Up and Running

DECEMBER 19, 2014

From a summit on media in the Middle East to a huge new funding opportunity for aspiring entrepreneurs in Nigeria, here are fascinating business news stories from the U.S. What recent Supreme Court decision could affect your manufacturing business? and around the world. The world of work.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 29, 2013

Often, in very young organizations, those people are simply the founders. Last year, the co -founders of B ack to the Roots talked about their innovation accounting and how they were ignoring sales metrics in order to grow. In more established places, they may have nearly any job title.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 22, 2010

One major problem in Nigeria is the lack of employment; many people go to school with the belief that it's all they need to succeed in life only to get out of school and stay at home for years looking for the right job. Once they have that mindset, universities can do the following to continue to support Nigeria's online startups.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 24, 2019

Take Ndubuisi Ekekwe, founder of Zenvus. He grew up on his parents’ smallholding farm in rural Nigeria. Society does not accept or embrace failure in the same way; as William Senyo, co-founder and CEO of the Impact Hub in Accra, Ghana says : “Your parents tell you, ‘Be a doctor; everything else is a gamble.’”.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 11, 2011

As Nigeria’s former finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala understands how trade, aid, private investment and government support all impact an economy differently. Here, one co-founder shares her experiences, philosophies and mindset shifts, hopefully encouraging entrepreneurial students towards social and economic justice.

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

Startup accelerators modeled after YCombinator and Techstars sprouted up from NYC to Nigeria to New Delhi, spawning hundreds of new startups worldwide. Kiva co-founder Jessica Jackley’s latest venture Profounder is one platform that could power these transactions.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

So, if you were the founder of a green energy startup in Sydney, Australia, you would Google “green energy business incubator in Sydney, Australia.”. At Bplans, we believe founders know their businesses best. To find information about a business incubator in your country, try to use specific keywords in your Google search.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 28, 2014

Julie Krafchick, the founder of 500 Brunches , a Bay Area startup that was founded two months ago, told the San Francisco Weekly that her idea was a solution to a problem. Their focus is currently on Nigeria, which is Africa’s largest economy, but it will be interesting to see if this business model gains steam across the continent.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 2, 2020

My co founder Jonathan Hill realised how important good food was due to his father passing away from eating poorly. I grew up in Nigeria, and have seen up close the health and safety concerns posed by communities lacking clean toilets and running water. Thanks to Julie Ann Dokowicz, Girl In Heels Travels ! #6-

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

When I returned to Nigeria from Germany looking to create a dedicated (online) hotel booking agency for Nigerians, I wanted my company to communicate in the simplest terms possible what our value proposition was. We are committed to delivering affordable and convenient bookings to our customers anywhere in Nigeria. 15 – Action.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 3, 2013

It is the oil pipeline explosion in Nigeria that is Tweeted before people even know a disruption may happen. Tim, my former co-founder and long-time colleague & friend who joined as global head of products. Nick – the incredibly visionary behind the company and our technology. ” Steve.

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Up and Running

MAY 28, 2015

It’s an interview with Brian, who’s the head of Robot Paper, founder of Robot Paper. Jonathan: Yeah, he’s actually the founder of Robot Paper, but that’s not his only job. I’m on there as a mentor, and I’m mentoring a guy in Nigeria, who’s starting a business. The title is “ What Does It Take to Start a Comic Book Business?

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Tim Schumann, Founder & CEO, Buddy Ventures , highlights that typically less investment capital is required to get into foreign startups at the same stage of development as a comparable US startup. . Founders’ determination. If you want to start selling abroad, an international founder is an advantage.

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Transformify

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

who writes from Nigeria. She is the founder/CEO of SheInnovates Africa, a Nigerian based startup. Technology is a powerful enabler and the best investment in the next generation is in the empowerment of its women and girls. The article was contributed by Ebute Catherine.Q

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

More specifically, our reform efforts helped governments to improve data collection and analysis of economic indicators, remove and reduce bottlenecks to business registration, and contribute to the modernization of trade and investment policies and process in Nigeria.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 22, 2019

But today, the equilibrium is shifting for many founders. You can attend Stanford from Nigeria or Oxford from El Salvador. Why should you consider — and probably employ — a remote-first mindset when building your technical team? Historically, the challenges associated with remote teams have outweighed the benefits.

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