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Skills Development in Africa: How Wide is the Skills Gap?

Transformify

70% of Africa’s population is under the age of 25 shaping one of the largest untapped talent pools in the world. What are the drivers behind these figures and why Africa is so polarized when it comes to skills development and unemployment rates? All participants have received bachelor’s degree or higher.

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain How They are Incorporating Social Entrepreneurship in Their Business

Hearpreneur

We are beginning to focus on and create initiatives toward being more green. 2- Recruiting the unemployed from Africa. We adopt this strategy for our initial tier of services because we don't want great ideas and products to go unnoticed simply because of a low budget. Photo Credit: James Green. 1- Being greener.

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30 Money Saving Tips For Your Business

Up and Running

You’ve heard it before and it’s still true: going green saves green. For more information on greening your spaces, check out Energy Star, a program run by the U.S. own-brand); the box may not be as pretty but the product will be the same. South Africa. Environmental Protection Agency.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

After former CEO Steve Jobs departed the business in 1985, Apple entered a ten-year downward spiral as competitors' lower-priced products notably Microsoft Windows, dominated the personal computer market. Photo Credit: Rob Greene. Thanks to Rob Greene, Price of Meat. #13- Thanks to Karthik Manoharan, WeCodee Innovations ! #12-

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How Social Distancing Is Helping The Environment

YoungUpstarts

There are three main contributors to carbon emissions : aviation, car travel, and animal products. Bears in Yosemite, California and lions in Kruger, South Africa have all been roaming into the spaces usually reserved for human visitors. In the case of COVID-19 and its impact on the environment, it might just be a green one.

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Entrepreneurship in the Fast Lane

Growthink Blog

Since 2005, they have been the two leading investors in Africa, investing $31 billion and $16 billion on the continent, respectively. Well, McKinsey estimates that consumer spending in Africa will double, to $1.8 How easy / possible is it for global customers to buy your product – to purchase your service? • The answer: Nobody.

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Manjit Singh Sahota on Energy Tech Innovation in Oil and Gas Exploration

The Startup Magazine

Various countries are interested in drilling in the Arctic, offshore in the Gulf of Mexico and in other productive areas, and in new areas that have not yet been explored. One area experiencing significant growth in the number of operating oil wells is in Africa, whose oil wells are projected to increase by up to 9 percent over the next year.