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

Transformify

At the same time, 75% of all university graduates in Kenya and Nigeria are likely to be unemployed for up to 5 years after graduation. Reaching out to new markets and opportunities requires skills, experience, and networks that are usually developed by those who have studied abroad.

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When Third is First

thebarefootvc

Since I wrote that post, millions more entrepreneurs have launched their businesses globally. Thanks to the Web and mobile connectivity, more and more people have access to online resources for education and information – the combination of on-the-ground expertise and this access to global information is creating a revolution.

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When Third is First

thebarefootvc

Since I wrote that post, millions more entrepreneurs have launched their businesses globally. Thanks to the Web and mobile connectivity, more and more people have access to online resources for education and information – the combination of on-the-ground expertise and this access to global information is creating a revolution.

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Women 2.0 Pitch Night…batter swing!

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

Kenya is the most advanced for mobile payment. Raise more money than you need because your business model may change. The business model for residential solar panel company: contract with customer, local rebates, and tax benefits. Mobile Track — Pitch 2010 Finalist — Mightyverse.

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Mobile Payments: The Trillion Dollar Industry That's Never - AgileVC

Agile VC

Mobile Payments: The Trillion Dollar Industry That’s Never Happened. Mobile payments are the trillion dollar industry that everybody’s been waiting for but has never materialized. But nearly everyone has wrongly placed emphasis on the mobile technology part and not on the payments aspect. June 12, 2012.

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Women 2.0 Pitch Night…batter swing!

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

Kenya is the most advanced for mobile payment. Raise more money than you need because your business model may change. The business model for residential solar panel company: contract with customer, local rebates, and tax benefits. Mobile Track — Pitch 2010 Finalist — Mightyverse.

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Traveling the world, meeting startups: What We learned

The Next Web

Silicon Valley is made up of solely one industry: technology, whereas countries in emerging markets have existing industries, around which entrepreneurs are innovating. With Safari Yetu, you pay online or via mobile, receive an SMS reservation or ticket and go to the bus station once; the day you are traveling. Africa ahead in mobile.