African Entrepreneurs

On The Importance Of Dreaming And Doing – Konga CEO Sim Shagaya 1
- Entrepreneurs
- April 20, 2015
Inspiring excerpts from Sim Shagaya’s letter of intent to Stanford, Harvard and MIT Business schools 15 years ago. 15 years ago I anxiously applied to Stanford, Harvard and MIT Business schools. As part of the process for each, I was required to write an essay around what I intended to do with my life. I
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MIT Sloan Spotlights Innovative Companies And Organizations In Africa 0
- Entrepreneurs, Technology
- April 8, 2015
Taking center stage at an MIT conference on Saturday were numerous startups, big-name firms, and academic labs that are using new technologies, and innovative business models, to impact Africa’s financial, health care, and mobile sectors. The fifth annual MIT Sloan Africa Innovate Conference, held in the MIT Media Laboratory, focused on the theme, “What’s Your Big
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Started In A Village! This Woman Entrepreneur’s Company Has Become Africa’s First Global Footwear Brand 0
- Entrepreneurs
- March 4, 2015
Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu, fondly called BTA is a young Ethiopian entrepreneur who has created one of the world’s fastest growing footwear brands by betting on Decent Work ENTEPRISE54 – “It was pretty basic. We self-financed. Five workers plus myself working inside a workshop situated on my grandmother’s plot of land inside our village of Zenabwork,”
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‘The Most Important People In Any Organization Are The Entrepreneurs’ – Econet Wireless CEO 0
- Management
- March 3, 2015
ENTERPRISE54 – “Oh, how I wish all God’s people were entrepreneurs!” Work as an Entrepreneur at your organization A young man asked me once, “when did you first become an entrepreneur?” And was quite surprised by my reply: “I have been an entrepreneur, for as long as I can remember.” “Were you an entrepreneur, when
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‘3 Things You Can Do For Your Country As An Entrepreneur’ – Econet Wireless CEO 0
- Entrepreneurs
- March 3, 2015
ENTERPRISE54 – How important is it for you to create jobs? Many years ago, I was given a very interesting proposal, whilst visiting a certain wealthy country: “Would you consider moving permanently to our country?” The man asking the question was a very senior government official, in that country. He continued: “If you move to
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‘It’s Over 3 Years Since My Company Crossed The $1m Mark With No Startup Capital’ – Thenet.ng Founder Ayeni The Great 4
- Entrepreneurs
- February 28, 2015
ENTERPRISE54 – It’s 6AM in Lagos, Nigeria. I’m sitting at my desk, looking back at the past few years of my life. I haven’t had much sleep, haven’t seen my kids in two days. I’m wearing the same clothes from yesterday. But I’m not complaining. Instead, I’m actually grateful. It’s 6AM on February 27, 2015
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