02650nam a2200433I 4500 ovld002108150 UtOrBLW 20251029120813.0 m o d cr un||||||||| 170609s2017 enk ob 001 0 eng d 9781787141865 (e-book) 9781787146365 (ePUB) UtOrBLW f------ HG187.5.A2 D48 2017 KJD bicssc bicssc BUS025000 bisacsh bisacsh 336.7 Developing Africa's financial services : the importance of high-impact entrepreneurship / edited by Dana T. Redford. Bingley : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2017. ©2017 1 online resource (280) pages text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Africa is at a critical moment in its economic development. With the recent decline of commodity prices, it has become apparent that many African economies, which are resource-based, have suffered greatly. The economies of Africa cannot be lifted up only through programs of aid. Indigenous high-impact entrepreneurs are needed, as they know how to best inspire, act as role models for other Africans and serve their fellow entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurial ventures in the financial services sector hold special importance because of the role that they play in the entrepreneurship ecosystem. Financial services are an essential element in powering entrepreneurial activity beyond resource extraction, yet in most sub-Saharan African countries, the financial services sector is relatively nascent compared to developed markets. This book highlights how this is beginning to change. With contributions from leading scholars, it provides inspiring success stories of entrepreneurial financial sector ventures that are making a lasting contribution to the economic development of various sub-Saharan African countries as well as helping the reader understand larger macro-trends. Print version record Financial services industry Africa. 61424 Entrepreneurship Africa. 61425 Business & Economics Entrepreneurship. bisacsh Business innovation. bicssc 59372 Redford, Dana T., editor. 61426 9781787141872 https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/doi/10.1108/9781787141865 52095 52095