Resilient Entrepreneurship: Insight from South African Entrepreneurs — Presentation Detail — Celebration of Scholars

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Student presentations must have a faculty sponsor.

Abstracts must include a title and a description of the research, scholarship, or creative work. The description should be 150-225 words in length and constructed in a format or style appropriate for the presenter’s discipline.

The following points should be addressed within the selected format or style for the abstract:

A clear statement of the problem or question you pursued, or the scholarly goal or creative theme achieved in your work.
A brief comment about the significance or uniqueness of the work.
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Additional Information

More information is available at carthage.edu/celebration-scholars/. The following are members of the Research, Scholarship, and Creativity Committee who are eager to listen to ideas and answer questions:

Jun Wang
Kim Instenes
John Kirk
Nora Nickels
Andrew Pustina
James Ripley

Resilient Entrepreneurship: Insight from South African Entrepreneurs

Name: Jennifer Madden
Department: Interdisciplinary Studies
Type of research: Independent research
Funding: Faculty Research, Scholarship, and Creativity Grant

Abstract

When business owners in low-wealth and distressed communities are shut out of opportunities, the consequences ripple throughout the country and the economy. Entrepreneurship (and micro-entrepreneurship) represents a powerful economic force and can be a critical path to economic opportunity and financial inclusion. Their potential for impact as engines of both wealth-creation and employment growth is undeniable and is a viable pathway towards resilience. This qualitative research examined South African intrapreneurs and entrepreneurs post-apartheid to shed light on effective strategies for South African millennials, entrepreneurs, and U.S. minority enterprises because there is much to learn from successful intrapreneurs and entrepreneurs thriving in a system designed for them to fail.

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