Malawi Startup Finance: The Missing Beginning
alawi needs to build enterprises owned by indigenous Malawians with finance from indigenous Malawians. Because mere bootstrapping will fail at this quest.
Category: Tech & Entrepreneurship
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.
The internet is the new Aeropagus
If you had a choice to reach out to new converts by building a new church or using the internet, which would you choose?
Is urban farming the key to attracting the youth?
Agribusinesses made up two of the four presentations at the recent Lilongwe Pitch Night*.
Malawi’s Cash Addiction
Have you ever been forced to abandon your shopping at the supermarket till because the lone electronic PoS device ‘is not working’? Very typical in the retail sector in Malawi where traders just love the sight of cash!
Using Internet of Things to train problem solvers of the future
Is Malawi ready to develop Internet of Things (IoT) solutions that tackle current and future food security, energy, transport and health issues? Well, that was a challenge the We for Talent Hackathon set out to address.
Taking your Brand Online? Do it Right First Time!
Who are you and what does your brand stand for? What values do you hold? And why do you care?
Digital Skills Training for Entrepreneurs
Over the past weekend I conducted a digital skills training to young entrepreneurs and school leavers. The aim was to empower them with digital skills and online tools to help them put their businesses online, create meaningful content and understand...
GWAN will never work – Chaponda
During a hearing a Parliamentary Joint Committee hearing last Wednesday, minister of Agriculture George Chaponda made an interesting point on the Malawi Government Wide Area Network (GWAN).
The Innovation Hub opens in Blantyre
Unicef Malawi, in partnership with the University of Malawi, Polytechnic, has officially launched The Innovation Hub (Mphika wa Luso) in Blantyre. The hub is based at Polytechnic’s Chichiri Campus opposite Civic Offices and is the country’s second tech hub after...