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Africans Have Power to Achieve King’s Dream of Economic Justice »
As today is the official holiday celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King in the United States, I thought it would be good to re-visit a little known aspect of his work. While King [...]
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This workshop introduces the Exploring Business, Investment, Trade, and Entrepreneurship in Africa (EBITEA) lessons, which can be embedded into [...]
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The world is shifting and it is affecting the development, NGO, and ministry work in developing regions like Africa. The shift is not just about an [...]
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Lessons on Doing Business in Africa from Women
Starting a business in any market, let alone a frontier market, comes with many inherent risks and challenges. However, all successful businesses have had to overcome adversity at one point or another. Loide Monteiro and Funke Opeke are two women who are fully aware of such adversities and today they each own and operate successful businesses [...]
Africa’s Emerging Trade Partners
In December of 2010, South Africa was officially invited to join Brazil, Russia, India and China as a member of the BRIC economic block. These countries are all emerging economic powers that are predicted to become more prominent over the next few decades. However, Simon Freemantle, with Standard Bank Research, says, “It’s very warranted, [...]
Lessons from a CEO in Africa’s Banking Sector
According to James Mwangi, Head of Kenya Equity Bank, “Across the African continent only about 18-24% of the population (uses) banks…So, it shows that there is a huge opportunity.” One of the reasons that banks are important is because they loan money to small companies and entrepreneurs to start business, which then pay taxes and help [...]
Leveraging Cooperatives to Do Business in Africa
A cooperative is defined as "an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically controlled enterprise," according to the International Co-operative Alliance, they are “based on the values [...]
Global Travel Tips
International travel can be taxing on the mind, body, and soul. Captain Doug Reitz, of Sterling Travel Group, has some advice to help insure that you have the best chances of minimizing the effects of jet lag, navigating foreign airports, and preparing for your trip. The first time you embark on a trip from one side of the world to the other [...]
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News about Kenya: Business, Investment, and Trade Weekly – Issue February »
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Navigating Business
Some of the Best and Worst “Doing Business” Environments in Africa »
It is amazing how fast some African countries have reformed over the last couple of years. On the other hand, many countries are [...]
Culture and Language: Factors in Ease of Doing Business in Africa »
When Western companies start thinking about expanding their businesses into African markets, they usually first do a lot of research. They [...]
The Kaleidoscope Effect: Shifting Strategies to Do Business in Africa »
This week I have the opportunity to discuss the evolving strategies we see for doing business and investing in Africa at the panel [...]
Grow Rich in the New Africa (a Book) »
Africa can be the answer to create your next successful business or weath. Africa is expected to outperform Asia in growth over in the [...]