It is a tragedy that business opportunities are missed because entrepreneurs overanalyse risk factors. This is the very reason businesses grow at a slow pace, while...
The respected Kenyan scholar Ali Al’amin Mazrui would have had interesting things to say about Africa’s current dalliance with Asia, especially the rise of Chinese business...
They say ideas can strike at any moment. For South African Robyn Smith it was a London beauty store that inspired her to start a R41–million...
Kgomotso Moalusi starts her morning routine by meticulously laying out her pre-planned business outfit. If need be, she’ll give her blouse a quick iron before starting...
They call us the drama critics of business in Africa. There has been plenty of drama and deadlines following the birth of FORBES AFRICA five years...
The future is difficult to predict; perhaps the solution for entrepreneurs to stay afloat is to create it. This is when high-growth asset classes, in the...
Nigerians are queueing for hours and business is coming to a standstill.
Two friends saw how to squeeze a dollar out of a computer. They swapped their well-paid jobs for the uncertain world of entrepreneurship and were prepared...
After years of sliding down the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business index, Kenya finally managed to turn things around and pull itself up to a...
What challenges do women starting new businesses face? Sometimes women lack confidence. Often men will say I can do it and they will go and find...