Message in a bottle: business education's impact on African BOP entrepreneurs

John F. Tanner Jr. and Van D. Gray

African Journal of Economic and Sustainable Development, 2015, vol. 4, issue 3, 201-210

Abstract: Developing human capital is a potentially powerful way to improve economies. The potential impact for those at the bottom of the economic pyramid (BOP) can be tremendous. This qualitative study of one general entrepreneurship curriculum aimed at BOP entrepreneurs, message in a bottle (McCormick and Gray, 2011b), suggests that marketing education can have the greatest impact on these entrepreneurs and their ability to sustain and grow their business. Further, the study addresses important research questions as to whether the curriculum achieves the stated goals of improving entrepreneur performance, even when delivered by someone other than a professional educator.

Keywords: bottom of the pyramid; BoP entrepreneurs; business education; entrepreneurship education; marketing; micro-credit; micro-lending; Malawi; Africa; human capital; marketing education; entrepreneurial performance. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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