Innovation and entrepreneurship through business incubation - Developing a business plan for Aunt Diana's EM Derivatives, a start-up small and medium enterprise (SME).

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dc.contributor.authorArmah, P.
dc.contributor.authorZimmermann, Ibo
dc.contributor.authorKumbuli, R.
dc.date.accessioned2010-05-05T07:49:52Z
dc.date.available2010-05-05T07:49:52Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.descriptionInternational Conference on Entrepreneurship and Innovation (5th : 2007 Oct. 24-25 : NUST)en_US
dc.description.abstractAunt Diana's EM Derivatives is a start-up SME (small and medium sized enterprise) business that has benefited the targeted support services provided by NUST. These services have been orchestrated by an incubator management team from the Department of Agriculture with the goal of empowering a former student to start a business that produces and markets derivatives of Effective Microorganisms (EM) in Namibia. The company has the potential of commercialising EM derivatives, providing Namibians with an environmentally friendly alternative to chemical products and strengthening Namibia's economy. Critical to the creation of Aunt Diana's EM Derivatives is the continuous assistance by the support team in the provision of a business plan, management guidance and technical assistance tailored to the young entrepreneur and owner of the company. Using Aunt Diana's EM Derivatives as a case study, this paper discusses the process of developing the company's business plan and the unique incubating services that NUST can provide to create the right environment for nurturing young entrepreneurs to create start-up companies.en_US
dc.identifier.citationArmah, P., Zimmermann, I., & Kumbuli, R. Innovation and entrepreneurship through business incubation - Developing a business plan for Aunt Diana's EM Derivatives, a start-up small and medium enterprise (SME). In K. Boamah and J. P. Grundling (Eds.). Proceedings of the 5th International conference on entrepreneurship and innovation, October 24-25, 2007, Windhoek Namibia.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10628/134
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherNUST & Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa.en_US
dc.subjectEntrepreneurship Conference, 2007, Windhoek
dc.subjectEntrepreneurship - Namibia
dc.subjectBusiness plans - Namibia
dc.subjectAunt Diana's EM derivatives
dc.subjectStart-up businesses - Namibia
dc.subjectSmall and medium enterprises - Namibia
dc.subjectSMEs - Namibia
dc.subjectConferences and workshops
dc.titleInnovation and entrepreneurship through business incubation - Developing a business plan for Aunt Diana's EM Derivatives, a start-up small and medium enterprise (SME).en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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