Policy Support to the National Strategy for Entrepreneurship and SMEs
Egypt

The Egyptian economy has been undergoing numerous economic and social reforms in the past few years...

Economy
Entrepreneurs
Public policies
SMEs
Waste
Social entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa
Regional

This chapter focuses attention upon the emerging debates, research agenda and opportunities for...

Entrepreneurs
MSMEs
SMEs
Social entrepreneurship
The benefits of parity: unlocking the potential of women's entrepreneurship in Africa
Regional

Enterprise development is a key driver of economic growth and job creation. Without entrepreneurship...

Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship
Growth
Women
New Mindset, Increased Profits: Lessons from an Innovative Entrepreneurial Training in Togo
Regional

Research has shown that traditional business training does not often increase profits of small...

Entrepreneurs
Innovation
Skills
SMEs
Youth
Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Regional

This contributed volume explores and reveals the dynamics, strengths and weaknesses, trends and...

Economy
Entrepreneurs
Financing
Public policies
Youth unemployment
Do entrepreneurship policies work? Evidence from 460 start-up program competitions across the globe
Global

Many organizations around the world implement programs designed to encourage entrepreneurship...

Entrepreneurs
Impact evaluations
SMEs
Startups
Youth
Measuring Entrepreneurial Businesses: Current Knowledge and Challenges
Global

The contribution of entrepreneurial businesses to economic growth is an often debated topic among...

Economy
Entrepreneurs
Growth
Innovation
Startups
Identifying and spurring high-growth entrepreneurship: Experimental evidence from a business plan competition
Regional

Almost all firms in developing countries have fewer than ten workers, with a modal size of one. Are...

Competition
Employment
Entrepreneurs
Impact evaluations
Sustainability
The Relationship between the Arab Spring Revolutions and Entrepreneurial Inhibitors, Enablers, and Activity in North Africa
Egypt, Tunisia, Regional

The purpose of this chapter is to detail the impact of the Arab Spring Revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt...

Arab Spring
Economy
Entrepreneurs
Public policies
Supporting Self-Employment and Small-Scale Entrepreneurship : Potential Programs to Improve Livelihoods for Vulnerable Workers
Global

Worldwide, around 55 percent of workers are self-employed, and about three-quarters of these are...

Earnings
Employment
Entrepreneurs
Impact evaluations
Value chains