MY CONSTRAINTS

The third step in this model is about constraints and how to overcome constraints.

A field research in Northern Ghana revealed that young Ghanaians have several constraints in terms of starting up and running businesses. The five most crucial constraints, being barriers for young entrepreneurs in Northern Ghana was found to be; lack of start-up capital, a waiting attitude, culture and traditions not supportive, an inadequate education system and a low trust level.

One of the main purposes with this entrepreneurship training is to help the participants to overcome the many constraints and turn them into opportunities. To do this it is necessary for the participants to be aware of their own constraints.

The purpose of this module is therefore to make the participants look at their own situation and search for constraints they might have in relation to starting up a business. The goal is for the participants to be aware of the constraints affecting them and to start looking for ways to overcome the constraints. To find ways to overcome the constraints this model focus on the means (individual or shared), and how the given means can make a positive contribution.

Module 3 also introduces the theory of affordable loss, to make sure the participants relate to how much they can afford to invest - or possibly losewhen starting up a business.

My Constraints

- Awareness of Constraints

- How to overcome Constraints?

- Affordable Loss

- SWOT matrix (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats)