Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic fantasy; it’s a colossal economic force, projected to balloon into a $4.8 trillion market. That’s the…
$100m Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme is calling for applications
Applications for the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme have opened in a grand mission to forge over 10 000 entrepreneurs within the next decade. Founded…
Here are the speakers for eCommerce Africa Confex
The eCommerce Africa Confex, set to take place early next year, has announced its speaker list, with BidorBuy CEO Jaco Jonker and Yuppiechef director…
Centre for Entrepreneurship hopes to eradicate poverty in Mpumalanga
A new Centre for Entrepreneurship is being set up in Mpumalanga, South Africa in an effort to foster business activity and overcome poverty in…
Innotribe Startup Challenge seeking Africa’s top fintech talent
Africa has a knack for financial startups. Now, to captalise and promote this growing sector, renowned global financial tech conference Innotribe Startup Challenge 2015…
Just how badly does your startup need that investment?
Quora raises millions (both dollars and questions). Facebook buys WhatsApp for billions. Uber gets another trillion in investment and is now “worth” a quintillion….
Crowdsource location app Traffic Lite hits Nigeria’s streets
New community-based app Traffic Lite by Nigerian software developer Panthelope Technologies has been launched in an attempt too curb Lagos’ notorious traffic. Traffic Lite…
How to value your startup? This podcast by StartUp tells you all about it
The five-year-old ride-sharing app, Uber, is valued at US$40-billion while the three-year-old photo messaging app, SnapChat, is worth an estimated US$10-billion. The latter only…
3 ways to go about hiring foreign skills for your SA startup
Even before I was involved in the tech entrepreneur scene in SA and before I ran an immigration and visa services firm, I noticed…
Amendments to Section 12J under the Income Tax Act welcomed by VCs
Complex legal or financial regulations are all too often cited as South Africa’s main obstacles for flourishing entrepreneurial activity. First introoduced in 2009, Section…
U-Start Africa: SA entrepreneurship is in a very good space
After radio host and entrepreneur Kieno Kammies‘ introduction, the annual U-Start Conference kicked-off today at the Cape Town City Hall. Stefano Giudotti and Zachariah…
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