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Indigenous Business Incubators: A Focus on the Akwete Weaving Industry 本土企业孵化器:以阿克维特织布业为重点

Indigenous African Enterprise Pub Date : 2020-12-14 DOI: 10.1108/s1877-636120200000026011

V. Okafor, Ogechi Adeola, A. Ituma

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Nollywood: Exploring the History and Indigenous Distribution Structure of the Igbos 奈莱坞:探索伊博人的历史和本土分布结构

Indigenous African Enterprise Pub Date : 2020-12-14 DOI: 10.1108/s1877-636120200000026013

Ngozi Okpara

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