Entrepreneurship
Seedstars World partners with African Development Bank to propel youth startups and jobs
Seedstars World, a Swiss-based startup competition in emerging markets, and the African Development Bank have partnered to support youth employment...
Mastercard to invest in EdTech startups improving education in Africa
The Mastercard Centre for Innovative Teaching and Learning in ICT is inviting growth-stage, educational technology (EdTech) innovators to apply for...
Bwala Africa raises funding to build a robust tech platform
Bwala Africa, the Nairobi-based last-mile logistics startup has announced it has raised undisclosed funding expected to help bolster its tech...
Chivas Venture, a $1m global startup competition opens for applications
Chivas Venture, a $1 million global startup competition looking for social startups that blend profit and purpose has launched applications...
Alibaba, Rwanda Govt launch a 4-year e-commerce training program for Rwandan students
Alibaba Group and the Rwandan government have launched a four-year training program for Rwandan students to learn cross-border e-commerce. Rwanda...
Africa has the right ingredients to grow its digital economy-Alibaba
"Africa has all of the right ingredients to see its digital economy grow, said Alibaba Group Vice President Brian Wong...
Ethiopia partners Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba to build its digital economy
Ethiopia has announced a partnership with the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba to build its digital economy, the Ethiopian Ministry of...
Zeelo, UK’s shuttle service raises £4.25m & officially launches in South Africa
Zeelo, a UK online shuttle booking service has officially launched in South Africa after a series of months of beta...
Kenya’s Chumz.io launches to enable millennials to save more & achieve their financial goals
Chumz.io is a new platform that aims to enable its users to reach their savings goal by starting as low...
How to Manage Cultural Diversity in a Workplace
“Corporate culture is the only sustainable competitive advantage that is completely within the control of the entrepreneur. Develop a strong...
Zambian Asset Finance firm Rent to Own raises £1m to unlock the potential of rural entrepreneurs
Rent to Own (RTO), a Zambia-based asset finance firm focused on rural SMEs has secured EUR 1.0M from the Seed...
Aaron Fu leaves MEST to focus on family, health, and friends
Aaron Fu, former Managing Partner, Nest Africa and recent MD of MEST Africa is leaving the pan-African accelerator to focus...
Uganda’s Kaaro Health & Nigeria’s Publiseer Selected to Join Halcyon Incubator in Washington DC
Francis Xavier Asiimwe, the Co-Founder Chief Executive Officer of Kaaro Health and his counterpart Angella Kyomugisha Co-Founder and CFO of...
3 Passive Income Ideas that Really Work
Thinking of passive income streams as ways of making money while sitting on your couch is wrong. Although this involves...