Young Entrepreneurs

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…

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]

How ALA’s cashless system helps students learn about financial literacy

Pay a visit to the African Leadership Academy’s (ALA) campus in Honeydew, Johannesburg and you’ll notice something very interesting — not a single student…

How Anzisha Scenario project aims to change way Africa supports young entrepreneurs

Africa’s youth could hold the key to the continent’s future — but the continent’s high joblessness makes it critical that more are involved in…

How ALA got award-winning airships startup founder going in business

For Spencer Horne — who today runs an award-winning logistics startup that uses autonomous airships to transport goods — the African Leadership Academy (ALA)…

Want to start a business? Focus on what you know says Anzisha Prize winner

Has the entrepreneurial bug bit? Looking to start a business? Melissa Bime, the 22-year-old Cameroonian health entrepreneur who won last year’s edition of the…

From just $20 in seed capital Sierra Leonean teen creates thriving business

For many it is impossible to think of starting a business without having thousands of dollars in seed capital. Not so for Alhaji Siraj…

The Very Young Entrepreneur Education & Acceleration Summit – what to expect

Are you curious about how African schools and universities are tackling education around entrepreneurship, or interested to know how the continent is celebrating and…

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