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SMEs across sub-Saharan Africa invited to enter inaugural DHL Exporters of the Year Awards

30 Sep 2025

Ivory Coast entrepreneur pours love and patriotism into fine chocolate

Ivory Coast entrepreneur pours love and patriotism into fine chocolate

16 May 2023

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Africa's top high school entrepreneurs go head-to-head in Nigeria

2 Dec 2022

Stellantis invests in Africar Group, launches used vehicle startup

Stellantis invests in Africar Group, launches used vehicle startup

13 Sep 2022

ThriveAgric secures $56.4m funding, accelerates expansion plans

ThriveAgric secures $56.4m funding, accelerates expansion plans

23 Mar 2022

Telecel Group names 10 African startups for "prestigious" acceleration programme

Telecel Group names 10 African startups for "prestigious" acceleration programme

14 Mar 2022

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#EcomAfrica: How to build a successful e-commerce business

Lauren Hartzenberg 11 Oct 2021

Google to invest $1bn in digital transformation in Africa

Google to invest $1bn in digital transformation in Africa

6 Oct 2021

Visa expands She's Next initiative in Africa

Visa expands She's Next initiative in Africa

28 Sep 2021

Nestlé opens its largest R+D Accelerator

Nestlé opens its largest R+D Accelerator

2 Sep 2021

Marek Zmyslowski on plotting a realistic e-commerce growth strategy in Africa

Marek Zmyslowski on plotting a realistic e-commerce growth strategy in Africa

Lauren Hartzenberg 23 May 2021

#StartupFunding101: Raising capital in Africa and crossing the bridge to the US

#StartupFunding101: Raising capital in Africa and crossing the bridge to the US

Evan-Lee Courie 18 May 2021

, CEO and founder of MFS Africa

#StartupFunding101: Raising capital to grow in the African payment space

Evan-Lee Courie 28 Apr 2021

Ashaki founder Nthabiseng 'Joy' Duff

#ConsciousLiving: Ashaki driving purpose-led beauty through impact sourcing

Lauren Hartzenberg 30 Oct 2020

Zach George

Why global investors should invest in Africa's tech startups

Kashira Naidoo & Zach George 26 Jun 2020

Melissa Mbazo-Ekpenyong, deputy director of The Anzisha Program

The scenario of young entrepreneurs in Africa

Evan-Lee Courie 24 Jun 2020

Pamela Ngu, creator of Mindful Entrepreneur (M.E) podcast

#YouthMonth: Influencing young African entrepreneurs

Evan-Lee Courie 15 Jun 2020

Sandras Phiri, business strategist and startup coach

#LockdownLessons: 5 minutes with Sandras Phiri, founder of StartupCircles

Evan-Lee Courie 6 May 2020

2020 MEST Africa Challenge expands target, extends deadline

2020 MEST Africa Challenge expands target, extends deadline

3 May 2020

Source: Supplied | HP Africa's vice president and managing director, Elisabeth Moreno

HP empowers women and entrepreneurs in Africa

Imran Salie 18 Feb 2020

Google Developers Space opens in Lagos

Google Developers Space opens in Lagos

30 Jan 2020

Source: African Media Agency

Global initiative aims to support female entrepreneurs

16 Jan 2020

Why African investors need to venture into the fast-growing flexible workspace industry

Why African investors need to venture into the fast-growing flexible workspace industry

GO Content Lab 20 Dec 2019

Kayur Desai, Head of Sales and Marketing at Intuit QuickBooks

It's time to implement 2020 strategies now

4 Dec 2019

Rudolph Pieterse, CEO of Multidimensions

3 Tips for branding your business

28 Nov 2019

Bongi Silubane and Tashline Jooste, CEO of Innovator Trust

The 3 Ps of entrepreneurship

17 Oct 2019

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Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

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