Entrepreneurship along the New Silk Road : BUSINESS CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE ONE BELT ONE ROAD INITIATIVE

This paper explores the opportunities that arise from the developments of the Belt and Road Initiative, otherwise called `One Belt One Road' (OBOR) Initiative. The OBOR is sometimes called the new Silk Road, following from the historical Silk Road that formed the prosperity of nations `on the Road' from China to the rest of the known world.This paper will give a background to the OBOR, highlight current developments, scope out opportunities for economic integration, policy issues, management challenges and technological enhancement, impact on education, as well as identify possible pitfalls; and highlight activities and opportunities that exist for entrepreneurs to benefit from this global initiative.