need to prioritise social entrepreneurship training and innovations.
If young people are equipped with the right skills in school, entrepreneurship becomes a viable career option.
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The subject of Technology can be used to support and develop pupils’ entrepreneurial skills.
Humboldt Fog chèvre, born in a dream.
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California’s artisan cheese-making industry has followed the changing tastes of the state’s population waves, from the mid-1800s through today.
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The UK lags behind poor nations when it comes to young business owners, so what’s stopping them taking the plunge.
Attendees chat during Dell Women’s Entrepreneur Network conference in 2014.
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Republicans rewriting the tax system have a rare opportunity to fix a major problem: most women-owned companies can’t take advantage of key provisions designed to help small businesses like theirs.
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Entrepreneurship is a matter of society. Schools should be engaged to coach students, starting at an early age, by working on their perception of self-efficacy and entrepreneurial intention.