ENTREPRENEURIAL TALENT RECYCLING: STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH IN SMALL, MICRO, AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

This book is an outcome of the study that aimed to develop a framework of entrepreneurial talent recycling, which may ensure the sustainability of SMMEs in Botswana. Entrepreneurial talent recycling involves entrepreneurs who have exited different companies for various reasons and have gone on to conduct other successful business activities as a function of the knowledge and skills gained in previous employment. The study centred on investigating the knowledge and skills they employed to ensure the sustainability of their enterprises. The primary objective of this study was to explore and analyse the experiences and knowledge of 12 recycled entrepreneurs to identify the knowledge and skills that can be employed to ensure the sustainability of Botswana SMMEs. The research adopted the induction approach, complemented by a qualitative descriptive design that permitted successful entrepreneurs to reveal their experiences and knowledge. Semi-structured interviews were used in the discussions involving the 12 participants, and the discussions were recorded, transcribed and analysed. Data analysis was guided by the data analysis spiral by Creswell and Poth (2018).