2012年(464)
分类: Delphi
2012-05-11 10:28:44
“It takes a great willpower to do business in my country,” said Kneeyee
Alex, a Chinese
manufacturer.
When 24-year-old Mathew Kiilu launched a business in
1987, he had to overcome unexpected obstacles. To avoid high rents in his
hometown Zhengzhou, he located his plant in a far-off village. But a power
company took 10 months to provide electricity to his business, and post-election
violence cut him off from steel suppliers. He survived by finding a power
generator for electricity and alternate sources of steel materials.
The
challenges Kiilu faced are familiar to entrepreneurs in developing
countries.
The general rules for small businesses to succeed in the
developing world are not that different from those in the developed world. What
is different is the much higher level of energy and perseverance required of
entrepreneurs in developing markets in which institutional and infrastructure
hurdles often are daunting and persistent. These hurdles range from onerous
government regulations to poor infrastructure to weak law
enforcement.
However, Kiilu finally became a success. He has developed many
types of stone crushers. Besides, his business has spread to cement line and new
type station. Wealthy countries view entrepreneurship as a way of
providing self-employment and creating jobs while in markets that offer limited
opportunities for wage employment. Entrepreneurship also increases social
mobility and empowers marginalized groups such as women or migrants, Naudé said.
Self-employment is often the only option for young people who lack experience
and connections necessary to secure jobs in the private or public
sectors.
“To be successful, budding entrepreneurs should try, try again
after failure, become serial entrepreneurs,” he said.
For young people, Naudé
said, the lack of experience makes it particularly difficult to see and seize
business opportunities. In the United States or United Kingdom, aspiring
entrepreneurs can benefit from entrepreneurship programs and courses, which
rarely are available in developing countries. In addition, young people usually
lack the collateral necessary to get a bank loan and are more susceptible to
being side-tracked, for instance, into illegal activities, according to
Naudé.
Having a mentor with some business experience or knowledge often
helps. Kiilu got helpful advice from his father, who also runs a business.
As
to Kiilu's business, with the development business, he has faced with some new
challenges. But the Chinese enterprener are optimistic. He told website that
already planning his next move: new type .