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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"youth entrepreneurship"”.
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Barriers and facilitators of youth entrepreneurship in the tourism sector in South Africa
… was undertaken to identify the barriers facing youth entrepreneurs who work in or aspire to work in the tourism sector. The study was motivated by the need for innovative business support models to facilitate youth to take up opportunities in the tourism sector which is experiencing high growth …
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An Exploration of Social and Rural Entrepreneurship and the Role of Youth Entrepreneurs: A Case of Stellenbosch Local Municipality
… to address the socioeconomic challenge of youth unemployment in South Africa. Despite these efforts, this unemployment has worsened. In this research, social and rural entrepreneurship activities are explored as a tool to address youth unemployment. This study aims to investigate innovative …
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The Role of Incubation Model in Supporting Local Economic Development Initiatives of Youth Start-Up Enterprises: A Case of Nkangala District, Mpumalanga Province
… (LED) initiatives, with a particular focus on youth start-up enterprises, within the Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga Province. The research is underpinned by a qualitative desktop-based Systematic Literature Review (SLR), encompassing scholarly and grey literature published between …
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Mechanisms for funding youth businesses in South Africa: The role of DFIs
… been experiencing an unprecedented increase in youth unemployment in the past 5 years and the level of entrepreneurial activities amongst young people is very low reported at 8.9% below international average of 11.9 % as at 2014. This situation still manifest itself even after the government of …
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Exposing institutional influences on entrepreneurship among Kuwaiti youth
… focuses on the influence of institutions on entrepreneurship among Kuwaiti youth. It aims to capture the role played by institutions on youth entrepreneurship at the backdrop of a dampening ‘spirit’ for it. This research is currently very important due to various economic and geo-political …
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Exploring the factors that influence the success of youth-owned MSMEs funded through microfinance funding: the case of the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA)
… the factors influencing the success of youth-owned Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) funded through microfinance by South Africa's National Youth Development Agency (NYDA). With youth unemployment remaining one of the country's most pressing challenges, the research explores …
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A theory and outcome evaluation of the South African Allan Gray Orbis Foundation (AGOF) scholarship programme from 2018 to 2023
The need for entrepreneurship education programmes is critical in the South African context where youth struggle with many socio-economic challenges including poverty, high youth unemployment, wealth inequality, limited access to quality education, and intergenerational poverty cycles. These …
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Entrepreneurial education and intention within the tourism industry: Youths in King Cetshwayo District Municipality
Entrepreneurship education plays a crucial role in terms of enhancing entrepreneurial knowledge, skills and values for transforming societies. The aim of this study was to explore the influence of entrepreneurial education (ED) on entrepreneurial intention (EI) among youths in tourism-related and …
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Social Capital, Education, and Earning: The Important Role of Peer Relationships for Marginalized Tanzanian Youth
… secondary school completion rates, high rates of youth unemployment, and the importance of relationships in Tanzania, there is a need for nuanced and critical analyses examining the link between social capital, education, and earning for young people. This study drew on theories of social capital …
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The Role Of Education System In Preparing Youth For Agricultural Career Decisions And Aspirations: Exploring Ways To Attract More Youth To Engage In Agriculture And Agricultural Entrepreneurship in Tanzania
Youth intention to pursue a career in agriculture and entrepreneurship is influenced by the knowledge they acquire through formal, informal, and nonformal settings. Changing youth perception of agriculture is essential for agriculture and youth development. The purpose of the study was to examine …
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A theory and evaluation of the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation (AGOF) scholarship Programme
… an entrepreneurial mindset among South African youth. This evaluation examines whether the programme's activities achieve the intended outcomes and assesses the coherency of the programme theory. This study utilises a descriptive design, incorporating semi-structured interviews with four …
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A theory and outcome evaluation of the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation (AGOF) scholarship programme
… an entrepreneurial mindset among South African youth. This evaluation examines whether the programme's activities achieve the intended outcomes and assesses the coherency of the programme theory. This study utilises a descriptive design, incorporating semi-structured interviews with four …
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Enabling a generation of social entrepreneurs: A study to establish if the practice of social entrepreneurship offers inclusive self-employment opportunities for disenfranchised South African youth
… to solutions that address the problems of youth unemployment, inequality and poverty in South Africa, specifically among those youth who are being marginalised from participating equally in mainstream economic activities. It argues that financial and digital exclusion, as well as poor …