Young Entrepreneurs

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…

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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…

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]

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French No-Code Pioneer Tinkso Secures Strategic Investment from SA Entrepreneur Henk Pretorius

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