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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Entrepreneurial development"”.
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Venture capital and entrepreneurial development in Gauteng
… South Africa and find out how it can accelerate entrepreneurial development. The researcher selected VC companies who are associated to the South Africa Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA) and SMEs based Johannesburg area to take part in the study. The target sample was 70 …
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The impact of the Raymond Ackerman Academy of entrepreneurial development (RAA) in creating improved and sustainable livelihoods amongst academy graduates.
… creation. Using the Raymond Ackerman Academy of Entrepreneurial Development (RAA) as a case study, this dissertation seeks to investigate the impact of EE for youth considered vulnerable to unemployment. It specifically examines whether EE has been a mechanism to support black, urban township …
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Start-up development in Latin America : the role of venture accelerators
Venture accelerators are entrepreneurial development instruments that help startups grow in their earliest stages. Accelerators have proliferated in the United States and other developed countries despite the debate regarding their real value to entrepreneurs and ecosystems. New entrepreneurial …
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Entrepreneurship in Russia: patterns and problems of its development in the post-Soviet period
The development of a robust small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector has been widely seen as important to Russia’s socio-economic transformation. This has been clear from state policies and rhetoric that claim to support the development of entrepreneurship and publicly advocate its …
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Coaches’ use of directive and non-directive conversational approaches and implications for entrepreneurs’ development
… support to aid their personal and professional development and to improve venture performance. While there is a wealth of literature around entrepreneurial development, there is very little that explores what happens during a dyadic coaching session. In previous decades, entrepreneurship …
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Communicating the modern entrepreneurial university in the 21st century: a case study of academic capitalism and media messaging in the pursuit of revenues and national prominence at Louisiana State University
… universities have passed through three stages of development: the religious, the philanthropic/land-grant, and the federal research university. Squeezed by government budget cuts and demands for more money to pay for research and faculty raises, U.S. higher education has entered a fourth phase, …
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Business models: obstructer or driver of early-stage entrepreneurial businesses in the west-coast district municipality, south africa? a model for change.
… function as either enablers or constraints to entrepreneurial development in such settings, focusing on early-stage ventures within the West Coast District Municipality of the Western Cape Province, South Africa. Employing an exploratory qualitative design, the research draws on data from …
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Examining the impact of business incubation on the growth of tourism SMMEs: the case of Pilanesberg business Incubator Programme (PBIP)
… an important role in driving economic growth and development in both large and emerging economies. Direct benefits of SMME development include job creation, innovation and the enhancing of social justice. The tourism industry in South Africa is largely comprised of small-scale firms with low …
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Changing the ability of the poor to generate income : Mexico's Conditional Cash Transfer program Oportunidades
… with additional mechanisms of support such as entrepreneurial development programs, could contribute not only to short-term poverty alleviation, but also to a long-term, sustainable solution to poverty.
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Exploring the relationship between work and learning within small business development
… to the workplace, the Western Cape Business Development Centre (WCBDC) applies the concept of mentoring as a follow-up programme. In layman’s term, a business mentor refers to someone who is experienced in business, trustworthy and professional, trained and up-to-date in their advice.The goal …
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Staging the Post-conflict City: Tourism, Urban Change, and Symbolic Contestation in Belfast, Northern Ireland
… and peacebuilding initiatives, local entrepreneurial actors are simultaneously refashioning these cultural symbols to make the area more attractive to tourists and potential investors.</p> <p>This study investigates the role of tourism development, place marketing, and urban staging in …
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The role of entrepreneurship education on student entrepreneurship development at the University of Venda
… competitions to promote student entrepreneurship development. Entrepreneurship education encourages individuals to start their businesses upon graduation, rather than seeking and relying on employment. However, research on the role of entrepreneurship education is limited. Hence, this study aims …
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Educating for enterprise: exploring the role of the teacher. An interpretative phenomenological analysis
… different styles of teaching and their student entrepreneurial development support.<br/><br/>The research draws on the literature that critically examines the teaching/pedagogy related key concepts and theoretical constructs in higher education in general (Kember, 1997; 2009), and business and …
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Developing a framework to promote innovation in socio-economic development in smart cities
… FCT-Abuja, and Manchester as case studies of SC development. Through the conduct of in-depth face-to-face interviews across the cases, the field investigation gathered high quality feedbacks from knowledge-rich SC stakeholders. In doing so, the core components of SCs and their underlying CSFs and …
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An outcomes evaluation of the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation’s Fellowship programme
… education programme focused on developing an entrepreneurial mindset, entrepreneurial intention, and awareness of entrepreneurship as a career among university students. A qualitative research design was used to assess the Fellowship's effectiveness in developing an entrepreneurial mindset, …
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A theory and outcome evaluation of the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation (AGOF) Association Programme
… Foundation (AGOF), which is designed to foster entrepreneurial activities among its participants. The evaluation employs a dual focus, integrating both theory evaluation and outcome evaluation methodologies to assess the effectiveness of the programme. The theory evaluation utilizes a …
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An investigation into growth challenges encountered by registered small and medium enterprises in Katutura central constituency
… issue of lack of access to capital, inadequate entrepreneurial development, disabling regulatory environment as well as lack of effective competitive strategies pose serious challenges that require active government and private sector involvement if the huge potential in this sector is to be …
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What Makes Small Business Develop in U.S. and China? ——An Exploratory Comparative Analysis of Georgia, US and Guangxi, China
… These measures are promoting small business development. However, Chinese SMEs are not given any priority over all large firms and state-owned firms. Indeed, they are given unfair treatment in loans, access to some industries, tax breaks, and so on. I think there are three primary factors …