Your network influences your networth. StartUp Grind is a global startup community for entrepreneurs that hosts monthly events in 200 cities and 85 countries. This month, there would be an end of the year party to celebrate entrepreneurs in Lagos. How do you take advantage of this event to improve your […]
Unfortunately, one of the issues plaguing our continent is that we do not identify as ‘one’ and would rather succeed for ourselves, our interests, our family etc. This is one of the reasons we have failed to advance at the right pace as a continent. We spoke to an Ivorian […]
Jean-Patrick Ehouman is an Ivorian Tech Entrepreneur and rising african leader working on global issues in Africa. He is concerned by local softwares and apps and also african content. Basically a software architect, he is running Akendewa, a tech NGO and Tech Hub he started in 2009 and where his […]
From October 25-27, 2016, young entrepreneurs from the Commonwealth countries of Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone gathered at the Ford Foundation in Lagos, Nigeria, to discuss the challenges facing young entrepreneurs in West Africa, and work towards the creation of the Commonwealth Alliance of Young Entrepreneurs-West Africa (CAYE-WA). Within […]
Dear Entrepreneur, Failure is part of your Entrepreneurial Journey because it is risky and has no-assured guarantee of success. Sometimes it feels like all the odds are against you and every step takes you some steps backwards rather than forward. It is worthy of note that every successful entrepreneur has […]
A lot of people want to become freelancers because they don’t want to be bogged by the regular 9-5 cycle but they fail to realize that freelancing isn’t easy, you can’t just sit at home and expect work to come to you. Freelancing doesn’t start when you quit your job, […]
Eromo Egbejule is a Nigerian writer and journalist who writes on arts & culture, technology, business, human interest, conflict and the intersection with everyday living. His works have been published on various platforms including The Guardian, Reuters, Africa Check and The Africa Report and have also been translated into a […]
Dear Afropreneurs, Risk is a part of human existence, so why do we tend to run away from it? The decision to be an entrepreneur or business owner is a risk you took, and for some this has started bearing fruits. We spoke to an Amazing African Entrepreneur now making […]
Hello Afropreneurs, As entrepreneurs we have all encountered difficult clients at one time or the other, if you haven’t you will soon. How do you then handle them? Is the Customer always right? Should you always bend to the needs of the customer/clients? Here are key points from our conversation: […]