Entrepreneurship Development and Tourism in Rural African Communities

The paper discusses the phenomenon of entrepreneurship development within the context of tourism. It examines factors that influence the probability that an individual will successfully engage in entrepreneurship, to help develop new insights about tourism entrepreneurship development in rural African communities. Significant issues identified, which require the attention of project managers in improving the prospects for tourism entrepreneurship development in that setting, were the appropriate identification of potential tourism entrepreneur and perception of entrepreneurial opportunities, the deeply partisan political environment and the process of transferring relevant managerial skills to potential entrepreneurs.