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How to Use Frugal Innovation to Grow Your Startup

ReadWriteStart

As the global economic situation deteriorates amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine and soaring energy costs, many aspiring entrepreneurs might be tempted to give up and wait for better days. Entrepreneurs — frugal innovation can be a powerful tool for growth. A frugal tap in Ghana. But don’t give up!

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3 Big Lessons From African Entrepreneurs

YoungUpstarts

They might not be well-known names in the US, but the continent has many iconic entrepreneurs and investors whose stories can tell us a lot about success in business, such as Jason Njoku , Mzi Khumalo and Peter Munga. In Africa, entrepreneurs have serious, intractable problems that western startups don’t face. Believe in yourself.

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Skills Development in Africa: How Wide is the Skills Gap?

Transformify

Commenced in July 2017, The Youth Enterprise Development Fund provides start-up loans to help young entrepreneurs fund their businesses at a very early stage. Just like its neighbours, Ghana is a predominantly agricultural country dependant on the cocoa production.

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11 Entrepreneurs Describe The BHAGs (Big Hairy Audacious Goals) For Their Business

Hearpreneur

Often entrepreneurs and business owners create their daily, weekly, quarterly or yearly goals around their business. We asked entrepreneurs to share their BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goal) and here are the insightful responses. #1- 10- Retire and live abroad in Ghana. What do you love about being an entrepreneur?

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Startup founders in Southeast Asia, it’s time to step up

The Next Web

The service solves a universal problem for companies but it happens that it was built in Ghana, where the internet penetration rate is just 40 percent. Asia Entrepreneur News' The Dropifi story got me thinking about. This story continues at The Next Web.

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18 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1- I had to. 3- Switch from Desperate Housewife to Mom Entrepreneur. However, the more I got into the entrepreneur journey, the more I realized that my deepest Why was to get the a free mind from my husband and from the job hunt.

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Telling Your Brand Story Through Packaging Design: These 3 Businesses Are Doing It Right

crowdSPRING Blog

You may remember Divine Chocolate and its managing director Sophi Tranchell from 11 Entrepreneurs Who Are Changing the World. Divine’s chocolate is farmed by the Kuapa Kokoo cooperative in Ghana. Divine Chocolate promises its customers delicious chocolate. But, that’s not all. Divine Chocolate. ” How do they do this?