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May Business Angels Spread Their Wings Over Kenya?

Transformify

Despite Kenya has been named as the fasted growing payments market in Africa, there is still a lot to be done to develop the local business angel community. However, the lack of funding opportunities has forced many entrepreneurs to seek funding abroad. Kenya offers limited job opportunities to university graduates.

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Embracing Your Entrepreneurial Superpower Being Unemployable

Duct Tape Marketing

Being unemployable is something to be proud of, as it often reflects the mindset and qualities of an entrepreneur, that can lead to innovation and generate changes. 07:20] Can you name a particular instance in your career where you felt like “This is going to work, this is like what I should be doing”? [08:58] That's right.

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30 Money Saving Tips For Your Business

Up and Running

You probably don’t have a big portion of your income that you can tuck away as savings, and you welcome opportunities to make your operations more cost-effective. It’s always tempting to buy name brand, but it’s almost never worth the money. Review your operating expenses. South Africa.

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Upfront Ventures Adds Hamet Watt as New Investment Partner

Both Sides of the Table

At every entrepreneur event I through between 2008-2012 I invite Hamet because he was a great mentor for entrepreneurs. He reached out to younger founders and offered to help via his network at AT&T, Google, media agencies … you name it. We have been on a drive to add more operational partners. I stayed close.

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Resources for Global Entrepreneurs

Up and Running

If you’re an entrepreneur planning to start a business outside of the United States, you might be looking for assistance and resources that are available in your specific country. There are plenty of local resources and services available to help entrepreneurs in their local areas around the globe.

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From email scams to e-commerce wins: How online shopping is helping Nigeria fix its Internet reputation

The Next Web

The Third Mainland Bridge is one of three bridges that connect Lagos’ Victoria Island with the ‘mainland’ and is the longest bridge in Africa. With a population estimated at between 21 and 23 million people, every month another 50,000 people converge from across Africa to live in the city. Slowly overcoming its reputation.

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5 Young People Making Waves In Cryptocurrency

YoungUpstarts

Cryptocurrencies threaten to upend the financial paradigm we’ve known since birth, and for many entrepreneurs, investors, and believers, the likes of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and other digital currencies have become gateways to vast swathes of wealth and influence. Vitalik Buterin. Marco Streng. Jeremy Gardner. million USD in 2015.

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