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Funding Opportunities for African Entrepreneurs

Leave a Comment / Financing, Grants, How to Raise Capital for your Business, Raising Capital for your Business / Ayomide Ogunleye

African Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) face many challenges, including access to funding opportunities. This, in turn, makes growing and scaling businesses difficult for entrepreneurs. While MSMEs are often drivers of growth, especially in developing countries, 51% of these businesses need more capital than they can access (Center for Strategic & International Studies, 2021). […]

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How to Build Your 60-Second Elevator Pitch

2 Comments / Branding For MSMEs, Expanding your Business, Growth Strategies, How To, How to make a Winning Business Pitch, How to Raise Capital for your Business / Glory Enyinnaya

An elevator pitch is an introductory summary of you and your business goals. It is one of the most effective methods to promote your personal brand and get listeners wanting to know more, be it with potential investors, employees, co-founders, etc. Build your own, outstanding pitch quickly and easily with any of the following positive

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How to be Investment Ready

1 Comment / Getting Investors, Growth Strategies, How to Raise Capital for your Business, Loans, Operations, Raising Capital for your Business / Busola Akin-Olawore

Research has shown that in Nigeria, 80% of businesses fail within the first 5 years, and out of the 20% that make it past 5 years, just 25% of them make it to the 10-year mark. Being an entrepreneur in Nigeria myself, I can list out many different factors that affect the success of a

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