Multilingual AI-Driven Workflows on Ideation, Collaboration, and Linguistic Inclusion for Graduate Entrepreneurs in West Africa

Abstract

The lack of African languages in mainstream Large Language Models (LLMs) creates a significant gap, making it harder for graduate entrepreneurs to fully use Artificial Intelligence (AI) for their business development. This study looks at how multilingual AI-driven workflows affect Ideation, Collaboration, and Linguistic Inclusion for Graduate Entrepreneurs in West Africa. Using an Agile Research Method, we created and tested Agiliter, a multilingual AI platform (English, French, and Igbo) designed with LLM-powered entrepreneurial workflows. We ran tests for six weeks with ten early-stage founders from Nigeria's South-South region. The quantitative data showed a high active participation rate of 65% and a strong preference for multilingual features, as seen in a 28% rate of French use among non-Francophone users for ideation tasks. The qualitative findings indicated that the automated multilingual workflow generation served as a crucial support system. It reduced the cognitive load of using English-only tools in resource-limited settings and encouraged sharing ideas across different regions. We conclude that a multilingual AI focused on specific fields can turn linguistic diversity from a barrier into an advantage for inclusive innovation in Africa. This paper offers a model based on evidence for building AI-driven entrepreneurial capacity in linguistically diverse emerging economies.

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