1st Edition
“The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something ...
A lot of people have ideas but there are few who decide to do something about them now.
Not tomorrow. Not next week, but today. The true entrepreneur is a doer not a dreamer.” – Nolan Bushnell
If you are going through this website, then it is either you are a person who has interest in entrepreneurship or you are just curious to know what this website is about.
Well, this is a magazine specifically cut out for young African entrepreneurs; a magazine to showcase what young persons are doing all around Africa; a magazine to buoy up startup businesses and also to inspire creativity.
This is to help curb the perennial challenge of unemployment.
There is currently a new wave of startups.
Young persons all across Africa are getting ingenious with their minds and hands, and are doing something for themselves.
A few examples are: Ghanaian Sangu Delle of Golden Palm Investors; Tanzanian Ally Edha Awadh of Lake Oil Group; Ugandan Isaac Oboth of Media 256; Nigerian Uche Pedro of bellanaija, and so many others.
These persons have gone beyond just having ideas and have set up their own companies and organizations.
There is the Anzisha prize that awards young African entrepreneurs who, through creativity and initiative, are making a difference in their communities.
There are also groups and societies such as Young Entrepreneurs, Africa; African Entrepreneur Collective and Association of African Entrepreneurs, who bring together like – minded individuals and support their businesses to grow.
So, don’t be a recluse. Talk to someone; try to do something with your hands; start something with that brilliant idea. That is sure to make you a more happy and fulfilled person.
In this maiden edition, we showcase financial institutions, venture capitalists and investors who fund startups; interviews with people sharing their experiences as struggling business persons; interesting facts about different countries that you never knew, and many more!
It promises to be a remarkable experience.
You are sure to learn a thing or two as you flip through these links.
Come with us on this journey!