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This article explores three questions related to whether governmental support stimulates or subsidizes innovations, whether firms high in resources, rather than low in resources, benefit from governmental innovation support, and whether governmental innovation support is directed towards innovation high or low in novelty. Findingsfrom a study conducted to explore the effects of a government supported program in Norway, reveal that a subsidizing effect is present in a high fraction of the projects supported, and that firms high in resources are more apt to benefit from governmental support than others, but also that the governmental support is directed towards projects representing solutions high in novelty. Implications of the reported findings are highlighted. Lack of industrial innovations has become of major concern to both industry and government in several Western countries. In order to bring back the innovative edge to industry, government-supported programs, including grants, low-interest loans, and various types of assistance for R&D purposes have become common (Gold et al., 1980; OECD, 1979; Author’s Note: The authors appreciate the constructive comments and suggestions from

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ii The main objective of this study was to determine the entrepreneurial potential amongst Grade 10 learners in South Africa (Moutse East, Sekhukhune district of Limpopo Province), using the ATE test2 developed at the Kingston University in London. The ATE test2 was tested for validity and reliability; and socio-demographic impacts were tested for statistical significance. A qualitative descriptive design methodology was employed. ATE test2 questionnaires were distributed amongst learners in six public secondary schools, resulting in 836 learners participating in the completion of the questionnaires. Five constructs, namely achievement, personal control, creativity, leadership and intuition, describing the entrepreneurial attitudes of young learners were analysed during exploratory factor analysis. Statistical analysis for reliability, validity and construct correlation showed acceptable results to conclude that the ATE test2 can be used amongst rural learners. A comparison of the mean differences between