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3 Big Lessons From African Entrepreneurs

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Take Ndubuisi Ekekwe, founder of Zenvus. In Uganda and Zambia it’s as low as 15% saying it would stop them starting a business , whereas in the US this figure stands at 34%. If your business doesn’t work out, you can go back to the drawing board, refinance, use tech solutions and networks to help you change tack.

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My Water Pilgrimage:

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Right: Umesh, Founder of NEWAH. Almost half of its working-age population are unemployed, and the latest United Nations Human Development Index ranks Nepal at #144 out of 188 countries, coming in behind Cambodia (#143), Zambia (#139), and Iraq (#121). A hand-written contract is drawn up with every household listed as co-signers.

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