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Entrepreneurs rising, research shows 72% of African students consider starting a company

The Association of Business Executives (ABE) is a British qualifications body, which provides a range of business management qualifications to more than 50,000 students… read more

Accelerating entrepreneurship in Africa, understanding the barriers and challenges

The photo was taken by Felix Masi. See his photo blog. Entrepreneurship is gaining credibility as a vocation in Africa, but it continues to… read more

Lack of market knowledge cited as the number one reason investors fail

At VC4Africa we like to poll our members on different issues in the effort to extract possibly useful insights. Recently we asked, ‘What are… read more

Top 5 mistakes made by investors in Africa

As investors ramp up their activities, and we welcome new investors to the table, what are some of the mistakes being made and how… read more

What can African governments do to support more entrepreneurship?

A recent report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) finds that in Israel venture capital is relatively easy to obtain. The… read more

Launch VC4Africa Questions & Answers: Crowdsourcing a knowledge base for doing business in Africa

About VC4A Questions: VC4Africa seeks to connect entrepreneurs with the network, capital and knowledge they need to build promising businesses on the continent. We… read more

What can entrepreneurs do to secure venture finance for their African startup?

As reported by the World Bank, 43 per cent of sub-Saharan Africa’s population is between the ages of 0 and 14. This growing population… read more