Scenario Analysis: Exploring Different Futures
Imagine that you’re facing a really significant decision, which could fundamentally affect your personal life, or could determine the future of your business. Maybe you’reRead More
Time for Africa to transition from extractive to learning economies
By Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development, Harvard University
The current slump in world commodity prices is forcing Africa to rethink its Read More
Joining the SME sector in Africa
The Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) sector is crucial to Africa’s growth, contributing more than 45{6de6520bac878567fcd0b20f0dbb3c7620581fba1ef76900ed00d745ae853531} to employment and 33{6de6520bac878567fcd0b20f0dbb3c7620581fba1ef76900ed00d745ae853531} to GDP. It is estimated that as much as 80{6de6520bac878567fcd0b20f0dbb3c7620581fba1ef76900ed00d745ae853531} of new jobs in world economies are being created by SMMEs, making smallRead More
Entrepreneurial Insights
There is a rising entrepreneurial spirit across the African continent and different types and sizes of businesses, formal and informal are emerging from every corner. From the lady who sells eggs at the side of the road to the young man fixing cars in his garage; from the young musician trying to promote his musicRead More
Success rules for aspiring entrepreneurs.
Entrepreneurship simply starts with finding a solution to a problem and solving it by means of serving as many people as one can within the constraints of available resources. Entrepreneurship is the art of finding profitable solutions to problems. Every successful entrepreneur or business personRead More
