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Entrepreneurship
PassCo Africa: Using technology to boost student performance
In today’s hyper-connected world, it is hard to believe that only 11 percent of Africans have access to the Internet through a computer or
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Case studies
5 steps to fundraising on VC4Africa
VC4Africa recently launched new tools that improve the community’s matchmaking capabilities. This is a first for the African space and is part of our …
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Case studies
VC4Africa: the founder’s network for the continent’s leading entrepreneurs
As a start-up founder, you probably have more on your plate than you want to think about. So adding more activities to your daily
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Case studies
Hivos and VC4Africa announce the 2012 Incubator Award
The Humanist Institute for Development Cooperation (Hivos), a leading Dutch organisation with a worldwide presence, and Venture Capital for Africa (VC…
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Entrepreneurship
First Venture Capital firm in Uganda investing in start-up & early-stage companies
Mara Launchpad is an entrepreneurship centre/ accelerator in Kampala, Uganda. It exists to provide young businesses in Kampala a professional office s…
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Entrepreneurship
Accra’s RetailTower closes deal with Amazon and goes global
Today we meet the team behind Retail Tower. Co-Founders: From L – R, Rinkart Osei-Asibey, Samuel Tuffour, Isaac Nii Noi Nortey and Blaise Bayuo.
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Entrepreneurship
Startup Weekend Kampala: Giving a boost to starting entrepreneurs in Uganda
Startup Weekends are organised everywhere across our globe, and there have been a number of editions in Sub Saharan Africa in the past year.
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Entrepreneurship
Kenya study, impact of venture capital on small and medium sized enterprise
Venture capital, which is quite prevalent in developed countries, has played a big role in enhancing the growth of SMEs. On one hand they
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Entrepreneurship
Startup Weekend Dakar connects Francophone Africa to international startup scene
This is a guest post written by Yann Le Beux, @CTICDakar – Incubator and Accelerator In recent years, Africa as a whole has experienced an
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Entrepreneurship
Insights Africa, Explore the media habits of consumers in Sub-Saharan Africa
InsightsAfrica is an interactive tool providing critical data about the online behavior of urban consumers in five key African markets: Ghana, Kenya, …
