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In This Issue
- Why 96% of Small Businesses Fail, and How to Beat the Odds-Insights by Professional Coach David Davis
- Small business failure rates are extremely high, with most collapsing due to preventable issues like weak financial knowledge and poor systems. Business expert David Davis, founder of Beyond Possible, draws on his experience in Africa and Europe to offer practical solutions that strengthen financial discipline, improve operations, and boost long-term business survival.
- Connected Managers-By Veronica Wantenaar and Merlinda Abrahams
- Effective management goes beyond tasks. It hinges on strong, meaningful workplace connections. This article highlights how managers serve as essential connectors within their organisation’s ecosystem. These informal networks enable better collaboration, smoother workflows, and increased trust. By assessing and strengthening key relationships, managers boost both individual and team performance. Want to grow as a connected manager? Start by reflecting on your relationships and help your team do the same.
- Unravelling the Distinction: Boss vs. Leader - Building a Visionary Workplace-By Danie Slabbert
- Leadership remains a critical factor in business. South African business coach Danie Slabbert draws on his experience to explain the key differences between a boss and a leader, offering practical guidance for self-assessment and personal improvement.
- Navigating the AI landscape: Opportunities and Challenges for African SMEs-Amalia Lui
- Amalia Lui, a legal partner based in Dar es Salaam, demonstrates how artificial intelligence is helping small enterprises work smarter, understand their customers better, and compete more effectively.
- Unleashing Africa’s Creativity Bukky Asehinde - The Woman Behind Africa’s Creative Revolution-By Kago Sethoko
- Bukky Asehinde, who was born in Nigeria and currently resides in London, established Bellafricana to promote and highlight African artists around the world. Through a strategic, community-first approach, she bootstrapped the brand’s growth, building important partnerships, platforms, and initiatives that elevated African art and craftsmanship to the world. This story highlights how Bukky’s commitment to empowering her community helped her clients thrive and expanded Bellafricana to a network of over 20,000 members.
- Hard Skills Vs Soft Skills-By Claire Holden
- Claire Holden, an Empowerment Coach based in South Africa, explains why soft skills matter just as much as technical abilities in today’s business world. Drawing on lessons from military environments, she illustrates how these skills enhance performance under pressure, and why they are even more essential in business settings.
- Pioneering Digital Commerce: Thabang’s Mission to Globalise African Fashion-By Ryan Blumton
- Thabang Boy is a young entrepreneur from Botswana. Inspired by his mother’s dedication to running a business, he decided to pursue entrepreneurship himself. A bold risk-taker, Thabang uses limited resources, self-development, bootstrapping to launch his e-commerce venture, bringing African attire to customers around the world.
- Bridging Theory and Practice: Cultivating an Entrepreneurial Mindset Through Hands-On Hydroponic Projects at Botho University
- Institutions are playing a pivotal role in developing future business leaders. Botho University is at the forefront with a hands-on hydroponics program that equips students with practical skills to launch agribusiness ventures in their home communities. Dr. Shantha Indrajith Hikkaduwa Liyanage, the article’s author, highlights the university’s journey and its future plans for nurturing young entrepreneurs.
- Standard Chartered Celebrates 2025 Women In Tech & Awards Entrepreneurs With Over P700,000 Seed Funding
- The private sector is supporting entrepreneurship, and Standard Chartered has reinforced this commitment through its Women in Tech (WiT) Accelerator, which recently awarded over P700,000 (USD 49 559) in seed funding to six women-led startups. Following a five-month training programme, the winners were selected for their innovation and impact. To date, WiT has supported 35 enterprises, strengthening women’s participation in Botswana’s digital economy.
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About Enterprising Africa Magazine
Enterprising Africa Magazine is filling the void that exists for well-curated, best practice advice for Africa's rapidly expanding small business and entrepreneur community.
Published quarterly and delivered through an app accessible on the Apple App Store and Google Play, the magazine showcases successful entrepreneurs and ventures in order to inspire and inform like-minded businesspeople in their own quest for greater success.
Enterprising Africa also guides readers with contributions from thought leaders, visionaries and experts across the full spectrum of business and personal achievement.
This magazine comes at an extraordinary time in our lifetime in Africa, a time when entrepreneurship in Africa is rising; a time when we need to be more aware than ever of business trends and new opportunities; a time of the pandemic when we need to be more connected to empower aspiring entrepreneurs to create sustainable businesses for the 21st century.
We therefore invite you to join us on our new journey as we share valuable and impacting information with our community of readers.
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