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From email scams to e-commerce wins: How online shopping is helping Nigeria fix its Internet reputation

The Next Web

Nigeria itself is home to 170 million people, a figure that is expected to rise to 400 million by 2050, and the biggest market in Africa. According to Transparency International in 2013, Nigeria was the world’s 144th most corrupt country out of the 177 countries monitored. Slowly overcoming its reputation.

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Vote Local, Austin: 18 SXSW panels featuring Austinites that deserve your PanelPicker vote

Austin Startup

Find out how startups and corporations can partner to achieve results that truly benefit both sides. This panel will help you get a better understanding of how Talent-Leadership-Culture drives ROI and how it can be achieved, with Wade Allen, CEO of Cendea, Jim Bledsoe, Senior Partner of Cendea, and KimGorsuch, CEO of Weeva.

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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

thebarefootvc

Startup accelerators modeled after YCombinator and Techstars sprouted up from NYC to Nigeria to New Delhi, spawning hundreds of new startups worldwide. This will continue as more role models, mentors and capital are created from the resulting success stories, thereby creating more support for the next generation of entrepreneurs.

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20 Essential TED Talks For Entrepreneurial Students

YoungUpstarts

As Nigeria’s former finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala understands how trade, aid, private investment and government support all impact an economy differently. Kiva.org partners philanthropists and lenders with impoverished and marginalized innovators to create some amazing, sustainable business opportunities.

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10 Entertaining Things to Check out While You’re Waiting in Line Today

Up and Running

I definitely suggest reading it if you and your spouse or partner aren’t open with each other about finances. 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. The super interesting news.

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Resources for Global Entrepreneurs

Up and Running

Bplans does partner with a business plan writing service —but they only serve customers in the U.S. Finding a business plan writing service. Sometimes we hear from entrepreneurs outside of the U.S. who are looking for someone else to write their business plan for them. If you’re starting a business outside of the U.S.,

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

My partners and I founded Reel Paper with the goal of adding the positive experience of social responsibility to the simple e-comm purchase of a household staple: toilet paper. I grew up in Nigeria, and have seen up close the health and safety concerns posed by communities lacking clean toilets and running water.