Tech Unite Africa, the largest Technology Expo in West Africa, is delighted to announce its partnership with Startup World Cup, the biggest Startup pitch competition globally, renowned for providing budding entrepreneurs and innovators with prestigious platforms. This collaboration signifies a significant milestone for both entities as they unite to foster innovation, entrepreneurship, and collaboration within the startup sector.
The partnership between Tech Unite Africa and Startup World Cup demonstrates their shared commitment to empowering emerging startups and providing them with invaluable opportunities for growth and success. By leveraging their respective expertise, resources, and networks, both organizations aim to amplify the...
Contracts are an essential part of every organisation’s operations. But despite the effort that companies put into negotiating, drafting and understanding contracts before they’re signed, they often lose track of them post-signature. The documents get filed away in a cabinet somewhere or scanned for storage on a server, then forgotten about, exposing the business to a range of significant risks.
Some of these include losing track of the actual paperwork, missing deadlines to renew or cancel contracts, failing to take advantage of incentives or discounts due under a contract, and incurring penalties for non-compliance with terms and conditions. That’s why...
Side hustling is a way of life in West Africa, with many people doing a little work on the side in addition to their day job to earn extra money.
Whether you are driving a taxi after-hours to make ends meet, or making money from a passion like blogging, making clothes or hairdressing, you need to treat your side hustle as a proper business.
Perhaps you hope to turn your side hustle into a full-time job one day, or maybe you simply want to continue making money from something you love doing. Either way, you’ll need to think about managing the...
The startup landscape has experienced many drastic changes, and over the years, it can be described using some rather discouraging figures. According to statistics, 20% of new businesses fail in the first year, while 75% of capital-backed businesses never reach success.
Those numbers are enough to put off aspiring entrepreneurs from achieving their dreams, and yet global statistics reveal that many are still taking the leap with 0.33% of the global population starting a new business every year. In 2017 alone, there were approximately 582 million entrepreneurs around the world.
Furthermore, 2018 data shows that health, financial services, and consumer products...
When you start your business, you have numerous ideas in your mind, tons of energy, and positivity. But, one thing that most of you miss out is the legal side of the business that if not done in the right way can ruin your business.
You do all possible things from making a strong business plan to budget arrangements, employee hiring, and then the generation of profit from your business. One thing that you compromise on is the legal matters associated with your business.
This article is about the legal requirements that one needs to consider and know in detail, even...
CIO stands for Chief Information Officer, and it’s usually a role at an enterprise-level organization. The CIO of a company is someone who’s in charge of developing and implementing the overall information technology or IT strategy.
For example, the CIO will work on implementing scalable hardware and cloud-based assets and managing the IT infrastructure with tools like IPAM or IP address management.
A lot of companies wonder what the specifics of the CIO position are beyond that, and when budgets are tight, whether or not it’s a role they should integrate into their organization.
CIO vs. CTO
Even for fairly tech-savvy business...
In the present world, marketing plays a vital role in the success of a business. Different marketing tools are in use like brochure print. They are used by businesses to reach out to mass audience and create brand awareness.
Even though a lot of businesses may get them printed in their own office, they usually opt for the services of a brochure printing company to get their brochures printed.
Printing companies have years of experience in the field of brochure printing and they render the best possible service. This is why most businesses prefer them.
Why should you choose a Brochure Printing...
No matter how your restaurant business online has performed to date, you can always find ways to improve its visibility on Google. It will help you boost your website ranking in the search engine results pages (SERPs).
When food lovers would see your restaurant listed at the top of the SERPs, they will visit your website, go through your menu, and order delectable dishes online.
Today, the restaurant business is extremely competitive and therefore, you need to leverage structured data, location, optimization strategies, and customer sentiments to grow your food business.
That is the only way to improve the ranking of your...
Since financing is an essential component for the success and survival of any business, you will have to be thoughtful, considerate and decisive about it. You may choose to find investors for your business or take out a loan to fund it.
If you are considering taking out a loan then you will most probably look to a bank automatically. However, you do have another major source of capital funding which is equally good: the federal government.
There are several loan programs offered by the government for startups as well as growing businesses. All you need is to understand which ones...
Like most entrepreneurs, you are probably looking for viable ways to finance your business via debt. After all, you don’t mind the interest payments as long as your business concern generates adequate revenue.
Banks and other similar institutions are always willing to lend you the funds you need. However, you have got to fulfill the stringent requirements such organizations lay down for obtaining this money. Many of these lenders may even go to the extent of offering you business credit cards.
Prominent financial experts say it is always prudent on your part to determine what type of loan you need. This...
Instagram, now most widely used by the Social Media world. As it is very clear that the active users of Instagram are much higher than that of Facebook. Probably, the monthly active users of Instagram are about 1 Billion and the monthly active users of Facebook are 1.79 billion.
The engagement rates of Instagram are much higher than that of Facebook. With the birth of Instagram, Facebook is not much used and Instagram is getting popularity with the passing time. Till now Instagram takes the crown of the most popular application in Social Media.
The main thing of Instagram is that it...
In a world of endless commercial opportunity, it can feel as though you are spending all of your time competing to be heard. Who has the best product, the most customers, the best Black Friday deals?
Keeping customers who return time and again is an ongoing challenge for many retailers and service providers, and an exclusive membership scheme could be your key to boosting sales and retaining loyalty.
All you need to get started are a few good incentives, and ID card printer to produce the key to the benefits. Read on to see those profits soar!
Why Use a Membership Scheme?
Human...
Money is the lifeline of a business. Your business would accomplish new goals and attain new heights when sufficiently fueled by funds. If you are a business owner, you would realize that your business would be requiring some additional capital.
Any business would be requiring funding for various reasons like getting through a rough patch, for engaging in speedy growth, and other such circumstances.
The two most popular choices you would get for raising the required cash are debt or equity financing. In equity financing, you are required to forego a specific percentage of the company’s ownership.
These could be very useful...
The growth of any company or manufacturing unit is solely reliant on the quality management roles. Therefore, it is important for us to know what exactly Quality Management is.
Quality management is the process of ensuring that the output products, which are ready for release in the market, maintain all manufacturing standards. It helps a company retain clients and stay ahead of the competition. Quality must be maintained and followed every step of the way.
It helps in providing products of high quality. If you can produce products, which meet international standards, then your chances of improving your business, stands high....
Search engine optimization (SEO) is an invaluable tool for small business owners looking to increase visibility and grow their customer base. With the right strategy, your small business can respond to the ever-changing online marketplace, reach more potential customers, and stand out from the competition. Here are a few SEO checklist to help small businesses get more leads and reach more potential customers in 2023.
The key is understanding which SEO elements are most important, and how to use them to your advantage. This complete small business SEO checklist is designed to help you do just that.
From understanding keywords and...
Today, technology has embraced our entire world, stimulating progress and inspiring evolution. In the 1820s the first industrial revolution changed economies from simple agricultural-based to manufacturing.
New machines including the steam power opened up business in iron production and chemical manufacturing. Electricity was the main highlight of the second industrial revolution between 1870 and 1914. Together with petroleum and steel, they led to new products and increased intercontinental trade.
Since the onset of the internet in the 1990s, there have been significant cost savings for businesses that adopt internet technologies. By 2011, the internet accounted for 21 percent of GDP growth...
The United Kingdom boasts one of the most dynamic, business-savvy and bustling cities in the world – London. London is the world’s largest financial center and it is also home to the London Stock Exchange, the Lloyd’s of London insurance market, and the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange.
London is a major center for international business and commerce and it is also the leader of the three primary command centers of the global economy, followed by New York City and Tokyo.
For anyone considering starting a business in the UK, it’s important to know that the United Kingdom...
Having an idea for a business they say is the beginning of actually starting a business but often you will need to find the funds required to make that idea a reality.
For many, this is where they come across their first stumbling block. Despite this, there are options available that can help you to find the funds you need to get your business up off the ground and moving in the right direction.
Here are a few ways to get funds to start a small business:
1. Self-Funding
There is a possibility that you might have the finances for your business sitting...
It will do you good if you know how to manage your real estate properties, especially if you already own a lot of them. Although there are perks when you manage your real estate properties by yourself, you’ll gain a massive advantage if you’ll hire a property management service to do the job for you.
But it’s understandable why some investors have doubts about whether to hire a company to manage their real estate properties. If you’re one of them, worry no more!
Here’s a list of factors why you need to get the services of a property management firm.
1. You...
As the end of the tax year looms in Nigeria and Ghana, companies should ensure they comply fully with the laws and regulations around collection of pay-as-you-earn (PAYE) tax.
That’s according to Abiola Adegbite, Sales Lead: Midmarket and Enterprise West Africa at Sage, who says the tax landscape in Nigeria and Ghana is evolving at a rapid pace. The respective tax authorities are seeking to plug revenue leakages and to expand their tax base by taking a firm line on non-compliance.
“Governments in both countries are under pressure to increase infrastructure investment and spending on social services – goals they cannot...
When people think about Canada’s recent move to legalize cannabis for recreational use, tech may not be the first thing that comes to mind. But cutting-edge software and wireless technology is playing an incredibly important role in keeping cannabis businesses profitable as they work to ensure compliance with the federal government’s complex regulatory apparatus.
The law that made recreational cannabis use legal, the Cannabis Act, is designed to make sure that cannabis production is kept out of the hands of criminal organizations. Indeed, this was one of the main justifications Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gave for passing the law.
This...
Debt consolidation is one of the most well-known techniques of debt relief that all kinds of business owners should know about. Since consolidation merges multiple debts into one large borrowing and businesses have to depend on several lenders, it is an often used technique by business owners.
Although debt consolidation helps to wipe out multiple lenders who make it easier to manage debts, the other attractions are lowering of interest and reducing the outflow of funds towards monthly payments. Besides the most visible benefits, there are many more attractions in consolidating debts.
Ongoing businesses may have the requirement of infusing working...
Worldwide trends suddenly shifted at the beginning of the 20th century when technology faced considerable development and devices like mobile phones and computers became...
Although SMEs contribute immensely to Nigeria’s economy and also account for 48% of the country's national GDP, as well as 96% of businesses and 84%...
IT Outsourcing is commonly used by businesses. But there are quite many problems associated with it. Let’s see the problems below-
1. Threats to Security:
The...
