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[INTERVIEW] Zakaria Hersi, Founder Of Orten.io

YoungUpstarts

First one for Swedish Trade Council in Nairobi, Kenya was to learn and start from the very bottom. We measure the amount of people who show up to our events, PR mentions, interest in applications and also, later on, job placement. Why or why not, and would you do it again? Our goal is to create 1,000 developers by 2020.

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Bplans Briefcase: Business Stories to Keep You in the Know

Up and Running

Here are interesting news stories about innovative small businesses, surprising PR choices, and a business competition opportunity in the Middle East. Penda improves health care in Kenya. Koczela is enthusiastic about the entrepreneurial spirit in Kenya: “You are working from seven a.m. to nine p.m.

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Beware The Consultant

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For instance, if a consultant proposes to help you with public relations, pay them a commission equivalent to the greater of a flat fee per story placed or a percentage of revenue generated from the PR coverage. Such positions include: PR, Sales, Product Development, Lead Generation, Strategic Planning, Fund Raising, etc. Consultant.

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Here’s to You, Women in Business

Up and Running

Notably relating to business, African countries Burundi, Malawai, Bostwana and Kenya, it should be mentioned, all made the index’s “economic participation and opportunity” top ten. Finland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark are close runners up, leaving the rest of the world trailing sadly behind.

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37 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

When I decided to create full time creative business, I couldn’t find online marketers or PR services who understand the creative process, this meant I was doing everything in the business from online presence, to markets and exhibits which resulted in burnout. Thanks to Nicole Nurse, Black Leopard PR ! #27) 24) 9-5 Scares Me.