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
The 12th URA Open Minds Forum that went down yesterday (12th July) at UMA show grounds was certainly an event no youth deserved to miss. The event focused on skilling Uganda’s youth with financial discipline and a mindset for business success. The URA Open Minds Forum successfully set a platform for fostering financial discipline and
Success is what you make of it. That is a common phrase, throughout entrepreneurial circles. After all, entrepreneurs are risk takers, and successful entrepreneurs wouldn’t have been such, at least with their own company, if they hadn’t forged their own path. Although, even the most capable entrepreneur has gotten to be that way, in part
Many first-time entrepreneurs face problems in today’s competitive business market. The nature of these problems can vary from person to person. It doesn’t matter if you’ve started your business as an entrepreneur or you’re a mature one, some obstacles will always resurface, but your place in the business world depends on how you deal with
According to the latest study of 200 startup pitch decks by DocSend, investors spend an average of 3 minutes and 44 seconds reading one pitch deck. That’s not a lot of time. Every second counts. And good deck should be simple, to the point and have 10–15 pages. In this article, I’ll explain ten core pages of a pitch
The Scale Kenya Forum is coming to Kenya this February and invites all social impact start-ups to take their innovation to the next level. At Scale, you will have the opportunity to pitch to an audience of experienced investors and advisors, while benefiting from pre and post-event coaching. Winning ideas will receive mentorship, workspace and incubation
