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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. Kenya and Nigeria are of a particular interest for the employers in the UK due to the high percentage of English speakers who have received bachelor’s degree or higher.

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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

thebarefootvc

This is my recap of what stood out to me this year and what I’m looking forward to in 2012 — we are only in the beginning of many revolutions. What’s Next in 2012…. Yes, we have huge challenges ahead…but if you read these 10 trends it’s hard not to be optimistic about meeting these challenges.

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

Agile VC

June 12, 2012. But in 2012 it turns out I still pay for all my offline and online purchases with a credit card or cash, and not my infinitely smarter mobile phone. M-Pesa created by mobile carrier Safaricom in Kenya is the best known example of this. How To Think About The Future. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups.

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37 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

When I sold the company in 2012 to HelloWorld, I spent a lot of time writing thank you notes. After managing a distribution center where I sold vinyl to record stores (my first client was Asheville’s own Harvest Records), renting the farmhouse was about becoming self-sufficient. Victor Allis, CEO and founding partner, Quintiq !