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3.0 The African Entrepreneur Personal Traits: Entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship in Africa
More than twenty personal traits of entrepreneurs have been linked to entrepreneurial success in Africa (LeVine, 1966; Benedict, 1979; Frese, 2000), and elsewhere (Stewart, 1996). Debate continues as to whether psychological variables, socio-demographic factors or external factors are the best determinants of entrepreneurial behavior and performance (Frese, 2000; Buame, 1996).

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The Entrepreneurial Mindset: Do You Have What It Takes?
Being successful as an entrepreneur depends on having the right attitude: the entrepreneurial mindset. But what exactly is the "entrepreneurial mindset" and do you have what it takes? Read on to find out more.
7.0 Entrepreneurship and Small Business Success: Entrepreneurship and Small Business Enterprise Growth in Uganda
Common day definition of entrepreneurs tend to equate it with those who start small business (Drucker, 1993). This is a fallacy. Entrepreneurship is a dynamic process of creating wealth whether in small organisations or large organisations. Entrepreneurship is a continuous search for change, responding to it and exploiting it as an opportunity (Drucker, 1993). Most successful organisations are successful because of the entrepreneurial behaviour of their leaders and the entrepreneurial culture prevalent in the organisation. The key entrepreneurial behaviours include the following :
Get on the right track with executive onboarding
Most organizations offer some level of orientation for new leaders. But without a well-defined plan for integrating the new leader, the risk of poor performance and failure is high. Executive onboarding has grown out of traditional orientation to provide a more comprehensive and systematic plan for helping executives transition into their new role. Onboarding reinforces conventional orientation and training programs with highly focused one-to-one leadership coaching, targeted skills development, and timely objective feedback. The goal is twofold: first, ensure that new executives find their footing quickly and avoid costly missteps; second, help them build effective alliances with their direct reports to ensure continuity and cooperation in achieving organizational goals.
The Entrepreneurs Checklist
I was asked the other day what personality traits I thought were important to entrepreneurial success. I immediately gave my preprogrammed reply about passion and dedication and hard work. After taking some time later to ponder the question a little deeper (I normally operate in shallow waters), I came up with a more detailed checklist for entrepreneurial success.
Entrepreneurship and Franchising: Perfect Together
For years we’ve been reading articles about a franchisor’s desire to select franchisees that are not too entrepreneurial…that are in fact interdependent rather than independent. In order for most prospective franchisees to take the leap into business ownership…they need to develop an entrepreneurial spirit.
How to Ramp-Up New Salespeople in 90 Days
Can you build a 90 Day Orientation Program for New Salespeople? It must have the following components...
Fitting In: From “On Staff” to “In the Know”
An effective orientation process can help you get and keep staff during these tough hiring times.
The Myth of Entrepreneurial Risk-Taking
Everyone seems to have their own "Top 10 list of entrepreneurial qualities" these days, and risk-taking almost always makes the Top 3. But is this really true? Do savvy entrepreneurs simply throw caution to the wind and fly in the face of danger when it comes to taking risks? Let's examine this "myth of entrepreneurial risk-taking" more closely.
Only 3% are Leaders – Are You a Leader?
Important traits of successful business leaders include goal orientation and time management skills.
Businesses For Introverts: Profits From Cyberspace
Lots of would-be entrepreneurs fail to get into business for themselves for one simple reason: they're introverts, and they're convinced you can't be both an introvert and an entrepreneur. But as a clear introvert with entrepreneurial aspirations, I'm here to tell you it just ain't so. Here are three things introverts should consider when they feel the entrepreneurial urge....
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