While Global Entrepreneurship Week ended on a high note in Johannesburg, South Africa, challenges remain for entrepreneurs there.
Funding, while predominantly mentioned by the entrepreneurs themselves, isn't the only obstacle. Access to the market, as well as the development of critical business skills top the list.
South Africa is bidding to host the 2017 Global Entrepreneurship Congress, a gathering of thousands of startup champions, entrepreneurs, policymakers, researchers and more working to promote entrepreneurial growth in more than 150 countries.