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In Zimbabwe, a key issue is the inability of university graduates to find work. It's unclear why the rapidly growing informal sector, which has the capacity to absorb university graduates, is unable to capitalise on the high-level abilities of university graduates to improve growth and competitiveness. Many university grads are looking for work, doing things like vending or working in jobs that aren't immediately related to the degrees they earned in school. In this exploratory case study, snowball sampling was used to discover 42 university graduates in Mutare. To gather information on the barriers that prevent graduates from becoming entrepreneurs, unstructured interviews and observations were used. The study found that unemployed graduates' engagement in entrepreneurship was limited by their degree orientations and experiences, whereas the growth of graduates who were already in business was limited by a variety of socioeconomic circumstances.   Author (S) Details ...

Bricolage informal motor vehicle entrepreneurship is growing in rural South Africa. This chapter presents a case study involving one such entrepreneur and enterprise. Site visits, observations, face-to-face interviews, and Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) were used to collect data. Passion with automobile vehicles drove the desire of this entrepreneur to enter entrepreneurship. The customer base is built from automobile vehicle owners whose vehicles were out of mainstream formal motor plans. Original franchises and mainstream financial institutions should assist these entrepreneurs with funding and development of trade and entrepreneurial skills to make their activities sustainable and competitive. Author(s) Details Mavhungu Abel Mafukata Department of Development Studies, University of South Africa, Republic of South Africa. Tshimangadzo Selina Mudau Department of Nursing Science, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Republic of  South Africa. View Volum...