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Africa: Mólly Ephraim Academy – 10years of Empowering Africa’s Next Generation of Entrepreneurs

eriinfo.com1 week ago03 mins

Mólly Ephraim Academy, an African entrepreneurship development academy founded by Nigerian entrepreneur Mólly Ephraim is driving affordable entrepreneurship education across Africa, and providing funding opportunities for early-stage entrepreneurs. Since launching out in March 2016, with her first program –PROJECT 1000, the academy has delivered programs and initiatives in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development…

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Africa’s Growth Depends On Entrepreneurs – and Investors Willing to Commit

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago09 mins

Nairobi — The global economy is being stress-tested — not by a lack of demand or capital, but by the vulnerability of the routes that connect them. From the Strait of Hormuz to the Bab al-Mandab, a handful of narrow chokepoints carry a disproportionate share of the world’s energy, goods and trade. Today, that system…

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Africa: Nova Garage Launched Ahead of French-Africa Summit to Spotlight Africa’s Tech Entrepreneurs

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago02 mins

Nairobi — Nova Garage, a new pan-African innovation platform aimed at showcasing the continent’s next generation of tech entrepreneurs, has been launched ahead of the French-Africa Summit set for May in Nairobi. The initiative, organised under the patronage of President William Ruto, seeks to spotlight Africa’s diversity in entrepreneurship and homegrown tech solutions across key…

Identity Friction: The Hidden Identity Patterns That Hold Entrepreneurs Back

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago010 mins

Here’s Why Internal Identity Friction, Not Strategy, Determines Growth. For years, entrepreneurs have been told that success is a matter of strategy: the right funnel, the right marketing plan, the right productivity system. Yet a growing body of behavioural and leadership research suggests something far more fundamental is at play and it has little to…

Africa’s Business Heroes launches 8th edition with .5m in funding available for African entrepreneurs

Africa’s Business Heroes launches 8th edition with $1.5m in funding available for African entrepreneurs

eriinfo.com1 month ago08 mins

Partner content: Africa’s Business Heroes Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH), the flagship philanthropic initiative of Alibaba Philanthropy and the Jack Ma Foundation, has opened applications for its 8th edition, calling on African entrepreneurs who are building businesses defining the continent’s future. Launched under the theme “Defining Africa’s Future Today”, the 2026 edition reinforces ABH’s role as a…

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Africa: Benin – 10,000 Women Entrepreneurs Receive Business Development Support

eriinfo.com3 months ago05 mins

Washington — The World Bank approved $100 million in financing from the International Development Association (IDA) to help Benin promote access to finance and growth for women entrepreneurs in both the formal and informal sectors. The Women Entrepreneurship Development and Access to Finance Program (WEDAF) is a results-based program (PforR). It will support the government…

How these Kenyan entrepreneurs achieved financial freedom by their forties

eriinfo.com3 months ago06 mins

Leonard and Emily Mcharo Kenyan entrepreneurs Leonard and Emily Mcharo spent years living far below their means. There were no holidays, no weekend road trips, and no bikes for their children. While their peers were upgrading their lifestyles, the Mcharos’ home remained devoid of luxuries. Their frugal lifestyle wasn’t born of necessity, but of intent….

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Africa’s Business Heroes 2025 Awards Top Three Entrepreneurs

eriinfo.com4 months ago06 mins

Entrepreneurs from Tanzania, Kenya and South Africa emerged as the top winners at the seventh Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Grand Finale on December 13. ABH, a flagship initiative of the Jack Ma Foundation, was held in partnership with the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) as a two-day event attended by Jack Ma, founder of the Jack…

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Africa: Despite Ongoing Discrimination, Women Entrepreneurs Are Reshaping the Global South, With Crucial Support From the UN

eriinfo.com4 months ago08 mins

Exceptional women business leaders such as African engineer-turned-entrepreneur Norah Magero are demonstrating how lived experience and ingenuity, backed by United Nations support, can turn promising ideas into successful companies, even in societies where their voices have long been sidelined. As a young mother in a remote part of eastern Kenya, Norah Magero struggled to get…

Africa’s entrepreneurs are defining the continent’s future – one idea at a time

eriinfo.com5 months ago09 mins

Partner content: Africa’s Business Heroes Across Africa, a new generation of entrepreneurs is quietly transforming the continent’s economic and social landscape. They are not waiting for opportunity – they are creating it. In every sector, from finance to food, transport to technology, these founders are proving that Africa’s most valuable resource is its people’s ability to…