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In the ever-evolving realm of business, the word “collaboration” is often tossed around casually, discussed in conferences and meetings, and given mere lip service. However, amidst the rhetoric, the true essence of collaboration is frequently lost. In our recent podcast, the engaging and insightful Uwem Uwemakpan, a renowned investor, former head of investment and operations […]

In the rapidly evolving global landscape, Africa’s creative industry stands as a beacon of immense potential and resilience. The burgeoning talent in fields such as film, music, the arts, and design represents a limitless horizon of opportunities for African creatives​1​. Audu Maikori, the founder of Chocolate City Group and Pixel Ray Studios, emphasized in a

The African continent has always been a cradle of untapped potential and undiscovered opportunities. While the world has often focused on its challenges, there is an unfolding narrative of African innovation, resilience, and entrepreneurship that is inspiring a paradigm shift. The southern African nation of Botswana provides an intriguing case study. Despite impressive strides in

Tesh Mbaabu is a visionary who saw opportunities in everyday challenges and used technology to bring about significant change. His journey began as a teenager, fascinated by technology’s potential. Inspired by “The Secret,” he created a vision board featuring his aspirations, such as owning his dream car, and home, and being recognized by Forbes 30

The African continent is witnessing a shift in the investment landscape, thanks to the vision and dedication of amazing people like Adesuwa Okunbo Rhodes, the Founder and CEO of Aruwa Capital Management. In our recent discussion with Adesuwa, she highlighted the significance of empowering female entrepreneurs and investors through gender lens investing, an approach that

Here are two words that I came to learn deeply about recently, first word is the word Fargin, which I first came across about a year ago while listening to an episode of The VT podcast-Ideas That Matters. The word itself originates from the Yiddish language (Yiddish is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi

Recently social media erupted when Sheik Mohamed Kamara or Jagaban announces his bid to officially run for the Vice-Presidential candidacy of the leading opposition All People’s Congress (APC). Shockingly so, many of the comments I have read and debates I have seen amongst young people have been focused on whether the so-called multimillionaire is indeed

Collaboration is a critical aspect of entrepreneurship, as it enables entrepreneurs to leverage the resources, skills, and networks of others to grow their businesses and achieve their goals. Collaboration can take many forms, from partnerships and joint ventures to mentorship and networking. One of the main advantages of collaboration is that it enables entrepreneurs to

Kush, Cocaine, Tramadol, Alcohol etc, are all substances that have over time been consistently abused by young people in Sierra Leone. As time progresses more creative use of these drugs has been developed. For the users (mainly the youthful population), there seems to be a continuous thirst for a “High”. The rise in the use

The concept of entrepreneurship has quickly gripped the heart of many young people and truthfully there seems to be no slowdown in this. Irrespective of why you may choose to start your business, the fact that you even thought of taking the risk (financial, mental and emotional risk) in itself should be a source of