While entrepreneurs are often touted as critical to growth, many in South Africa bemoan poor support and energy constraints as barriers to starting businesses
BUSINESS
Where entrepreneurship in other countries is fuelled by a need to create wealth and make a difference in the world, 90% of South African entrepreneurs say they had to start their own businesses because they couldn't find work. Being an entrepreneur was therefore the only way to earn an income.
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