text: 23 October 2015 Last updated at 18:33 BST
  But for Ivorian entrepreneurs, access to funds and training is sometimes complicated.
  Ahead of elections this coming Sunday, 24-year-old designer Anine Mariam Ouattara tells the BBC about difficulties young people face and her aspirations for her country.
target: Ivory Coast's economy is growing and the business environment has dramatically improved since the political crisis that hit the country following elections in 2010.