Contrary to popular belief, entrepreneurship has been on a worryingly downward trend since the 1980s – here’s why.
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Research on women entrepreneurs in India reveals they are contesting social, cultural and family pressures to challenge the status quo in society.
Government policies need to acknowledge individual agency as a mechanism for change, while reducing barriers to income-producing activities.
Countries in Africa have some of the highest rates of entrepreneurship in the world, yet their contribution to the economy is limited. Technology such as the blockchain, drones and AI could provide a way forward.
The experience of former industrial heartlands offers lessons in how to revitalise communities when big industries close.
Displaced by the terrorist insurgency in Northeast Nigeria, refugees aren’t wallowing in self-pity. They’re mobilising whatever resources they can to rebuild livelihoods.
Local based approaches from farmers, researchers and entrepreneurs prove successful for innovation in Malawi.
Some entrepreneurship support models work better than others. Governance and structure is key to their success, or failure.
A national minimum wage could benefit young people who have jobs and stimulate those who have given up trying to find work. But those without work need additional help.
Nigeria, like many emerging countries, needs to educate its women at the same rate it does its men to enhance entrepreneurship.
Amazon nixed plans to build a headquarters in Long Island City after some New Yorkers questioned the wisdom of offering billions in tax breaks in exchange for job promises. A Texas study suggests they had reason to worry.
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.
New research shows supporting angel investors, rather than giving startups ‘founding’ help, fosters entrepreneurship.
Indigenous entrepreneurship is growing at a rate six times faster than the general Canadian population and it is 10 years younger. Culturally relevant financial literacy is critical to its success.
Necessity and desperation are portrayed as the prime motivators of innovative behaviour, but in reality, stability and holistic incentives go a long way to freeing up creative energy.
Steinhoff was the darling of investors, asset managers, analysts and financial journalists. But its success was built on shaky foundations.
Halloween and the celebrations of the Dia de Muertos make us remember of one of the most natural feelings shared among living creatures: fear.
South Africa needs to rethink the role of the informal economy as it mulls over ideas to beat joblessness.
A positive outlook is great – but it can lead to some ill judged start up ideas.
In a recent Twitter post, French president Macron reminded the world that the word “entrepreneur” is in fact French.
Top contributors
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Economist and Postgraduate Supervisor, University of Lancashire; Keele University
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Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, University of Hull
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Professor of Entrepreneurship, La Trobe Business School, La Trobe University
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Professor of Entrepreneurship, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Robson Professor in Entrepreneurship, University of Calgary
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Distinguished Visiting Professor in Economics, University of Johannesburg, University of Johannesburg
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Professor, Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow
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Director of Social Innovation Institute, Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, MacEwan University
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Assistant Professor of Management, Texas State University
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Reader in Leadership, School of Business and Creative Industries, University of the West of Scotland
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Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, ESSCA School of Management
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Professor of Entrepreneurship and Digital Transformation, Sheffield Hallam University
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Associate Professor for Entrepreneurship and Strategy, ESCP Business School
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Programme Director UEA Africa Lecturer in Entrepreneurship and Strategy, University of East Anglia
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Lecturer at Wits Business School, University of the Witwatersrand