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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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Find an Angel Investor, Without Going Through Hell

Startup Professionals Musings

They probably won’t respond well to high pressure sales tactics, information overload, or bribes. With today’s access to the Internet, and Google searches, it really isn’t that hard. Angel investors are people too. Investors expect you to understand their motivation, respect their time, and show your integrity in all actions.

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Embracing Your Entrepreneurial Superpower Being Unemployable

Duct Tape Marketing

10:00] Back in South Africa you got shot, what did that story mean to your journey? [11:53] Every year inbound brings together leaders across business, sales, marketing, customer success, operations, and more. Long before sales enablement became like this very ubiquitous thing. Let's go back to South Africa. That's right.

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17 Entrepreneurs Explain How Technology Will Affect Their Business Tomorrow

Hearpreneur

Being a digital marketing company, our world is being constantly changed by the changes happening in the world of the internet. This will allow the clients to educate themselves in a much simpler and streamlined way.Secondly, implement virtual zoom calls to discuss the products and ultimately finish the sales process.

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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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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: miiCard

crowdSPRING Blog

miiCard– which stands for “My Internet Identity”– is an identify verification service using your email address, your mobile phone, and your online banking account to prove you are actually you. miiCard is like flashing your driver’s license or passport on the internet.

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Flocks of Angels, and All You Need is One

Startup Professionals Musings

With today’s access to the Internet, and Google searches, it really isn’t that hard. The reach is very broad, however, with 30 branches worldwide covering over 50 countries in Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia and Australasia, and over 60,000 members worldwide. Or does it? I’ll come back to that later.