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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? What are the most common skills in each category? Project/ Product Management.

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

Hearpreneur

It’s argued that social entrepreneurship is the new business model due to its ability to help one connect with the world and live a purposeful life while serving others. We are beginning to focus on and create initiatives toward being more green. 2- Recruiting the unemployed from Africa. 1- Being greener. 1- Being greener.

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain Their Motivation to Grow Their Business

Hearpreneur

Starting my own business has given me the freedom to spend more time with my family and kids, go for a hike in the morning, make a green smoothie, and work with innovative direct-to-consumer companies that I am personally passionate about and are creating some force of good in the world every day. Don’t forget to join our #IamCEO Community.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

Photo Credit: Rob Greene. Thanks to Rob Greene, Price of Meat. #13- Later they failed to keep up with technologies and the digital boom and have even filed for bankruptcy twice. BMW introduced subscription fees for their cars, creating revolutionary changes in the conservative automotive community. 12- Disney.

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The Impact of Techbikers – Part II

VC Cafe

In the bumpy ride from the capital, you see the landscape change drastically from the crowded and dirty (partly still due to the earthquake) city to the green, lush valley, filled with terraces and small villages scattered in the mountains. 10 Literacy Instruction programmes implemented in South Africa, Nepal, Cambodia, and Bangladesh.

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

thebarefootvc

This was the year that the promise of technology to truly change the world and empower individuals (the reason I entered the tech world in 1994) reached global scale. But even more exciting is when I see inflection points of adoption — which is why 2011 was a particularly exhilirating year for me.

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The Art of Work with Jeff Goins [VIDEO]

Up and Running

We rely on communities of people that help us get to where we want to go. I think you’ll find is what Robert Greene in his book, Mastery says it’s true that, “The future belongs to those who learn more skills and combine them in creative ways.” I realized this, that every story of success is really a story of community.

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