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Kids who do home chores become more successful adults, according to this study
Want your kids to grow up to be successful? Make them do chores. When they balk, you can tell them that scientific research supports you. In the Harvard Grant Study, the longest running longitudinal...
View Article5 Branding Mistakes You Should Avoid in Your Small Business
Small and medium enterprises tend to underestimate the power of branding. Many people think of “brands” as being large, important identities everybody knows about like Nike, Coca-Cola, and Harley...
View ArticleCars, Made in Africa: How Africa’s automobile industry is growing again!
40 years after it closed its original plant in the country, Volkswagen’s new vehicle production facility in Kenya began production this February. The new factory receives part assembled Polos and Vivos...
View ArticleThere’s a crazy “sapphire rush” happening in Madagascar
Sapphires are the world’s most precious and valuable blue gemstone. In the past six months, more high-quality sapphires have been found in an area in the remote rainforests of eastern Madagascar known...
View ArticlePoisonous? Here’s why Nigerians are boycotting Coca-Cola drinks
Consumers of Sprite and Fanta have more to worry about than rotting teeth according to a Lagos High Court judge, who ruled that the Coca-Cola products could be “poisonous.” The court held that high...
View ArticleThis is the biggest game changer in African fashion
In 2014, when Beyoncé was spotted wearing a skirt and jacket from South African brand Kisua, it sold out in days. The musician’s stylist had come across the brand online. An increasing number of...
View ArticleMeet Chowberry, the Nigerian app that helps poor people buy food at a discount
Chowberry is an app that connects supermarkets to NGOs and low-income earners, allowing them to buy food that’s about to expire at a discount. It was built by Oscar Ekponimo, a Nigerian software...
View ArticleThis is why high unemployment is such a hard nut to crack in Africa
Mass unemployment is a formidable threat to Africa’s future. The ugly effect of mass unemployment in Africa is already showing its hand on the continent. From xenophobic attacks in South Africa, to...
View Article4 Interesting Lessons for Entrepreneurs From Africa’s Solar Industry
Africa is strongly emerging as the world’s next hotbed of innovation. One of the best pieces of evidence to support this is the number of industries that are being disrupted at the moment — from mobile...
View ArticleHow franchising helped this South African brand expand across Africa
Franchising can be an effective route for companies to grow their businesses into various African countries. Using this strategy, Soda King, a South African beverage brand has managed to expand beyond...
View ArticleWhy do Diaspora businesses fail in Africa? These are the 5 biggest reasons
Ijeoma is a Nigerian lady who grew up in the United States, and returned to Nigeria in 2013 to start a business — a clothing store that trades imported Western clothing. She used her life’s savings to...
View ArticleHere’s why Google celebrated this inspiring entrepreneur from Ghana
Last week, Google changed its homepage logo in the United States, the UK, Ghana, Sweden, Australia and several other countries in honour of Esther Afua Ocloo, an inspiring African entrepreneur renowned...
View ArticleMore Africans are scared of travelling to the US. Here’s why
Most African countries are not on the list of the US government’s travel bans, but more Africans are being denied entry to the United States since the bans were introduced. And there are a string of...
View ArticleStudent accommodation is Africa’s next big business and investment opportunity
Demand for new purpose-built student accommodation across sub-Saharan Africa is anticipated to exceed 500,000 beds over the next five years. University authorities are not building new hostels, and...
View ArticleThis is why African farmers are a BIG part of the solution to Climate Change
Billions of dollars are invested every year in climate change projects, but less than 1% of these funds come to Africa. Why? The international climate change community doesn’t think Africa is a high...
View ArticleMeet the Amazing Entrepreneurs who grow Diamonds in a Lab!
Diamonds are a $13 billion a year global business. However, diamond mining is largely considered a “dirty” industry, and that’s because more than 50 percent of diamonds in the market come from conflict...
View ArticleThese are the top 21 companies leading the Digital Health revolution
The business of medicine is inefficient, expensive, and ripe for disruption. While true reform in the global healthcare industry will require all the relevant parties—government, industry, and health...
View ArticleAre you a likeable person? These are the 9 reasons people like you
Human beings tend to do business and build professional relationships with people we like. We’re instinctively drawn to people who are modest, agreeable, polite, kind… in short, to people who are...
View ArticleHow to win in Africa: Meet these hottest and most amazing businesses on the...
The London Stock Exchange Group, in partnership with the Africa Development Bank Group, CDC Group and PwC, recently released a report titled “Companies to Inspire Africa 2017” The report reveals a side...
View ArticleHow do we change the negative perceptions about Africa? You really should...
Perceptions are very powerful. In fact, they can be more powerful and far more influential than reality. Why are there a lot of misconceptions, flawed perceptions and negative stereotypes about Africa?...
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