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Does VC4Africa create success stories? – Survey results are in!
People ask the question, does VC4Africa produce success stories? First off, this is the wrong question. VC4Africa doesn’t ‘produce’ …
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Investors are heading ‘Into Africa’, says report
Invest AD Mohammed Al Hashemi, Head of Asset Management, 24 Jan 2012. By viewing this video or reading the following transcript you are agreeing
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Barefoot Lighting, a social enterprise that focuses on providing affordable lighting
We’re experimenting with embedded video on the VC4Africa site. My feeling is that, while YouTube and Vimeo are great places to host video, they
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VC4Africa hits 200 ventures and counting!
VC4Africa is pleased to announce we have 200 ventures published online. Today we welcomed Data Driven Insights from Uganda, a proven software program …
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VC4A Infographic – Let’s make 2012 the year of the Entrepreneur!
At VC4Africa we believe in the potential entrepreneurship has to change the world. At the end of the day, it is the individuals who
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VC4Africa looks back on the progress made in 2011
I think it is fair to say that 2011 was a good year for the VC4Africa community. What originally started as a Linkedin group
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VIDEO – Africa’s Richest Man: Alhaji Aliko Dangote
This week we are sharing some of our favorite videos. If you have a favorite you would like to add just let us know!
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VIDEO – George Ayittey on Cheetahs vs. Hippos
In the upcoming days we would like to share some of our favorite videos. If you have a favorite you would like to add
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Hard to get to Africa’s SMEs, time to finance the missing middle
Getting finance to small and medium sized enterprises remains a key challenge. Getting the support to the smaller businesses on the SME spectrum is
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Right management team makes the difference in African business
It is not easy finding good investments and almost every team, idea or business has a number of weaknesses that need to be carefully