HERE’S WHY COMPANIES NEED A ‘GOOGLY’ APPROACH TO BUSINESS, ACCORDING TO JEFF JARVIS
“Google is not just a company, it is an entirely new way of thinking. Jarvis has done something really important: extend that approach to business and culture, revealing just how revolutionary it is.” – Chris Anderson, author of the Long Tail. American Journalist, Professor and Public Speaker, Jeff Jarvis is the Author of the internationally acclaimed
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Forbes is the online platform ‘du-jour’ for lists and has become a significant voice on the ‘who is who’ of the world in different sectors and industries. On the 4th of November, the 2015 Most Powerful People in the World list was released and it boasted of personalities such as Angela Merkel, Barack Obama, Pope Francis, Warren Buffet
The Top 25 African Retailers And What They Earn
Financial advisory consultant Deloitte on Tuesday released its inaugural African Powers of Retailing 2015 report Tuesday, listing the top 25 African retailers and what they earn. South African retailers took the top 10 positions. Southern African markets are more mature and more saturated than West and East African markets, and South African companies are looking
WHAT IS THE FATE OF NIGERIAN MSMES IF FUNDING CONTINUES TO MEET POOR TRANSPARENCY AND UNAVAILABILITY?
During his 2015 presidential campaign, then presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari made promises to Nigerians regarding the economy and security. Precisely on January 12, 2015, at the APC rally which took place at the Dan Anyiam Stadium, Owerri, Imo state, he promised to revitalize industries as well as providing soft loans to micro, small and medium
Strive Masiyiwa: If I started again I’d do agriculture, says telecoms tycoon
Zimbabwean tycoon Strive Masiyiwa made his money in the mobile telecoms business, but if he were to start all over again, he would bet on agriculture. Speaking at the opening of this year’s African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) in Zambia’s capital Lusaka, Masiyiwa made a case for the opportunities in the agriculture industry. The Zimbabwean
Meet Africa’s top young entrepreneurs for 2015
The Anzisha Prize, Africa’s premier award for entrepreneurs between the ages of 15 and 22, announced its 12 finalists for 2015. They represent nine African countries. The selection process has been rigorous: of the near 500 applicants, 77 were shortlisted for phone interviews, and 23 were later prioritised for site visits. But after careful deliberation,
Reverse the tide: African companies can also succeed in China
Over the last decade, numerous Chinese state-owned and private companies have invested in Africa. But there are also opportunities for African businesses to expand to China. Lawrence Morgan, COO of Hong Kong-based start-up accelerator Nest Investments, recently spoke to a group of entrepreneurs in Nairobi about the business opportunities in Asia. China is one of
5 Opportunities For Investing In African Private Education
It is school season in Cote d’Ivoire. Kids are excited. Parents are hopeful. It is the typical excitement and hope you could expect anywhere in the West. Except one thing: parents are concerned over rising costs at the secondary schools and worry about their kids’ future. It’s a concern of many communities across Africa. More than 40 percent of the
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As a way of improving the lot of entrepreneurs in Nigeria, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and Bank of Industry (BOI) have launched a Graduate Entrepreneurship Fund (GEF) scheme for corps members, to aid them in launching their micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Findings from a 2013 report suggest that an NYSC fund