5 research outputs found
Farmers’ preference for bundled input–output markets and implications for adapted dairy hubs in Tanzania—A choice experiment
No full textUrban property as security: examining the intersections between Africa’s growing middle classes and urban transformations
No full textBusiness Incubation in Dar es Salaam
No full textBusiness incubation is increasingly emphasized on development agendas globally
as a tool for entrepreneurship, employment and economic growth. Previous
studies focus on comparing European and US business incubators, and
outcomes of business incubation in sub-Saharan African settings are
comparatively unknown. This paper contributes to the understanding of business
incubation in Tanzania by focusing on three themes of business incubation
identi
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ed from 43 semi-structured interviews with entrepreneurs and people
working with entrepreneurs in Dar es Salaam: 1. The role of the entrepreneur
and how it in
fl
uences business incubation; 2. The business incubator aim and
outcome; 3. Perceived constraints for business incubation in Dar es Salaam.
Findings include: 1. The variety of entrepreneurship demands additional types of
support to generate a valuable contribution; 2. There is a risk that business
incubators become excluding organizations, cementing existing roles in society;
3. Business incubators may compensate for constraints on entrepreneurship, but
it is important to make them
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t local needs
