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Harvard Professors to Lead 7-Week Online Course for Africa's Aspiring Entrepreneurs

The course is structured to equip participants with the necessary tools and insights to successfully navigate and excel in Africa's varied and dynamic markets

December 15 marks the exciting launch of enrollment for AfricaLive!, a ground-breaking 7-week online course meticulously designed to empower aspiring entrepreneurs with the essential skills and insights for success in the rapidly evolving African business landscape. This highly anticipated program is the product of an extraordinary collaboration, bringing together the…

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Faculty of Harvard University and Africa.com feature Online Course for Africans in food systems businesses

The online course will equip entrepreneurs across emerging economies with the skills they need to operate successful food systems businesses

Africa.com (www.Africa.com), the women-led digital media organisation, is featuring an online course in conjunction with HarvardX and online course provider edX. The course Food Systems Live! Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies (http://bit.ly/3EXNax3) is slated to begin on January 23, 2023, and the “live” instruction will take place online every week for…

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Unspoken Rules for Women Climbing the Public Service Ladder in Africa

Free Training Workshop for Female Civil Servants

Africa.com (www.Africa.com) in partnership with The Coca-Cola Company launched the Women Heads of State Initiative (https://bit.ly/3Ok8jUP) last month, and as part of the initiative they are delivering unprecedented, free, open-enrollment, virtual training for women, early in their careers as government civil servants in any of Africa’s 54 countries. “Teresa Clarke, Chair…

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New Online Course from Harvard teaches Africans How to Build Scalable Businesses to Solve African Problems

The course provides a series of time-tested lecture content and active reading assignments

Africa has complex and unique business opportunities.  Harvard Business School professors are launching a new online course to teach entrepreneurs how to build scalable businesses designed to solve core problems in Africa. Unlike other business courses, this one focuses on identifying points of opportunity for smart entrepreneurial efforts through live…

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Poll reveals 70% of African businesses expect their revenues to decrease by more than 10% next month

Approximately 1,500 business leaders participated in the poll

In a live poll conducted by Africa.com on April 22 as part of its webinar series, Crisis Management for African Business Leaders, nearly 70% of webinar participants predicted that their business revenue will decrease by more than 10% next month.  47% indicated that they expect their revenue to decrease by…

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Africa.com Convenes Top African Business Leaders with Harvard Business School Faculty to Respond to COVID-19

Join Top African Business Leaders Online for Four-Part Webinar Series

As COVID-19 takes hold of African economies, African business leaders are challenged with new risks and uncertainty. Africa.com has partnered with faculty of Harvard Business to lead a four week webinar series, “Crisis Management for African Business Leaders.” The webinar series will feature panel discussions led by the faculty, in…