Tech and Social Entrepreneurship in Malawi
I attended a round table discussion on Tech and Social Entrepreneurship in Malawi organised by British Council and mHub.
Entrepreneurship
Rethinking Jobs
The formal job market is not the same as it was two or more decades ago. There are less formal jobs to go around to an ever growing population. A job advert in the local press is bound to get hundreds of applications at a minimum. Yet for most people, formal employment is where they …
Tony Elumelu Foundation: Democratising Luck
Last week the Tony Elumelu Foundation held it’s 2018 TEF Entrepreneurs Forum. The event brought together entrepreneurs and alumni of it’s entrepreneurship programme as well hundreds of other people from across the continent and beyond. The forum was also attended by President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana. Today we host all of Africa! Are you ready …
mHub hosts Lilongwe Sparks
Today mHub hosted the first ever city spark for Sahara Sparks, East Africa’s largest Innovation and Technology Entrepreneurship event. Lilongwe Sparks event was opened by the CEO of Sahara Ventures Jumanne Mtambalike, who are the organisers of Sahara Sparks, who gave a background about Sahara Sparks as an an avenue for discussion around technological trends and the …
Skill your teenager over the long holidays
Schools will start closing at the end of the week for the long summer break and most of us will have our teenagers back home with nothing to do but check their phones every 30 seconds and binge watch the World Cup. Some unlucky parents will have to deal with grumpy teens at best and …
Brand Building Online: Offer Value
What value do you offer online to your current and prospective audience? Because that is what your online audience seeks – value!
Opportunity in fish ’embalming’ revelation
Rumours have made the rounds for years that fresh fish vendors use chemicals to keep their catch fresh. However no one had ever provided proof… until now.
Challenge the system like Mia
If you are anything like me then you will already have had enough of all the political maneuvering and posturing in the past three weeks of this new year. The thought that we have another 15 months or so of this before the next elections is just stressful.
Startup Financing: The Missing Beginning
A few weeks ago I gave a talk to some twenty young entrepreneurs who were shortlisted for the What Will You Do With K20 Million Challenge.
Self Employment: The New Default?
If you ask my mom, I am unemployed. A former civil servant and HR practitioner, she does not subscribe to the idea that you can make a living home working.