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

Transformify

Reaching out to new markets and opportunities requires skills, experience, and networks that are usually developed by those who have studied abroad. According to the fund chairman, Ronnie Osumba, the start-up market is yet to be explored. Sales & Marketing/ Writing. What are the most common skills in each category?

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3 Big Lessons From African Entrepreneurs

YoungUpstarts

You’d be forgiven for thinking that because the African market is not saturated with startups that means it’s easy for entrepreneurs to create explosive growth with little forward planning. 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%.

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5 Questions for a CEO: Brett Jacobsen, Mount Vernon Presbyterian School

Jeff Hilimire

The first was with Raymond King , CEO of Zoo Atlanta; the second was with Devon Wijesinghe , CEO of Insightpool; the third with Mark Feinberg , CEO of Uruut; the fourth with Simms Jenkins , BrightWave Marketing; the fifth was with Rob Kischuk , CEO of PerfectPost; and the sixth was Kyle Porter , CEO of SalesLoft. .

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16 Entrepreneurs Reveal What Entrepreneurship Means to Them

Hearpreneur

” For me, that means finding creative ways to solve my clients problems, staying ahead of design trends, keeping up with the latest marketing techniques, and building a teamof champions I can trust to put the best interests of our clients first. 8 – Identifying a Market. Thanks to Rob Stephenson, Flea Market Flipper. #14

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15 Entrepreneurs Share Why They Love What They Do

Hearpreneur

We’re one of the only tech social enterprises in Zambia, where 2 million youth are unemployed. I started my companies because their was a need in the market for authors that didn’t want to sign over their publishing rights to a Traditional Publisher but couldn’t afford a high end editor or marketing.

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Jedi Mind Tricks: 17 Lesser Known Ways to Persuade People

ConversionXL

Try framing your marketing message in the positive (“Gain additional hour every day” vs “Stop wasting time”) and see if it makes a difference. The data pitch contained statistics about food shortages in Malawi, lack of rain in Zambia, and the dislocation of millions in Angola. Marketing to men?

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