https://www.bizcommunity.com/412/837.html West Africa news 15 How To Start Up news - West Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/412/837.html en-us Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:27:57 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/6-recommendations-to-help-women-overcome-entrepreneurial-ecosystem-barriers-849323a Women still face persistent barriers that limit their full participation in the entrepreneurial ecosystem, with women 47% more likely than men to close a business for family or personal reasons. 1-264509 Mon, 29 Dec 2025 14:07:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Starting Up West Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/maverix-calls-on-african-founders-to-reclaim-profit-through-clarity-structure-and-insight-627991a Across Africa’s rapidly growing entrepreneurial landscape, founders are working harder than ever - yet many still feel the gap between effort and profit. 1-264091 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 11:41:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Starting Up West Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/smes-across-sub-saharan-africa-invited-to-enter-inaugural-dhl-exporters-of-the-year-awards-398598a Global logistics company, DHL has announced the launch of its inaugural Exporters of the Year Awards for sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), which aim to recognise the achievements of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the region. 1-261863 Tue, 30 Sep 2025 10:14:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Starting Up West Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/54/837/238410.html It was love at first sight for Viviane Kouame when, as a teenager growing up in Ivory Coast, she first saw cocoa trees with ripe pods on their trunks that reminded her of babies clinging to their mothers' backs. 1-238410 Tue, 16 May 2023 09:25:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Starting Up West Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/498/234148.html The 12th Annual JA Africa Company of the Year (COY) Competition, Africa's largest high school entrepreneurship challenge, will take place from 7-9 December in Lagos, Nigeria under the theme, "Fueling Changemakers." This will be the first in-person event in two years, after pandemic restrictions confined it to a virtual format. 1-234148 Fri, 02 Dec 2022 16:06:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Starting Up West Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/54/795/231469.html Stellantis and the Africar Group have announced the launch of Auto24 activities in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Auto24 is a direct-to-consumer used car company that brings solutions to help ensure transactions are conducted in a transparent and secure way. 1-231469 Tue, 13 Sep 2022 10:34:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Starting Up West Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/157/839/226246.html ThriveAgric, a Nigerian technology-driven agricultural company, has raised $56.4m in debt funding from local commercial banks and institutional investors. The raise also included a co-investment grant of $1.75m from the USAID-funded West Africa Trade and Investment. 1-226246 Wed, 23 Mar 2022 10:19:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Starting Up West Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/837/225978.html Ten startups from across Africa have been selected for the 2022 Telecel Group Africa Startup Initiative Programme (ASIP) Accelerator Programme, powered by tech accelerator Startupbootcamp (SBC) AfriTech, an African based and lead multi-corporate-backed tech accelerator that specialises in unlocking and growing Pan-African tech opportunities. 1-225978 Mon, 14 Mar 2022 14:18:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Starting Up West Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/394/220911.html What are the building blocks of a successful e-commerce business? A panel discussion held during the recent Ecom Africa 2021 virtual conference sought to unpack this question, which has come into sharp focus during the Covid-19 pandemic as consumers have adjusted their shopping behaviour and embraced online channels. 1-220911 Mon, 11 Oct 2021 14:15:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Starting Up West Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/16/220806.html Google has announced a plan to invest $1bn over five years to support Africa's digital transformation. The investment focuses on enabling fast, affordable internet access for more Africans; building helpful products; supporting entrepreneurship and small business; and helping non-profits to improve lives across Africa. The announcement was made at Google's first-ever Google for Africa event, held virtually and livestreamed. 1-220806 Wed, 06 Oct 2021 12:21:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Starting Up West Africa