Developing countries often rank high in measures of entrepreneurship and self-employment. One explanation for this is, of course, that there is no other way to earn a living. Another explanation is that there is actually a lot of purchasing power in many of the countries. People have a low income per person, but their total income is high. There are opportunities to be seized here, for both domestic and foreign entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n
The needs for new services and products are great, although they may look different compared to the West. For example, in a country that doesn’t have a functioning electricity grid – but does have sunshine most of the year – a solar-powered mobile phone charger is likely to be a fast seller. Much of the entrepreneurship in developing countries has both social and commercial aspects. Talking about either\/or is easily misleading, says Professor Elizabeth Gatewood, who addresses several aspects of entrepreneurship in developing countries during this lecture.<\/p>\n
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