The International Trade Centre (ITC) is pleased to announce a new call for women entrepreneurs and women-owned businesses to apply to join SheTrades Invest for an opportunity to receive training and ultimately finance to grow their businesses. The International Trade Centre (ITC) is the only development agency that is fully dedicated to supporting the internationalization
Have you ever made a mistake as a small business owner? Who hasn’t? If it’s any consolation, you’re definitely not alone. The 12 mistakes below are so common that every entrepreneur I know (including me!) has made at least one of them. 1. Failing to Plan “When you fail to plan, you’re planning to fail,”
Unless you win the lottery, making a fortune takes hard work and patience. However, if you’re looking to start your own business, and don’t want to wait until your retirement, then consider the following business ideas that are bound to make you a fortune as recommended by the Uganda Investment Authority. Growing Water Melons This
The Lorenzo Natali Media Prize was launched in 1992 to recognise excellence in reporting on development issues, inequality, human rights, and poverty eradication. It was created by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development (DG DEVCO), and named after Lorenzo Natali, an early champion of European development policy. Lorenzo Natali Media Prize 2019
Globally, the fisheries sub-sector is known to be exclusively a male domain. Women who constitute the larger proportion of the under-resourced and marginalized groups are excluded in fisheries resource management. According to a report by the World Fish Center, women comprise 50% of the labour force in the fisheries sector, they are engaged in small-scale
100 young achievers from 26 African countries have been announced by Africa Youth Awards as part of the 2018 list of 100 Most Influential Young Africans. The annual prestigious list which was launched in 2016 and currently in its third year features young politicians, activists, entrepreneurs, entertainers, digital influencers, philanthropists & athletes across 10 distinct
CTA Value4Her is a call for digital registration of women-owned agribusinesses in Eastern and Southern Africa. This registration will facilitate the development of a digital database for women-owned agribusinesses in Africa, the first agribusiness intelligence network targeting women agri-entrepreneurs. The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) is a joint international institution of the
Umwelt, it means the world as it is experienced by a particular organism. I find this particular concept from the world of biology to be an interesting one. Not in the least because we are biological organisms and the cooperate world is our Umwelt. The common trope in this ecosystem is just how useless frustrating
Can you think of the biggest reasons why you should register your business? You need to read this article carefully. In Africa, up to 70 percent of people who regard themselves as ‘entrepreneurs’ do not own a registered business. How can anyone say they own a business when it doesn’t really and legally exist? For
The best way to describe a registered business is to tell you a short story. Fred is an entrepreneur who makes very beautiful shoes for men and women with the best quality leather. This has been his line of work for seven years now and thousands of people love his shoes. In fact, his shoes
