Amazing Words of Wisdom from 9 African Self-Made Millionaires and...
If you’re a strong believer in African entrepreneurship, this is one of those short videos that you’ll watch and watch several times over. This short video shares raw and powerful words of advice and...
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Meet The Brain Behind the Magazine that is Changing the Way the World Sees...
Africa has its problems and challenges. We know. But what really bothers me is how the image and narrative concerning Africa are often skewed in foreign mainstream media. Does this bother you too? In...
View ArticleWonderful! Meet the cooking stove that runs 100 percent on Solar Energy
Fire Solutions, a small business in South Africa and its technical partners, GoSol of Finland have created an amazing prototype of a solar cooking stove that generates a tremendous amount of heat from...
View Article5 Reasons Most African Businesses Do Not Survive Beyond A Generation
IBM. Coca-Cola. Ford. Nestlé. Pepsi. General Electric. Procter & Gamble. Bacardi. I’m sure these names ring a bell. Apart from being large, highly successful global businesses, they also have...
View ArticleMeet the Entrepreneurs in Rwanda Who Make Nappies and Sanitary Towels from...
In many parts of Africa, especially in West, Central and East Africa, bananas are widely eaten and have significant cultural and medicinal values. Bananas are one of the most abundant, valuable and...
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Africa is a Country! Finally, We Could Become The United States of Africa
Africans are typically unforgiving of people who refer to Africa as a country. Anyone who cannot see that we are a continent of 55 distinct, independent and sovereign countries — each with its own...
View ArticleIf You Want To Achieve Your Goals, Don’t Focus On Them — This Tip Could...
If you focus on your goals, you will never achieve them. The first time I watched this amazing and inspiring talk, I thought there must have been a mistake in the title. Afterall, it’s common knowledge...
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She abandoned a comfortable bank job to pursue her business dreams. Today,...
Shared office spaces, commonly known as ‘co-working spaces’, is a fast emerging trend across Africa. Not everyone who runs a small business can afford the burden of rent, and all the accompanying...
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The 10 Types of People Who Will Never Become Successful Entrepreneurs
One of the best things I love about my work is people. I meet a lot of interesting people – in person and over the internet – and after hundreds of conversations, I have come to realize the single most...
View ArticleThe New Scramble for Africa — You Really Should Watch This Shocking Documentary!
After the Scramble for Africa during the period of New Imperialism between 1881 and 1914 that led to decades of colonial rule by Western empires, there is a school of thought that believes there is a...
View ArticleWhy Did You Do It? These Are The 3 Biggest Reasons Most People Become...
I never believed I would become an entrepreneur. Growing up, I had the impression that only folks who didn’t have a university degree and couldn’t land a good job settled for entrepreneurship. At every...
View ArticleMeet The Ethiopian Entrepreneur Who Is Building An Empire From Bamboo Products
After two decades living in the United States, Michael Gebru returned to his home country — Ethiopia — to explore the interesting business opportunities in bamboo, one of the world’s most versatile...
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He Grew 400 Dollars Into 200 Million. Now, He Wants To Do It Again. This...
In the 1980s, he was a successful trader on Wall Street, specializing in futures and equities trading. He was living the good life, until he found himself spiraling into a destructive alcohol addiction...
View ArticleAfricans, Don’t Be Spectators In Your Own Economy — You Should Watch This...
Do you want to be a spectator or a participant in the growth of Africa? This is the question posed in this powerful TEDx speech by a remarkable lady who took a very bold step 3 years ago by quitting a...
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Get Funded! 50 Organisations That Can Give You Capital To Start and Grow Your...
Are you looking for capital to start a new business or grow an already established business in Africa? Have you tried other alternatives and sources of funding but failed? Is capital your biggest...
View ArticleIn Life, Prepare in Advance For Your Opportunity — An Inspiring Story by Zain...
Today, Zain Asher is a national business and personal finance correspondent for CNN, where she appears across platforms covering the latest news on money and the economy. She often reports from the New...
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The 3 Most Powerful Revolutions Shaking Up Africa Right Now — You Should Read...
Photo credit: bbc.com The average age of Africa’s political leaders – presidents, prime ministers and monarchs – is 65 years. I couldn’t believe this at first, so I had to crunch the numbers myself....
View ArticleFrom the Jaws of Defeat To Building A Cinema Empire in Africa — An Amazing...
Over the last decade, Nigeria’s film industry — popularly known as Nollywood — has grown from anonymity to become the world’s third largest and most prolific movie industry after Hollywood and India’s...
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3 Simple But Powerful Things You Can Do To Raise Capital For Your Business
Funding is the reason many business ideas haven’t taken off. It’s the reason many promising businesses that should be growing remain stunted. Even several big companies too want to raise more capital....
View ArticleDespite Our Huge Population, This is Why Africa Has A Small Voice in the...
Why do we have an African population of over 1 billion people, yet the continent has a very small voice in global politics? Why do we have a continent that is so rich and abundantly endowed, yet Africa...
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