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

Transformify

At the same time, 75% of all university graduates in Kenya and Nigeria are likely to be unemployed for up to 5 years after graduation. Kenya and Nigeria are of a particular interest for the employers in the UK due to the high percentage of English speakers who have received bachelor’s degree or higher.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 39: Jeremy Johnson and Michael Eidsaune

Steve Blank

I went to Nigeria to meet that first cohort, interview them and try to pick four from the six. A college degree is great if you’re looking to get hired. We were charging a really high up-front annual fee to these providers and the end result of that was a pretty long sales cycle. We got that down to six finalists.

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How to Get Picked as a Speaker for The Lean Startup Conference

Startup Lessons Learned

For example, when your company adds ano ther blade to its disposal razors , the product’s technical development, marketing and sales will follow relatively predictable paths. 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.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 39: Jeremy Johnson and Michael Eidsaune

Steve Blank

I went to Nigeria to meet that first cohort, interview them and try to pick four from the six. A college degree is great if you’re looking to get hired. We were charging a really high up-front annual fee to these providers and the end result of that was a pretty long sales cycle. We got that down to six finalists.

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

At every one of them I was the person who wrote the proposals, did the technical interviewed on candidates, went on sales calls with the Account Managers to make them look good and got put on troubled projects to help right the ship. Photo Credit: David Moise. I worked for several IT consulting companies. Thanks to Anika Jackson. #17-

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Resources for Global Entrepreneurs

Up and Running

Is it a sales pitch or an opinion? We want to empower you to write your own business plan, but we know that there are times when it makes sense to hire help. And before you hire someone to write your business plan, consider how much you are willing to pay and what kind of results you want to see from them.

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Episode 3: A Startup Comic Book Company, How to Find a Mentor, and #BigData – The Bcast

Up and Running

How do you hire? I’m on there as a mentor, and I’m mentoring a guy in Nigeria, who’s starting a business. Jonathan: Are there other resources that you can tap into in order to get information, like big data information, at the sales level? Do you want someone that has access to resources that you may not have access to?