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Steve Petzer Leading Change Leaders

During the whole of 2009 I sensed a time of preparation for things to come and I am enthusiastic about the change we can expect in 2010. My personal objective for 2010 is to help leaders to understand the shift from being driven by program results to being committed to the development of people. Leaders must be made aware of the fact that it is no longer good enough to simply give from what they have. Giving knowledge and time and whatever else I have must become part of an active process in whi… Continue

Added by Steve Petzer on January 2, 2010 at 7:29pm — No Comments

Kenny Steyn 1000 FREE businesses to give away in South Africa

R15million Business Give-Away My name is Kenny Steyn. I am the CEO of Greentree Technologies, a technologically advanced company that turns ideas into money for our clients. We have been giving away jobs and income opportunities to everyone over the last 2 years and now we are giving away businesses to entrepreneurs as well. Our vision is to create 1 million jobs in SA over the next 5 years. Added to this we are now giving away 1000 businesses to entrepreneurs across SA. This initiative is in… Continue

Added by Kenny Steyn on January 2, 2010 at 11:45am — No Comments

Abdul Mannan Barbhuiya Wishing you & your family a very Happy New Year 2010

Hello Everyone, Wishing you & your family a very Happy New Year 2010. May God bless you & your family with peace, prosperity, happiness and good health. Continue

Added by Abdul Mannan Barbhuiya on December 31, 2009 at 6:38pm — No Comments

Amadou Ndiaye New Senegal Pharmaceutical Venture

Please click (or copy and paste): https://www.box.net/shared/536hsv0r4q Send me your reactions. Continue

Added by Amadou Ndiaye on December 10, 2009 at 8:30pm — No Comments

Abdul Mannan Barbhuiya Urgently required two International Consultants for an Information Highway Project in Bhutan: (i) Team Leader-cum-Project Management Specialist (ii) Chief Design Engineer. Click to see details.

(i) Team Leader-cum-Project Management Specialist: • Bachelor degree in engineering or ICT disciplines • Master degree in management related disciplines • 12+ years experience in ICT management positions • 4+ years of experience in managing ICT functions of international firms • 2+ years of experience in managing cross-border telecommunications connectivity • Experience in directorship positions in conducting procurement, outsourcing, contractor management of ICT projects of size US$5M+ • Abilit… Continue

Added by Abdul Mannan Barbhuiya on December 2, 2009 at 3:23pm — No Comments

Lauri Elliott African Infrastructure Development and Investment - Free Resources

Originally posted at www.afribiz.info. The results of the African Country Infrastructure Diagnostic (ACID) study was released by the World Bank today. It provides detailed data and analysis of the ICT, Power, Transport, Air Transport, Ports, Railways, Roads, Irrigation, Water Resources, Water Supply and Sanitation infrastructure sectors in 30 African countries. This research serves as a baseline for future infrastructure development in Afric… Continue

Added by Lauri Elliott on November 13, 2009 at 12:04am — No Comments

Lauri Elliott African Infrastructure Development and Investment - Free Resources

Originally posted at www.afribiz.info. The results of the African Infrastructure Country Diagnostic (AICD) study was released by the World Bank today. It provides detailed data and analysis of the ICT, Power, Transport, Air Transport, Ports, Railways, Roads, Irrigation, Water Resources, Water Supply and Sanitation infrastructure sectors in 30 African countries. This research serves as a baseline for future infrastructure development in Afric… Continue

Added by Lauri Elliott on November 13, 2009 at 12:00am — No Comments

Lauri Elliott Post-Show Note: Preparing Your African Venture for Investors

“The process for seeking capital, or funding, for a business is an ongoing task that entrepreneurs need to understand,” says Patrice Backer. Mr. Backer is Chief Operating Officer for Advanced Finance and Investment Group (AFIG). He joined us for our November 4, 2009 segment, “Preparing Your African Venture for Investors.” We opened the show with an overview of private equity funding options for businesses based on their lifecycle. There are essentially two phases – start-up and growth/ex… Continue

Added by Lauri Elliott on November 11, 2009 at 6:30am — No Comments

Bazz Vlugt BiD Network presents two business plan competitions

The mission of BiD Network is to contribute to sustainable economic growth by stimulating entrepreneurship in emerging markets. BiD Network supports entrepreneurs in writing their business plans by offering them coaching and other business tools. The best entrepreneurs gain access to investors in our ne… Continue

Added by Bazz Vlugt on November 4, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

Bazz Vlugt Africa Business Women Network

Today Africa Business Communities launches the Africa Business Women Network. All African business women - and African women who want to start a business - are more than welcome to join! Follow this link to visit the Africa Business Women Network:… Continue

Added by Bazz Vlugt on September 30, 2009 at 9:21pm — No Comments

Getachew Teklu Need a business plan?

Improve and post your business plan with the help from our experts! We can produce innovative and eye catching plans for your company. We have prepared hundreds of business plans in a wide range of business categories, for large companies and start-ups. We work with business owners in the U.S. and international markets. We have understanding of what investors are looking for in a business plan. Our professional business planning services cover the full range of business planning needs, from FRE… Continue

Added by Getachew Teklu on August 18, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Getachew Teklu What is venture capital?

Venture capital is finance provided to companies, mostly in exchange for an equity stake of the company or product. These financial resources are vital for an enterprise, since it enables the company to move into the second stage. It may be used for instance as an investment for product innovation or research and development. Venture capital is provided to companies by either specialist financial institutions or by informal venture capitalists. Financial institutions such as banks offer loans to… Continue

Added by Getachew Teklu on August 18, 2009 at 12:47am — No Comments

Amadou Ndiaye AFRICA PRIVATE EQUITY FUND

Africa Private Equity Fund “Invest IN Africa.” AUGUST 11, 2009 VOLUME 1, NUMBER 1 The principal objective of the Fund is to maximize total return through private equity investment in small to medium size companies in the African continent. Due to the decrease in the number of high-growth investment opportunities in the US and other developed countries, the fund focuses on the often overlooked investment frontier that is Africa. The fund aims to capitalize on the continent’s high potential retur… Continue

Added by Amadou Ndiaye on August 11, 2009 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Ben Together we can support starting entrepreneurs!

Hi Everyone Venture Capital and Private Equity in Africa (http://www.VC4Africa.com) is an initiative that seeks to connect investors and entrepreneurs. It is dedicated to building sustainable business in Africa. If you like the project please vote for it on Idea Blob - see below - it really doesn't take long at all. If the project wins, the money will be used to pay the salaries of young developers in Kampala, Uganda. These funds mean we can add new tools (Afridex.net) and improve the functiona… Continue

Added by Ben on July 9, 2009 at 3:48pm — No Comments

Bazz Vlugt Solarix launches Sustainer

The Sustainer is a unique solution to produce fuel and electricity in remote rural areas, for example in the African countryside where only 5 to 20 percent of the population have electricity. In many of these situations, access to energy would facilitate development, higher… Continue

Added by Bazz Vlugt on May 31, 2009 at 2:14pm — No Comments

Afam Edozie Investing in African Agriculture

Hi I'm new to this community, I run a small VC in Lagos with interests in telecoms, agric, media, IT and financial services. We recently invested in a rice farm and processing facility in Nigeria and are looking to increase our focus on the agric sector. I'm looking for investors who are interested in African agriculture. Afam Edozie Continue

Added by Afam Edozie on May 22, 2009 at 6:17pm — No Comments

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Added by Sophia on April 1, 2009 at 7:54am — No Comments

RONITA ROY GHOSH PROMOTING INVESTMENTS IN AFRICA

I want to start an initiative which will promote investments in form of Hotels, Infrastructure projects in Africa. I agree with Dambisa Moyo's book Dead Aid which says Aid is not the solution for Africa. I would look forward for startegic suggestions and would also like to have a partner in Africa with whom I can start this venture. Continue

Added by RONITA ROY GHOSH on March 22, 2009 at 8:09am — 2 Comments

Bill Got Osewe Got Osewe Nairobi cell no:+254 722 207752 9th March 2009 RE: INVITATION TO PARTNER ON LAKE VICTOR…

Got Osewe Nairobi cell no:+254 722 207752 9th March 2009 RE: INVITATION TO PARTNER ON LAKE VICTORIA 5 STAR RETREAT PROJECT Dear Fellow Members The purpose of this note is to introduce an innovative project proposal on Lake Victoria and to offer you the opportunity to engage me on the prospects of partnering with my company to establish an exculsive 5 star retreat on Lake Victoria, Kenya. The land in question is wholy owned by my family; it is a hill top called Got Rateng measuring 70 acres… Continue

Added by Bill Got Osewe on March 10, 2009 at 11:54am — No Comments

Tom Minney african venture capital association

Access Capital www.accesscapitalsc.com, a company we work with, has joined the African Venture Capital Association www.avcanet.com. We are hoping it will help us connect with investors and other practitioners and provide links to upgrading and internationalizing skills. 2 weeks ago, I was honoured to give a talk to the ACCA conference here in Addis Abeba on International Standards. I chose the topic I… Continue

Added by Tom Minney on November 18, 2008 at 10:00am — No Comments

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