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isPermaLink="false">http://www.ecopreneur.co.za/?p=3976</guid> <description><![CDATA[So you are an expert, but are you really cut out to be an entrepreneur?  Is this what you really want to do, or is this a desperation tactic?  Entrepreneurship as a solution to employment is fast becoming a popular decision many are making. I recently interviewed Joe Abraham, author of Entrepreneurial DNA and the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.ecopreneur.co.za/2012/01/16/are-you-really-an-entrepreneur/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>What must be done to create entrepreneurs?</title><link>http://www.ecopreneur.co.za/2012/01/14/what-must-be-done-to-create-entrepreneurs/</link> <comments>http://www.ecopreneur.co.za/2012/01/14/what-must-be-done-to-create-entrepreneurs/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:03:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[entrepreneur]]></category> <category><![CDATA[born entrepreneurs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[entrepreneurial success]]></category> <category><![CDATA[entrepreneurs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[entrepreneurship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[entrepreneurship in South Africa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[identifying opportunities]]></category> <category><![CDATA[innovation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[social entrepreneurship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[South Africa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Stellenbosch University]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.ecopreneur.co.za/?p=3971</guid> <description><![CDATA[There are a number of reasons to be worried about the state of entrepreneurship in South Africa and globally. For instance, when one looks at the Gini coefficient &#8211; which highlights the gap between the poor and the rich in a country &#8211; it is clear that inequality is worsening. In spite of the critical [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.ecopreneur.co.za/2012/01/14/what-must-be-done-to-create-entrepreneurs/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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