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Boost for African Business as MBA Graduates Plan to Return as Entrepreneurs

London, 12th December 2012: African Diasporan MBA students from leading Western business schools have affirmed their conviction in Africa’s potential for fostering small-to-medium sized enterprises (SMEs). 70 percent will work in Africa after graduation, according to a new survey by Jacana Partners, the pan-African private equity firm that invests in SMEs to deliver social and financial returns. Of that 70 percent, half plan to become entrepreneurs and start their own company, as opposed to working for an existing business.