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How to Use Frugal Innovation to Grow Your Startup

ReadWriteStart

A frugal tap in Ghana. Mobile banking in developing countries. In addition, mobile banking can lead to more excellent financial stability and empowerment for individuals and communities, helping to reduce inequalities and promote development. Look for new ways to drive growth for your startup. Image Credit: Amuzujoe.

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

Transformify

Data Warehousing, Database Administration, Game Development, Git, Google Maps API, HTML, HTML5, Internet Security, Javascript, jQuery / Prototype, Magento, Mobile App Testing. Just like its neighbours, Ghana is a predominantly agricultural country dependant on the cocoa production. What are the most common skills in each category?

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3 Big Lessons From African Entrepreneurs

YoungUpstarts

Millions of people have no bank account or access to loans; internet and mobile telecoms access is patchy, corruption on a local level can see entrepreneurs bribed, and political instability can mean that basic services and utilities are constantly interrupted.

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18 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

We saw an opportunity and set up our business a few days later with just a laptop and 2 mobile phones. It has opened the door to youth sports for kids in my community as well as eliminate the theft that occurs in youth sports that aren’t being monitored. We knew right away that we were the people who could deliver.

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NYC 3.0

thebarefootvc

Now that I’m back full time in NYC, I decided to run for the Board of NY Tech Meetup, a dynamic community of 20,000 entrepreneurs, investors, developers, designers and people interested in tech. Third, we want to make sure that our tech community is inclusive to all.

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