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Entrepreneurship
Will increased Private Equity interest in Africa trickle down?
In March, the Carlyle Group launched their first Africa-centric fund. A month later they opened their offices in South Africa and announced plans to
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Entrepreneurship
Capital exists in Africa, but priorities are wrong
The funds required to make a tangible impact in Africa exist, however, the prioritization of this capital is imbalanced. This is according to Guido
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Entrepreneurship
International investors choose South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya as top 3 in 2011
International investors choose South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya as the best African countries on the continent for investment in 2011. A survey conduct…
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Case studies
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 …
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Entrepreneurship
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
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Entrepreneurship
Access to finance is the biggest challenge to entrepreneurs in Africa
This past week I conducted a poll with members on VC4Africa. Specifically, I wanted to know what the community feels prevents (more) entrepreneurship …
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Entrepreneurship
Time to recognize Africa’s successful companies
What better way to support SME development in the African space than by celebrating the entrepreneurs who have already achieved remarkable success. Th…
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Entrepreneurship
VC4Africa entrepreneurs to watch in 2011
VC4Africa.biz now has 91 ventures registered from more than 20 African countries and a surprising number of sectors. It is a nice representation of
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Entrepreneurship
Rick Harington’s MarketFleas secures funding
Today I jumped out of my chair when I got this e-mail from Rick. He writes, “Hi Ben, We finally finished our investment round
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Case studies
VC4Africa history and update current operations
VC4Africa was started as a LinkedIn group in the spring of 2008 and has grown organically into what is now the largest online community