Meet Gourmet Nomads, The Kenyan Business That Sells 5-Star Meals at...
Started and run by Paul Kihiko, a 26-year old school graduate, Gourmet Nomads is a unique business that sells high end cuisine and home-made meals at affordable prices. The business receives orders by...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Plastic Shopping Bags Will Soon Be History In Africa. See How This Smart...
Hey there, greetings from Cameroon! Over the last week, I’ve been touring this beautiful country for a series of seminars on entrepreneurship and small business. It’s been an exciting experience and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Inspiring Story of Annette, the Supermum Entrepreneur from Uganda
Annette is a single mother of two, and versatile entrepreneur, who has defied the odds to achieve amazing success in businesses that are traditionally associated with men. Annette wakes every day at...
View ArticleMeet Pius Ngugi, the Kenyan Entrepreneur who makes millions from exporting nuts!
Macadamia nuts are the most expensive nuts in the world, fetching very high prices on the international market. In Kenya, Pius Ngugi is one of the biggest producers of processed macadamia nuts that are...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Is it possible to be a Jack of All Trades? Meet Sina Gerard, the Serial...
Is it really possible to be a ‘Jack of All Trades’, and master them all? Apparently, Sina Gerard, a very successful serial entrepreneur in Rwanda has found a formula that works. He is a pig farmer,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Apples Grown in Africa. Meet the Kenyan Entrepreneur who makes money from...
Apples are considered an exotic fruit in many parts of Africa. They fetch a handsome price in markets across the continent as they are largely imported from overseas. In Kenya, one visionary...
View ArticlePotato Farming in Sacks: A Money Spinning Business in Zimbabwe
Did you know that potatoes could be planted in sacks? You’ll be surprised to learn that potatoes planted in sacks produce three times more than potatoes planted on bare land, in the traditional way....
View ArticleRemote Control Manager: 5 Interesting Ways to Run Your Business When You’re...
Are you a slave to your business? One of the biggest reasons why most people want to become entrepreneurs is the freedom and flexibility of being your own boss, and running your own business. While...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Business of Death: 4 Niche Businesses That Make Money When People Die in...
The truth is, we don’t like to think or talk about death. Unfortunately, it’s a sad reality we have to live with. All of us will die someday. That’s just how the world works. Like most of us who are...
View ArticleMeet Momppy Mpoppy, The African Doll Brand from South Africa and the...
The market for childrens’ toys and dolls is worth millions of dollars in Africa. With the highest fertility rates in the world, and the globe’s youngest population, the market for children’s playthings...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Christmas Season in Africa: 8 Businesses That Make Money Every Time We...
Photo credit: cnbc.com It’s only a few days to Christmas, and the beginning of the long holiday season. And as expected, the buzz is on! On the internet, radio and TV, there are all kinds of ads,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
5 Types of Difficult Customers – And How To Successfully Handle, And...
‘The customer is King.’ This statement is very true, considering that no business can survive without customers. If you have a product or service that no customer is willing to pay for, you don’t have...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The 5 Biggest Reasons Why Your New Year Resolutions May Not Work in 2016. And...
Have you made any resolutions for the new year? I had never really been a huge fan of New Year Resolutions until I found out that people who make resolutions are 10 times more likely to change their...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Rise of Local Convenience Foods in Africa – A Hot Business Opportunity...
‘Moin-Moin’ is one of my favourite local foods. It’s a pudding made from a mixture of peeled and ground black-eyed beans (peas), onions and fresh ground peppers. It is a protein-rich food that’s also a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How I Became Rich: Aliko Dangote, Africa’s Richest Man shares his secret…
With a net worth of $18.3 billion (2015), Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote has been Africa’s richest man for the last few years. And with his aggressive expansion and diversification moves across the continent,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Amazing Business of African Art: How Artists, Entrepreneurs and Investors...
How much do you think African art is worth these days? Can you hazard a quick guess? I’ll give you some perspective. In November 2014, a collection of antique African art from Mali, Gabon, Congo and...
View ArticleFresh Milk Everywhere! Meet Tanga Fresh, the Successful Dairy Business in...
Africa is often described as a continent where cows are abundant but milk is scarce. In Tanzania, like many parts of Africa, fresh milk is not widely available because of small sale farming, hot...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Human Hair: How This Business Makes Millions of Dollars in Africa, and the...
If I asked you to make a list of ten highly lucrative industries in Africa, I’m sure human hair would never cross your mind. And that’s what makes this article quite revealing. According to estimates,...
View ArticleGood African Coffee: Meet The Ugandan Coffee Brand That’s Going Global!
Good African Coffee is a home-grown coffee brand that’s causing quite a stir on the international coffee market. Did you know that Uganda is Africa’s second-biggest exporter of coffee beans, and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How These 10 Super Successful African Entrepreneurs Raised Money To Start...
I met a young man recently who wouldn’t stop complaining about his job and how much he hated it. With my tongue in cheek, I asked: ‘So, what are you doing about it?’ ‘I’ve been thinking about starting...
View Article