Hello Afropreneur, We all know that the perfect world doesn’t exist and even much so in our continent Africa. We often make the mistake of waiting to have the ideal conditions before we start working on an idea/service/solution. Eventually, a lot of the ideas become obsolete and lose relevance with […]
In February 2015, a young man was armed with just a Twitter account, an Instagram account, and an eye for vintage classy designs. In spite of the odds, he used these weapons to start his vintage fashion business. Today he is one of the fastest selling vintage clothing retailers in […]
Hello Afropreneur, It is no news that a large amount of startups in Africa fail in the first year. Doesn’t this worry you? So today we took time out to discuss why African Startups fail, other that obvious reasons like poor government policies, deteriorating or non existent infrastructure and access […]
Hello Afropreneurs, In this episode we discussed if women Entrepreneurs are being given an equal playing field in Africa and what they must do to compete and standout in this episode. We decided to discuss this because one of our listeners, Stella Ozemoya, suggested and sent us an article on […]
We have seen firsthand that investing in women empowerment is good for the economy and for business. Women and Girls are one of the most powerful catalysts for change in the world today. In spite of this, the African woman continues to face not just an epidemic of poverty, but […]
Hello Afropreneurs, Do you think it is wise for Entrepreneurs to share their business ideas with everyone? Hold that thought! You should hear what Momarr Taal had to say about this. (In case you don’t know who he is, we did a short article on him – Click here) We […]
The next guest on the Afropreneur Podcast is Momarr Taal (@MalykaDON). He is an entrepreneur from Gambia and the Founder and Managing Director of Tropingo Foods, an agro processing company involvedĀ in groundnut and mango processing and export with focus on social inclusion and value chain development. Tropingo employs 100 seasonal […]
Hello Afropreneurs, Today we are going to discuss one issue businesses and entrepreneurs grapple with, should their focus be on creating and selling a product with great features or should the development and branding of their products be tied to the ‘needs’ of the target market. It is very easy […]
I had heard of all the things Lemi Ghariokwu had done and I expected to see a different man, anything else but the man I saw. He was humble, playful and above all, a storyteller. He reminded me of Nike Okundaye. That woman is amazing. Lemi smiled and laughed effortlessly. […]