This book provides an in-depth analysis on factors influencing skills based graduates and artisans to start a business. The study was conducted in the capital city of Namibia, Windhoek from a sample of 118 SMEs operating from incubation centres and industrial stalls. The study assessed thirteen factors based on four themes aligned to the meta-cognitive model of mind set and utilised quantitative research methods following a positivist approach. Too often vocational education and training is given less credit compared to other tertiary institutions, however countries like Germany flourish...