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Entrepreneurship
VIDEO – Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: Want to help Africa? Do business here
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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Entrepreneurship
VIDEO – Andrew Mwenda takes a new look at Africa
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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Entrepreneurship
Meet the Dropifi team: winners of the Startup Weekend Accra
From left to right: Kamil Nabong, David Osei and Effah Philips Mensah Dropifi won the recent Startup Weekend Accra competition. Let’s get personal and
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Entrepreneurship
Mekina: Cutting out the car salesman in Addis Ababa
Many new ideas are coming in every week via the VC4Africa website. On a regular basis the VC4Africa team places a new venture in
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Case studies
Hacking Startups in 48 hours – Interview with Ragnar Sass, the Co-founder of Garage 48
Many people are afraid to start their own business. Common issues include lack of know-how and co-founders, lack of seed money, afraid of the risks, e…
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Entrepreneurship
Messaging platform Dropifi winner Startup Weekend Accra
This article was written by Mac-Jordan. Twitter: @MacJordaN This past weekend, Startup Weekend Accra took place at the Meltwater Entrepreneurial Schoo…
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Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurs find success for their startup on VC4Africa
VC4Africa exists to support entrepreneurs – whether it’s about improving the formulation of an idea, gaining some media exposure, making a meani…
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Entrepreneurship
Startup Weekend Accra: Setting up a business in 54 hours
The first Accra Startup Weekend is scheduled to take place from November 18 to 20 at the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology in Ghana’s
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Entrepreneurship
Working towards a Greener Future in Africa – Hivos and VC4Africa join forces
Photo by EDWARD XU At VC4Africa we seek to promote entrepreneurs working to scale green solutions. Large-scale deforestation, water pollution, global …
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Case studies
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.…