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Accelerating Business Incubators: A framework for start-ups in Botswana Pt II

From the ground up: SMEs are the heartbeat of the country’s economy PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
From the ground up: SMEs are the heartbeat of the country’s economy PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

In other countries such as Germany, India, Australia and South Africa Universities play a central role of funding entrepreneurship business projects in conjunction with their Research and Development units.

We also have the private sector and the public sector coming in to support this practice in advancing socio-economic growth of potential entrepreneurs mostly found in the SMEs sectors both for developing and developed economies. The basic aim of business incubators as is suggested globally and in Botswana in particular should be gendered on among others:

• Funding strategies and sustainability of start-up entrepreneurs

Editor's Comment
Child protection needs more than prevailing laws

The rise in defilement and missing persons cases, particularly over the recent festive period, points not merely to a failure of policing, but to a profound and widespread societal crisis. Whilst the Police chief’s plea is rightly directed at parents, the root of this emergency runs deeper, demanding a collective response from every corner of our community. Marathe’s observations paint a picture of neglect with children left alone for...

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