Present Attitude of African Youth towards Entrepreneurship Career

Abstract

<p> It is widely known that entrepreneurship plays a crucial role within the<br /> economy. As the African economy needs rapid development and growth, this paper<br /> investigates the present attitude of African youth towards new business creation and<br /> entrepreneurship. Both quantitative and qualitative research methods were used, and 204<br /> people participated in the study. The participants were accessed via social media such as<br /> Facebook (pages and groups), LinkedIn (groups), Twitter, and WhatsApp. The results reveal<br /> that African youth have positive attitudes and that they are entrepreneurially active and<br /> ready to take risks, provided that they can be self-dependent. Similarly, the results show that<br /> entrepreneurship education is much needed to improve innovative start-ups in Africa.</p>