Young Entrepreneurs

Anzisha Prize launches mini-documentary series to enable educators around the world to share African entrepreneurship success stories

Today sees the launch of a new mini-documentary and case study series about very young African entrepreneurs designed to enable high school and university…

Funding: a catalyst to promote youth entrepreneurship in Africa

Many youths across Africa are stepping out of the box to provide laudable solutions to economic problems. With strong intention and drive, these problem-solvers…

Anzisha Prize Hall of Fame highlights ten successful Africans who embraced entrepreneurship at an early age

The Anzisha Prize, a partnership with African Leadership Academy and Mastercard Foundation, is celebrating ten African entrepreneurs whose transitions into entrepreneurship started before the…

The future of work and pivotal role of youth entrepreneurship in Africa [Opinion]

The “Future of Work” refers to changes occurring within current socio-economic, workplace and workforce systems, affecting both present and future functioning of these ecosystems….

This entrepreneur shows how young business owners can make a difference

Growing up Bulelani Njobe spent a lot of time with his grandmother who owned a store in Langa township in Cape Town and that…

Investment in very young entrepreneurs can unlock jobs growth finds report

Investments in supporting successful transitions from school and university directly to entrepreneurship could unlock significant employment gains in Africa. This, according to a new…

How young entrepreneurs are unlocking finance in a harsh investment climate

When it comes into effect, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA) is set to create one of the world’s largest markets with 1.2-billion…

The Anzisha Prize seeks to fundamentally and significantly increase the number of job generative entrepreneurs in Africa, and is a partnership between African Leadership Academy and Mastercard Foundation. Through Ventureburn, they hope to share inspirational and relatable stories of very young (15 to 22 year old) African entrepreneurs and the people that support them. [learn more]

Coming from a family of entrepreneurs helped me get started, say cosmetics retailer

Switch Beauty founder 19-year-old South African Rabia Ghoor grew up surrounded by siblings and a father who were all entrepreneurs. She founded her e-commerce…

Founder who turned down Microsoft job to grow startup, now expanding to third country

For most software developers getting a job offer from a company like Microsoft is a once-in-a-life-time opportunity that one would literally be crazy to…

I didn’t let lack of money stop me, says student founder of proptech managing 3500 beds

Ever come up with an innovative idea you were sure would turn into a great business? Did you stop pursuing it because you couldn’t…

Are you a young aspiring African entrepreneur? Try one of these programmes

For Ghanaian tech entrepreneur Mohammed Sylla taking part in Stars From All Nations’ (SFAN)ReadyForWork programme has helped him make some important changes to his…

Meet the young entrepreneur behind Vmedkit, the Nigerian startup backed by Facebook

At just 22 years old, Nigerian Emmanuel Okon is one of a few African innovators who’s founded a startup that’s gone on to get…

Quality of entrepreneurs in Anzisha Prize is up ‘tenfold’ – initiative’s deputy director

In its nine years the Anzisha Prize has got better at scouting for top young entrepreneurs — and in so doing the initiative has…

Here’s what SA’s top student entrepreneurs are planning for their startups in 2020

As 2019 races to an end most of us have started scheming what we want to do next year. A 2015 study by Brian…

Winning business awards helps provide traction, publicity for student entrepreneurs

From gaining traction and publicity, to getting new clients, the inaugural edition of South Africa’s EDHE National Entrepreneurship Intervarsity competition finals have given prizewinners…

Looking to enter school or university business competitions? Try these

For some experts, like ThreeArrows Impact Partner founder and partner Sawa Nakagawa, pitching competitions are a great way to gain experience presenting to investors….

Is Africa’s education curriculum too rigid to support young entrepreneurs?

Is the education curriculum currently in use in schools across Africa too rigid to support aspirant young entrepreneurs? About 35 participants at an Anzisha…

21-year-old Congolese entrepreneur Yannick Kimanuka wins $25k in 2019 Anzisha Prize

Yannick Kimanuka, a 21-year-old Congolese entrepreneur, has emerged the winner of the 2019 Anzisha Prize, walking away with $25 000 in funding. Kimanuka (pictured…

Award-winning teacher calls for curriculum revamp to prepare learners for business world

African governments must improve the way commerce subjects are taught at school by making it more practical for learners — to better equip them…

NYDA grant helped grow my sales by over 15% says entrepreneur

Thanks to a R38 000 grant from the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) her company received last year, Nathi Lena has been able to grow…

Are young Africans getting access to entrepreneurial training early enough?

How soon after they start school should African youth be taught about entrepreneurship? Junior Achievement Africa CEO Elizabeth Bintliff (pictured above) says young Africans are…

Africa needs more incubators, accelerators to nurture young entrepreneurs

How best can policy makers on the continent encourage and support young Africans to start and run their own businesses? Young Entrepreneurs Network (YEN)…

Here’s what goes on behind Anzisha’s Prize winner selection process

Ever wondered how the winners of the Anzisha Prize are selected? The prize, an initiative of the African Leadership Academy and the Mastercard Foundation,…

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