The Masowe Apostles Entrepreneurship Experience in Zimbabwe

Abstract

This paper addresses the entrepreneurial activities within the Masowe Apostles in Zimbabwe and the way religious beliefs play a role in their entrepreneurship. In spite of the fact that the Masowe Apostles live quite excluded from the wider society, relying upon their Christian beliefs they have been able to establish a strong and stable economic position in Zimbabwe. The paper specifically focuses on the interplay between religious beliefs and entrepreneurship and the way entrepreneurship was initiated and is sustained within the Masowe Apostles community. The paper thus identified the role played by Johane Masowe in the identity of the Masowe Apostles and genesis of their religious entrepreneurship. As this study involved a sample of few subjects, a further study using a greater number of the Masowe Apostles at Port Elizabeth in South Africa where their entrepreneurship was initiated is paramount to establish the progress and impact of the Masowe Apostles' entrepreneurship. The study is guided by the acknowledgement that entrepreneurs are closely linked to the stimulation of an economy.