When companies merge such as Oriflame acquisition of Suzy beauty, L’Oreal and Nice and Lovely, ICEA Lion Group, Brait Mauritius and British retailer New Look among others, they bring people
Most of us have heard about fairy-tale stories of businesses that have grown rapidly basically rugs to riches kind of business stories. Such foundational stories involve a lot of sacrifice
Latest statistics in Africa show that, more than half of all information searches and online shopping is done with mobile devices. SMEs need to leverage on such statistics and ensure
The rate of failure of new products and services in Africa and the world is something entrepreneurs and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Africa can note and learn
The last year has seen a great number of disruptions in many industries mostly attributed to technology. Most recently in Kenya we have seen telecommunication giant Safaricom disrupt the financial
Most of us are familiar with constant bombardment from retailers, telecommunication companies, airline companies etc. The big question in business owners and other stakeholders is, do short term promotions provide
The impact of business training on micro-entrepreneurs and their businesses is transformative and can never be overemphasized. According to a research done by The Delloite School of innovation and entrepreneurship,
Strategy is one of those words that are in every manager’s lips or resume worth their salt. Most often than not, most corporate strategies are viewed as either to
Never in the history of the African enterprise have we seen the level of interest and availability of financing not to mention rapid growth of African start ups. In this
Companies in Africa need to radically change the way they think about brands else they may become irrelevant in the global market. In the past, the term brands were
