Enhancing Access to Finance for Technology Entrepreneurs in Southern Africa

This report examines the financing gaps for early stage and growth that high-growth technology entrepreneurs are facing in the information and communication technology (ICT), climate technology, and innovative agribusiness sectors in Zambia and Moz...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CAPITAL ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCOUNTING ADVERTISING ANGEL INVESTOR ANGEL INVESTORS APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS BANK ACCOUNTS BASIC NEEDS BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS BUSINESS CENTER BUSINESS CENTRE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS IDEA BUSINESS LEADERS BUSINESS MENTORS BUSINESS MODEL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES BUSINESS PLANNING BUSINESS PLANS BUSINESS SCHOOLS BUSINESS SERVICE BUSINESS SERVICE PROVIDERS BUSINESS SERVICES BUSINESS SUPPORT CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL BASE CAPITAL GOODS CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS CC COLLATERAL COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS CONSUMER CONTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTIONS COORDINATION MECHANISM COPYRIGHT CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CORRUPTION CREDIT LINE CURRICULA CURRICULUM DEBT DEBT FINANCING DEBT INSTRUMENTS DEVELOPMENT BANK DEVELOPMENT FINANCE DEVELOPMENT FINANCE INSTITUTION DIASPORA INVESTMENT DIASPORA INVESTMENTS DIASPORA NETWORK DIASPORA NETWORKS DONOR FUNDING DUE DILIGENCE E-COMMERCE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATION LEVELS ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY ENROLLMENT ENTREPRENEUR ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIES ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY ENTREPRENEURIAL ATTITUDES ENTREPRENEURIAL CULTURE ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT ENTREPRENEURIAL SUCCESS ENTREPRENEURS ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT EQUITY INVESTMENT EQUITY INVESTMENTS EXPATRIATE FACILITATION FAMILIES FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FINANCIAL INTERESTS FINANCIAL LITERACY FINANCIAL PROBLEMS FINANCIAL PRODUCTS FINANCIAL REPORTS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SUCCESS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FINANCIAL TERMS FINANCING NEEDS FORMAL BUSINESS PLAN FORMAL ECONOMY FUNCTIONALITY FUND MANAGERS GOVERNMENT GRANT GPS GROWTH POTENTIAL HACKING HARDWARE HUMAN RESOURCES ICT INFORMAL ECONOMY INFORMATION FLOW INITIAL CAPITAL INNOVATION INNOVATIONS INSTANT ACCESS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL STANDARD INTERNATIONAL TRAINERS INVESTING INVESTMENT ACTIVITY INVESTMENT ANALYSIS INVESTMENT COMPANIES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT MANAGER INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENT SCHEMES IP JOB SECURITY JOINT VENTURES KEY CHALLENGES KNOWLEDGE BASE KNOWLEDGE PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTS LACK OF ACCESS LARGE COMPANIES LARGE ENTERPRISES LEGAL ADVICE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT LICENSE LICENSES LOCAL BUSINESS LOCAL CURRENCY MAILING ADDRESS MANAGERIAL SKILLS MARKET ACCESS MARKET RESEARCH MARKETING MATERIAL MEDIUM ENTERPRISES MICROCREDIT MICROFINANCE MOBILE APPLICATION NATURAL RESOURCES NEEDS OF ENTREPRENEURS NET WORTH NEW BUSINESS NEW COMPANIES NEW ENTREPRENEURS OUTSTANDING LOANS OVERHEAD COST PHOTO POLICY ENVIRONMENT PRIVATE CAPITAL PRIVATE SECTOR PROCUREMENT PROFESSIONAL NETWORK PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS PROFITABLE BUSINESSES PROPRIETORSHIPS PROTOTYPES QUERIES REAL COSTS REGULATORY AUTHORITIES REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REIMBURSABLE GRANTS RESULT RESULTS RETURN RETURNS RISK AVERSION RISK MITIGATION SALARY SALES SALES SUPPORT SEED FUNDING SENIOR SMALL BUSINESSES SOCIAL NETWORK SOFTWARE SUITE SOURCE OF INFORMATION STAKEHOLDER STAKEHOLDERS START-UP START-UPS SUBSIDIZATION SUPERVISION SUPERVISIONS SUPPLY OF FINANCE SUPPORT PROGRAMS TAX BURDENS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL SKILLS TECHNICAL SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY ACCESS TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TELEPHONE TRAINING PROGRAM TRANSLATION TRUST FUND TYPE OF INVESTMENTS VALUATION VALUE CHAIN VALUE CHAINS VENTURE CAPITAL VOLUME OF INVESTMENTS WEB WEB PORTAL
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/04/22669745/enhancing-access-finance-technology-entrepreneurs-southern-africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21073

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21073

Enhancing Access to Finance for Technology Entrepreneurs in Southern Africa

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