Entrepreneurs are gaining an increasing level of respect in Africa, according to a new report with the title ‘Accelerating entrepreneurship in Africa’.
In many parts of Africa entrepreneurship is still seen as a “last resort, as opposed to the pursuit of an opportunity or aspiration”. While formal employment is still highly regarded, opportunity-driven entrepreneurship is becoming more admirable. To produce the report, the Omidyar Network in partnership with the Monitor Group, conducted a survey with 582 entrepreneurs in six sub-Saharan African countries: Nigeria, Ghana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa.
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