The wisdom gap holding back business growth

 Botswana has invested significantly in entrepreneurship development through institutions such as CEDA, LEA, the Botswana Innovation Hub, the National Development Bank and various youth entrepreneurship programmes, providing aspiring business owners with access to financing, training, business development support and advisory services. These initiatives have helped expand entrepreneurial activity across the country. Yet despite this, although many entrepreneurs possess the technical know-how required to start a business, far fewer acquire the practical wisdom needed to build organisations that can scale, adapt and endure. 

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