Chowberry on a mission to end food wastage and hunger in Africa
Businessam StaffJuly 8, 2017
The tech company uses its app to connect supermarkets with NGOs and low-income earners, allowing them to buy about to expire food at a
Running a successful side-business with your full-time paid employment
Businessam StaffJuly 8, 2017
Setting up a side business, even when you feel safe with your current employment is fast becoming a norm in Nigeria. This is due to
GE’s Lagos Garage produces 28 young entrepreneurs in manufacturing technology
Businessam StaffJuly 7, 2017
GE, the global digital industrial company currently making quiet inroad into the Nigerian economy, has produced a batch of 28 young
Invisible unicorns: 35 big companies that started with little or no money
Businessam StaffJuly 2, 2017
Venture capital (VC) is a hell of a drug, and it is possible to overdose on it, but for most founders that is a champagne problem.
Nigeria ranks 19 in Africa on investment destination – report
Businessam StaffJune 29, 2017
Nigeria, Africa’s most populous and largest economy, ranks 19 out of 54 countries on the continent on investment destination,
AfDB canvasses $135bn lending to MSMEs in Africa
Businessam StaffJune 28, 2017
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has called on financial credit providers to increase lending to micro, small and medium
Mentors are the secret weapons of successful startups
Businessam StaffJune 26, 2017
“I’ve probably revised this investor pitch deck 200 times,” a founder told me recently. She’d met with more than 50 potential
Don’t even think of naming your business until you read this
Businessam StaffJune 26, 2017
I have learned a lot from the development of NameLayer, and I’m ready to divulge every trick in my arsenal. In this guide, I provide
BoI to empower Ebonyi SMEs with N2bn
Kelvin EgerueJune 23, 2017
The Bank of Industry (BoI) have sealed a deal with Ebonyi State Government for a N2 billion matching fund geared towards empowering
Uber woe shows investors’ growing role in startups
Businessam StaffJune 22, 2017
The unexpected resignation of Travis Kalanick as Uber’s CEO under pressure from investors and series of controversies around largest