@incollection{von Carlowitz2023, author = {von Carlowitz, Philipp}, title = {Entrepreneurship and start-ups in Africa : The role in African business of German companies}, booktitle = {Practical handbook business in Africa}, editor = {Schmidt, Thomas and Pfaffenberger, Kay and Liebing, Stefan}, isbn = {9783658425173}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-658-42518-0_3}, institution = {ESB Business School}, pages = {29 -- 45}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Entrepreneurship plays a role both for the development of African countries and for foreign companies with market entry plans. The infrastructural and institutional conditions for entrepreneurship are still difficult, but the advancing digitization leads to an increasingly active start-up scene in many African countries. There is still a mismatch between the areas where start-ups are created and the areas where foreign companies are looking for partners for market entry. Thus, despite positive developments in entrepreneurship, it remains difficult to find suitable partners in the foreseeable future.}, language = {en} }