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Startup Nation: The Best Startup Capitals for Entrepreneurs in 2023 

ReadWriteStart

The last few months have been an unprecedented time for entrepreneurs and startup founders on the market. Tech scale-up has been a massive driver for the local startup ecosystem, and non-VC or angel investing is also a growing market here.

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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? Sales & Marketing/ Writing. Project/ Product Management.

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FinTech Accelerating Digital Transformation of Banking in Africa

The Startup Magazine

FinTech players are increasingly becoming an important part of the fabric of Africa’s financial services ecosystem and the leading banks on the continent are now more urgently seeking to harness technology innovations, collaborate with FinTech start‐ups, and create a platform to scale much faster – to make digital financial services pay.

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Interview with Chris Garland of Botswana

The Startup Magazine

as a young man and completed my education in South Africa, where I worked for a time after graduating. Over time, I developed connections not only there but across southern Africa, and in my travels it became clear that Botswana was the “place to be” in the region. What originally attracted you to Botswana? I left the U.K.

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Founders Interview: Atlas Group London – ConstructionTech Transforming Healthcare

The Startup Magazine

Construction is a trillion-dollar market, but planning remains complicated and inaccurate. Governments are prioritizing healthcare projects now, more than ever. David : I also spent a good part of my childhood in Africa and the Middle East. What is the key question you are addressing?

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Bankless Banking Is Ready For Its Close-Up

YoungUpstarts

However, the vast majority of bankless adults live in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and India. It is a great marketing tool for the banks to uncover people who are using money services but are unknown to the banks. Expectations rise, then, faster than governments can deliver.”. The global smartphone market grew 0.7%

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5 Reasons That Successful Non-Profits Are A Challenge

Startup Professionals Musings

Even then, the business and leadership efforts to solicit and manage donations cost real money, and may be more difficult than the marketing and sales jobs of most startups. Thus it’s hard to attract top-notch talent, premium locations, and first-class marketing campaigns. unless it relies wholly on donations.