Meet Tabitha Karanja: Founder of the First Large Brewery in Kenya
Tabitha Mukami Muigai Karanja is a Kenyan business woman, entrepreneur and industrialist. She is the founder and current Chief…
How Ryan Bacher Launched NetFlorist, SA’s largest online gifting company, by Accident
Ryan Bacher studied and completed a Bachelor of Arts and Law Degree at Wits in 1994. He worked for…
Ophelia Crossland’s Journey to Building a Fashion Empire in Africa
There has been a huge attention on Africa’s fashion industry and its emerging crop of fashion icons and their…
5 African Healthtech Startups Improving Africa’s Health Care System
It is a clearly established fact that healthtech is one of the fastest growing sectors in Africa. Across the…
5 Leading Female Entrepreneurs in Africa
The past few years have seen a rise in the number of women-owned businesses in Africa. Women-owned businesses in…
Meet Hajia Bola Shagaya, Nigerian Multi-Dimensional Business Mogul
Hajia Bola Shagaya is a Nigerian businesswoman and fashion enthusiast. She is one of the richest women in Africa.…
Egypt’s TakeStep is Rehabilitating Addicts Through Technology
Thanks to an increasingly connected, mobile-first population, healthtech is booming in Africa. Across the continent, startups are using tech-based…
From Zero to R1 Billion: Meet Albe Geldenhuys, South African Fitness Expert & Entrepreneur
Albé Geldenhuys is the CEO and Founder of Ultimate Sports Nutrition (USN). When Albé Geldenhuys founded USN in 1999,…
Interview: Meet Jibril Baba, Founder of Architectural Company, Inkmen Group
Africa's Architectural industry is currently undergoing a massive transformation to meet the demands of the fast-growing population and contemporary…
Interview: How Facebook Ads Expert, Ken Ndubisi is Helping Businesses Drive Sales
A few years ago, the social media we knew was just 'social'. All we did was connect with family…
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How Anerlisa Muigai Built Her Executive Water Bottling Company From the Scratch
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Interview: How Christine Simon is Promoting Kenya’s Tea Industry
Bolu Okunlola - Jun 05, 2020Tea is a major cash crop grown in Kenya, and it has been the leading major foreign exchange earner for the country. Since…
Interview: How Ololade Olayeni is Building a Business Empire with Social Media
Christie Uzebu - Mar 04, 2018Social media is taking the place of the business/e-commerce websites we used to know. Customers have begun to make orders on social media,…
Startups in Africa
Xenom Energy is Easing Access to Petroleum in Africa
Xenom Energy is a platform for easy access to petroleum products and is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. Xenom aims…
Kenya’s MPost is Easing Mailing Process for Users
MPost was founded in June, 2016 by Abdul Aziz Omar and Twahir Mohamed. The startup developed patented technology that…
Egypt’s Trella Reinvents Trucking to Connect Shippers with Carriers
Trella is definitely one of the startups to keep tabs on in 2020. It is a platform that connects…
Kenyan Startup, Ujuzikilimo is Using Data Analytics to Help Farmers with Crop Productivity
UjuziKilimo (Swahili: knowledge or experience) which was founded in Nairobi in 2015 by Brian Bosire, is an Agritech company…
Kenyan Agritech Company, FuturePump is Facilitating Low-cost Solar Irrigation for Farmers
There are 500 million one-acre farmers around the world. Rainfall has become very unpredictable due to climate change and…
5 African Healthtech Startups Improving Africa’s Health Care System
It is a clearly established fact that healthtech is one of the fastest growing sectors in Africa. Across the…
Ghana-based SyeComp is Providing Digitalisation Services for Farmers and Agribusinesses
Founded in 2009 and Headquartered in Accra with a satellite office in Nairobi, SyeComp is a Remote Sensing (RS)…
Kenya’s iProcure is Re-Inventing Agricultural Distribution for Rural Africa
iProcure is the largest agricultural supply chain platform in rural Africa. The Nairobi-based startup provides a multifaceted market intelligence…
Apollo is Helping Kenyan Farmers to Maximise their Profits
Apollo Agriculture is a technology based company based in Nairobi, Kenya that helps small sclae farmers to increase the…
Survey54 is Helping Users make Decisions through Survey
Survey54 is an on-demand survey platform founded by Stephan Eyeson in 2016 with a focus on emerging markets in…
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Need Extra Cash? Here are ‘Unsexy’, but Profitable Business Ideas to Consider
When it comes to starting a business, almost everyone thinks of something classy. The kind that won’t leave people…
5 Businesses You can Start with your Smartphone
Initially, phones were introduced to easy up communication through calls. However, with improvement and upgrade on phones, smartphones evolved…
How to Start a Small Consulting Business
Opening a consultation business allows you to help others who may be struggling, not to mention helps you earn…
20 Business Ideas for The Tech Savvy
When you think of high-tech businesses, big names like Google and Facebook probably come to mind. But you don’t…
7 Low-cost Business Ideas
Today, many people are looking to leave the 9 to 5 job for something that feeds their passion, especially…
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As expected, a lot of planning goes into starting a business even if you're already a licensed entrepreneur. If…
How to Start an Auditing Business
Auditing business is one of the businesses that one can start an auditing business with a minimal investment, often…
