Coming from a premise of factor-driven economies, Africa has not in the past explored extensively the relationship that exists around entrepreneurship, economic growth & structural transformation. However, as I highlighted in my article last week on Fusing Innovation & Entrepreneurship for Economic Growth in Africa; the tide is quickly changing, and now it’s the right […]
In a world where the consumer is spoilt of choice from increasing number of substitutes; businesses are spending a huge percentage of their budgets in marketing and public relations, in order to remain relevant in a progressively competitive and dynamic global market. Globally, the advertising market is estimated to be worth about USD 500 billion […]
From my interaction with many entrepreneurs from across Sub Saharan Africa, cash flow management is one of the leading causes of stunted growth for most SMEs. Most founders assume that they know everything about their businesses; hence they do not see the need of having advanced working capital management tools within their businesses. The results […]
60% of the population in Sub Saharan Africa lives in rural communities, where agriculture contributes about 80% of their household incomes. Naturally therefore, conventional economic development interventions for the rural communities in the past have been focused on improving agricultural productivity as a way of alleviating the rural populations from poverty. As the world transitions […]
