Why the future of African business is social
VENTURES AFRICA – “Mobile is the future of Africa,” explained Briant Biggs, Roc Nation’s Head of Digital. This past February, Biggs and many other international digital brands came to Lagos for Social...
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Why a 15 year old decided to build bikes from bamboo in Ghana
VENTURES AFRICA – At an African Leadership Academy event in Johannesburg last year, I asked a young Ghanaian entrepreneur, Winifred Selby, what motivated her to co-start the Ghana Bamboo Bikes...
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The furniture company producing for Nigeria’s elite
VENTURES AFRICA – With the importation ban on furniture over a decade ago, Nigeria’s assorted-taste market has gradually turned to local manufacturers, which has led to a burgeoning of the industry....
View ArticleFive elements a promising startup must portray to attract investments
VENTURES AFRICA – If there would be just one moment in time when the world was filled with vibrant, energetic and forward-thinking youths who are crazy about setting up businesses, it would be today....
View ArticleNigerian SME’s need more than finance
VENTURES AFRICA – This week Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan launched the country’s first Development Bank. Despite having a number of infrastructural projects in the pipeline and very little...
View ArticleTony Elumelu prepares to unveil Africa’s newest 1000 entrepreneurs
VENTURES AFRICA – The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has revealed plans to unveil the inaugural 1,000 finalists from those who have registered interest in the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme...
View ArticleWhen is the best time to put that great idea to the test?
VENTURES AFRICA – Starting a business just like other events in a person’s life must be well planned and timed and a number of factors must be taken into consideration before launching out the new...
View ArticleWhy you will not start a business this year
VENTURES AFRICA – Entrepreneurship is great; it gives you the freedom to create something you truly care about instead of working sheepishly for a company you care nothing for, it gives you the ability...
View ArticleMTN, Mansard Float New Insurance Scheme for Nigerian SMEs
VENTURES AFRICA – Operating within a country determined to create an enabling environment for Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs), MTN Nigeria and indigenous insurance provider Mansard have...
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Why I Left KPMG to Become a Fashion Entrepreneur – Tope Williams-Adewumi
VENTURES AFRICA – In a daring and quite risky move that typifies the entrepreneur, Tope Williams-Adewunmi resigned from a promising career in KPMG to spend three long years in fashion school, and the...
View ArticleHow to Manage a Realistic Schedule
VENTURES AFRICA- The one big challenge of having a career is balancing your work life with family and other activities. As an entrepreneur trying to start up your own business, you may have thought...
View ArticleAn Unsuccessful Search for Stock Market Apps Encouraged This Nigerian...
VENTURES AFRICA – After learning that Nigeria’s stock market grew almost 50 percent in just one year while watching a CNN special edition in 2013, Osagie Zogie-Odigie who is a Nigerian entrepreneur...
View ArticleREDISA Gets Traction with Tyre Recycling
VENTURES AFRICA – Established in July 2013, REDISA CEO, Hermann Erdmann (the Recycling and Economic Development Initiative of South Africa) has one goal and that is to ensure the South African...
View ArticleFive Youths Hoping to be Named Africa’s Top Young Entrepreneur for 2015
VENTURES AFRICA – It has been less than a week since the announcement that entries are open for the premier award for Africa’s youngest entrepreneurs, the Anzisha Prize. The response has been...
View ArticleVisa denied! How a Broken Dream Triggered This Young Kenyan Entrepreneur
VENTURES AFRICA – The Nairobi Dev School equips youth in East Africa with computer programming skills and helps them build technology-based solutions to everyday challenges. The school was established...
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Dropout Entrepreneurs: Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Wouldn’t Have Made It...
VENTURES AFRICA – Inspirational books and blogs are perverse with stories about successful people that were school dropouts. From Bill Gates to Steve Jobs, many writers and speakers have sought to use...
View ArticleMost Fund-Seeking African Entrepreneurs are Farmers
VENTURES AFRICA- Drawing from those who have registered interest in the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme(TEEP), most aspiring entrepreneurs are interested in exploring the Agricultural sector....
View ArticleFive Things You Must Grasp During Your First Week at Work
VENTURES AFRICA – The sudden change can be overwhelming when you resume a new job. Trying to make a solid first impression and adjusting to the environment while taking note of the dos and don’ts is no...
View Article10 Things You Don’t Need in Your Life
VENTURES AFRICA – The truth is we are all doing things in our lives that we need to let go of if we truly want to be happy and progress in life. It is always important to focus on the person you truly...
View ArticleFear Not – Fail Forward
VENTURES AFRICA – It has been done before, over and over again. Money spent, with no success, but not wasted. Time invested with no success, but not wasted. The most investment one can make these days...
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