African Technology Entrepreneurs

Corporate Employees Prefer Suregifts.com.ng’s Gifting Solution 0
- Companies
- June 30, 2015
Following a widespread global adoption, Lagos-based online gift cards company, Suregifts, has begun moves to expand to South Africa and Ghana – two countries where it has noticed significant user base. Founded by Adeoye Ojo, Babafemi Lawal, and Olaoluwa Samuel-Biyi, Suregifts launched January 2014 to enable individual and corporate clients purchase gift vouchers from leading
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Don’t Tell Customers You’re a Startup! Here Are 5 Reasons 0
- Entrepreneurs
- June 2, 2015
Earlier this year, I closed my startup. So now I get to reflect on what I’d have done differently. Hindsight is unfair and inaccurate, but I still enjoy its lessons. This is one, a note to my future self: Don’t call your projects ‘startups’. It’s a semantic trick, but a really important one. Here’s why.
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Samsung Partners MEST To Enhance Training And Funding For African Technology Entrepreneurs 0
- Companies
- May 4, 2015
Ghana-based Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) and Samsung Electronics have partnered in an initiative that will provide more opportunities, resources and tools to West African entrepreneurs, resulting in several areas of positive impact for the tech ecosystem. MEST trains, invests and incubates aspiring African software entrepreneurs, putting them on the path to become globally
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Chika Nwobi and Kresten Buch Say Africa’s Tech Startup Investment, Capacity Grows 0
- Technology
- March 27, 2015
Chika Nwobi and Kresten Buch of Nigerian startup accelerator and funding programme 440ng assess the key tech trends which will shape Africa in the next five years The western media may not always focus on the positive news emanating from Africa, however, those on the ground know that Africa’s tech sector is booming. Last year,
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Ghana’s Unsung Tech Innovator: Apostle Dr. Kwadwo Safo 0
- Technology, Uncategorized
- January 7, 2015
ENTERPRISE54 – Ghana was the first country in Africa to gain independence in 1957 and has been blessed with natural resources like gold, diamonds and silver to name a few. The country has in return blessed the world with so many bright minds that have transformed many industries and fields. The first black United Nations
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Crucial Documents Web-Based Startups Must Have – 440ng 0
- Companies, Technology
- October 30, 2014
ENTERPRISE54 – Mostly because many people are starting a business for the first time, and while the frontend of a business, building products and getting them to customers, is vital, having a strong foundation is important to not lose everything you’ve worked so hard for – in conflicts surrounding clients, shareholders, employees, founders, and expenses.
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