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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? Kenya: Youth Fund Targets Young People in Business Start-Up Loans Plan.

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Founders Interview: Atlas Group London – ConstructionTech Transforming Healthcare

The Startup Magazine

As entrepreneurs with a passion for helping others, they’ve built a company that is vastly accelerating the ability to deliver healthcare to the most needy global communities. So, the key question we are addressing is this: How do we increase access to healthcare services, and at the same time, reduce costs for healthcare stakeholders?

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TECHNOLOGY AND THE AFRICAN GIRL. THE JOURNEY SO FAR…

Transformify

If you ask me I would say things are changing and so fast, the reason I am able to write this article and have it shared with a global community gives me hope. No doubt Africa is fully embracing this digital revolution. The location is no longer a barrier and eLearning is a cost effective option that is still underutilized.

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

Hearpreneur

2- Recruiting the unemployed from Africa. I work on meeting with people, especially those in vulnerable communities, to help educate them on this topic. A big part of being socially responsible is connecting with your community and giving back in any way you can, large or small. 23- Helping the community to flourish.

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From Israel to Pakistan, Community is Key When Building a Startup (Google I/O)

VC Cafe

To achieve the trifecta of startup success (money, talent, ideas), a vibrant startup community can make the difference between success and failure. Bridgette : Eric, What is the role of ihub in the community? . Testing if we can apply the accelerator model from the Bay Area to Africa. we have 8,000 members now, in Nairobi.

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12 Entrepreneurs Discuss The Entrepreneurs That Best Represents Innovation and Disruption

Hearpreneur

He is also the most engaged business leader on Facebook in Africa. Terry and Tony Pearce of mattress company Purple not only created a product that supports customers with spine problems so they can get a good night sleep, but also used a cost-effective business model that delivered an enormous, immediate game-changing result.

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Remote Work in the Time of COVID-19

ReadWriteStart

Cost savings companies experience when they eliminate expensive office rents and the payroll costs associated with the salaries required for people to live in major metro areas. They may be an excellent communicator with well-developed remote working skills, or not. Another driver of this shift is financial.