New Research Initiative on Leveraging African Transmigrant Entrepreneurs to Do Business in Africa
May 20, 2013, Charlotte, North Carolina The Afribiz Foundation announced today a new research initiative, “African Entrepreneurs and Global Business.” (AEGB) The first project underway focuses on how US firms can identify and develop partnerships with African transmigrant entrepreneurs that can be leveraged to do business successfully in Africa. The hypothesis for the project is simple: US firms will be better positioned to successfully navigate the African business environment if these firms develop relationships with transmigrant African entrepreneurs. Transmigrant African entrepreneurs are those entrepreneurs who have lived, worked, and conducted




