Essays about: "Kenyan entrepreneurship"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words Kenyan entrepreneurship.

  1. 1. Positioning for Success: How Tech Entrepreneurs in Kenya Strategically Frame Startups to Secure Venture Capital from Developed Economies.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Ahmed Fayed; Jason Sylvester D`Souza; [2023]
    Keywords : Developing economies; Entrepreneurs; Framing; Kenya; Startups; Tech; Venture Capital VC .;

    Abstract : This paper investigates the strategic framing approaches implemented by tech entrepreneurs in developing economies to attract financing from venture capital (VC) firms in developed economies. The study addresses the limited research in the field of entrepreneurship, specifically focusing on entrepreneurs’ subjective perspectives on strategically framing their startups to secure VC investment from developed economies. READ MORE

  3. 2. Exploring the Everyday Experiences of African Migrant Entrepreneurs in Malmö, Sweden.

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Aisha Mugo; [2022]
    Keywords : African migrant entrepreneurs; networking; embeddedness; everyday; Malmö;

    Abstract : Entrepreneurship is a common choice of occupation amongst migrants in Malmö. African migrant entrepreneur experiences however, are identified as homogenous to other immigrant groups. READ MORE

  4. 3. Sowing the Seeds of Entrepreneurial Influence : A Study of Network Mobilization Within the Technology Ecosystem in Kenya

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Tamara Schmoll; Lisa Östberg; [2022]
    Keywords : entrepreneurial ecosystems; Kenya; network mobilization; technology ecosystems;

    Abstract : Background: Previous research has shown that entrepreneurship can foster regional development in countries as Kenya, that struggle with unemployment and a stagnating GDP. However, the topic of entrepreneurial ecosystems in Kenya, its configuration of actors, and the networks between them is insufficiently studied. READ MORE

  5. 4. “If you take the woman from the family for only a week, everything will crumble down.” : An Ecofeminist Perspective on Social Entrepreneurship in Kenya

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Amanda Lundberg; Linnéa Lundeborg; [2019]
    Keywords : Ecofeminism; Social Entrepreneurship; Kenya; Case study; Ethnographic Study; ASAL land;

    Abstract : The Kenyan society is patriarchal, has an alarming rate of deforestation where rural farmers, especially women, are highly affected by climate change. There is little research on companies operating in dry areas with a mission to address poverty, ecology and women. READ MORE

  6. 5. Female Entrepreneurial Motivation in Urban and Rural Kenya - A qualitative study examining the differences in female entrepreneurial motivation in urban and rural areas in Kenya

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

    Author : Anna Nelson; Viktoria Serreau; [2019]
    Keywords : female entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial motivation; Kenyan entrepreneurship; female entrepreneurial intention; Theory of Planned Behaviour;

    Abstract : Female entrepreneurship has for a long time been proven to be a driving factor of economic development, especially in developing countries such as Kenya. Moreover, economic development can be further enhanced by reducing urban and rural disparities in entrepreneurial opportunities in order to liberate the full potential productivity in all areas. READ MORE