Entrepreneurial leadership in Indigenous enterprise development

This paper argues that in order for Indigenous peoples to achieve economic development and social advancement the establishment of a robust business sector is critical. In the quest to establish such a sector the focus has to be the development of viable and successful small to medium size business enterprises. It further argues that entrepreneurial leadership will be the main determinant of such enterprises. The challenge for Indigenous peoples then is to identify and nurture entrepreneurial leadership in the hope that such leadership will embark on to the establishment of viable small business enterprises. Once these businesses are successful they can not only provide employment to Indigenous peoples but act as role models for other prospective Indigenous entrepreneurs.