Entrepreneur

Inspiring Stories: Social Entrepreneur Uses Education As Poverty Escape Route

Marlon Parker’s determination to become a qualified businessman triumphed over his disadvantaged background. As the founder of R-labs and Jamiix, Parker is an innovative…

The Myth of the Global Startup Launch

When Omnific Labs (my tech startup) launched OneCrier late last month, we got lots of interesting reactions. Most people wanted to know why we where launching…

Startup World Applications For Africa Now Open – TNW

Startup World is an initiative to promote startups, entrepreneurship and technology through a global competition to find the world’s most innovative startups; and have…

Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship, 10-13 October, Accra, Ghana

Every year, the African Leadership Network (ALN) selects Africa’s best entrepreneurs for their international Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship competition. We take a look at…

6 Fund Questions: Is Your Business Worth Financing?

Approaching a venture capital fund for financing can be tricky choice. Here are six questions to help you making an informed decision. Venture capitalists (VC)…

SoLoMo: Is Your Online Marketing Strategy Compliant?

Smartphones, tablets, notebooks and other internet-enabled devices are changing the way people are accessing and interacting with internet content. The emergence of these devices…

BriNGitBay: A Review Of E-Commerce Startups In Nigeria

I am quite reluctant calling BriNGitBay a start-up as it has been in existence for some years now. Arguably one of the very first on-line…

Innovation Prize for Africa 2012: Winner Profile and Keys to Success

While there are many innovative ideas for Africa, there is a level of difficulty in putting these ideas into action. That’s why the Innovation Prize…

8 Reasons Why Business Fail With Their Social Media Marketing

Editor’s Note: This guest post is by Alexis Thompson, She is an alumna from Martin College Australia, a former Mountain Backpacker and a 26 year old…

Boardroom Introduces Venture Financing Portal

Access to capital has always been a problem for small businesses in Nigeria. There is a consensus that the deepening of the small business…