Social Entrepreneurship – Policy Brief

Overcoming the Financial Challenges of Business Support Organizations in sub-Saharan African Countries

By Dr. Jean Cedric Kouam, Dr. Simplice A. Asongu, Bin Meh, Prof. Robert Nantchouang, Fri Asanga and Dr. Denis Foretia|2022-08-29T14:55:16+00:00August 29th, 2022|Categories: Economics Affairs, Publications, Social Entrepreneurship - Policy Brief|Tags: , , , |

By providing tailored support to the businesses they support, business development organizations can contribute to a number of sustainable development goals, which are necessary to ensure inclusive and sustainable growth but also to ensure the longevity of their businesses.

Promoting Gender Equality in Tech to Boost Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa

By Dr. Jean Cedric Kouam|2022-08-12T08:33:16+00:00August 12th, 2022|Categories: Economics Affairs, Publications, Social Entrepreneurship - Policy Brief|Tags: , , |

women are grossly under-represented in ICT careers. Only 30% of them are involved in scientific research in SSA, compared to 48.5% in Southeast Europe, 44.4% in the Caribbean, and 44.3% in Central Asia and Latin America.

Increasing the Impact of Business Support Structures in Sub-Saharan Africa

By Dr. Jean Cedric Kouam|2022-03-29T08:35:14+00:00January 26th, 2022|Categories: Economics Affairs, Publications, Social Entrepreneurship - Policy Brief|Tags: , |

Business support structures enable the young enterprises they support during the first months of their activity to be more effective and sustainable than young enterprises that do not use their services (Arlotto et al., 2012).

Higher Education and Social Innovation Ecosystem in Ghana – InnoHub

By InnoHub Ghana|2022-03-29T08:37:55+00:00December 14th, 2021|Categories: Publications, Social Entrepreneurship - Policy Brief|Tags: , , |

Studies show that African higher education institutions (HEIs) are characterized by limited capabilities in applied research for local problem-solving, low-quality teaching and learning, and low adaptability of research outputs to societal challenges among others.

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