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Case studies
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
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Case studies
Perhaps not all investors are ready for Africa, but Africa is ready for investors
Avanz Capital Partners, in association with the African Venture Capital Association, recently published a report titled,’The Private Equity Clim…
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Entrepreneurship
EzPaySlip: Cloud based payroll system built to fit the reality of East African SMEs
On a regular basis we put ventures in the spotlight that have registered on our platform. Today we talk to Danish entrepreneur Michael Pedersen,
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Entrepreneurship
Ross Baird, Village Capital: ‘We are putting power over resources in the hands of innovators’
After successful events in the US, Brazil, India, China and the UK, Village Capital has now landed in Africa – Kenya to be precise. In partnersh…
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Entrepreneurship
Register for the GIST Tech-I Competition before September 24th, 2012
Photo: Team Cyan Girls at the Imagine Cup Worldwide Finals in New York, July 9, 2011. A key of ushering in the new era
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Entrepreneurship
Vivus Limited: A holistic approach to accomplish energy and food security in Ghana
Vivus Limited has developed a rural transportation system that enables the efficient collection of crops and agricultural waste. They then market crop…
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Entrepreneurship
Infographic: Innovation centres in Africa
A lot has been written about the boom of innovation centres in Africa, but recently mHealth Africa published a great infographic that shows all
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Entrepreneurship
Ghanaian startup NandiMobile is moving into the next phase of business
In March 2011 the Ghanaian startup NandiMobile was granted the “Best Business” award at the LAUNCH Conference in San Francisco, where more than 100
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Entrepreneurship
‘Buni TV brings quality African video content to web and mobile’
Since VC4Africa launched its new functionalities last month, registered ventures can raise funds through the platform. One of the ventures that are cu…
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Case studies
Mapping African Agriculture, wealth of agro data available online
Data of all kinds are notoriously scarce for Sub-Saharan Africa, and geospatial data—that is, maps—on agriculture, poverty, and the environment are no…