[ad_1] Visionary leaders play a crucial role in the emerging economies’ dynamic environment, where entrepreneurship and innovation are defining the future. In a recent chat, I had the privilege of engaging with the Co-founders of Dream VC, Mark Kleyner and Cindy AI. With a trail of expertise in ecosystem building and early-stage investing, the co-founders’ ...

[ad_1] DEAR ABBY: Can people in this society PLEASE stop assuming that everyone has a smartphone? Not everyone is willing — or able — to spend $1,000-plus for one. Some of us carry older, less-expensive phones that receive calls and text messages and that’s it. I just got off a really annoying phone call with ...

[ad_1] Amidu Mohammed, founder of Plastibuild Creative Solutions, has emerged as the winner of the Small Business Innovation Challenge (SBIC) organized by KADE KEYO. The winner was unveiled on Friday, August 25, 2023, at the EridanSpace events hall, Ikeja Lagos. Five small business owners pitched their business models to the delight of the audience and ...

[ad_1] Earlier this year, before Nigeria’s presidential election, I explored the manifestos of Peter Obi (LP), Bola Tinubu (APC), Atiku Abubakar (PDP) and Rabiu Kwankaso(NNPP) from the perspective of technology and by extension the digital economy. The article delved into their plans with respect to Nigeria’s tech community and how the country as a whole ...

[ad_1] The Navy’s top research organization  is “dedicated” to making it easier for small businesses to get contracts, the chief of naval research said Thursday. And, he said, if the process is “artificially hard,” companies should call him out on it.   “We have really, really worked hard to lower the barrier of entry and make ...

[ad_1] Shein acquired a stake in rival fast-fashion retailer Forever 21, expanding its online offerings and establish a brick-and-mortar store presence in the U.S. The Singapore-based retailer already generates a large portion of its sales in the U.S. It’s trying to shift to an Amazon-style marketplace where sellers can list their own products alongside those ...

[ad_1] The Africa Tech Festival Awards is taking place at the Bay Hotel in Camp’s Bay, Cape Town on 15 November 2023, to fête the achievements of some of the African technology, telecommunications, and media industry’s most illustrious pioneers and tech entrepreneurs. As awards ceremonies go, Africa Tech Festival’s are a standout, not only in ...

[ad_1] The B2B marketplace movement is hitting critical mass. Just about 16 years ago, there were likely about 75 B2B marketplaces serving a variety of mostly established industries such as automotive, health care and aviation, among a few others. But today the number of vertical market or industry marketplace has grown 6.7-fold in the last ...