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March 7, 2022 3 comments
RETHINKING AND RETOOLING IN STARTUPS & SMEs IN THE AfCFTA ERA.
The 4th Strategic Leaders’ Summit organized by Human Capital International in partnership with Shared Value Africa Initiative, Private Sector Foundation-Uganda, Sheraton Kampala hotel, Enterprise Uganda, and a host of other strategic partners, was held on 23rd February 2022. The summit which was under the theme “Africa’s Start-ups and SMEs in the AfCFTA Era: Rethink, Retool, […]
February 21, 2022 0 comment
Where to invest in agri-business as an Entrepreneur.
Food production and its related businesses have been touted as the sure path to create wealth in a bid to mitigate the poverty levels in Africa. By all measures, agri-business is a multi-trillion sector; employing and providing food for every mouth on the continent, and bringing in the much-needed foreign exchange to the nations. However, […]
February 17, 2022 0 comment
Innovative Business Growth Strategies for SMEs
Entrepreneurship is a gratifying venture, especially for those who desire greater control of their time and have a genuine concern and commitment for solving problems for customers. In other words, they feel more in control of their destiny. Instead of waiting to be paid a salary each month, you determine your own income. However, many […]
February 11, 2022 0 comment
Getting ahead in the AfCFTA Era: The dilemma of the SME entrepreneur.
There is little doubt that the digital age has created so many opportunities which SME and startup entrepreneurs can capitalise on and grow their businesses like never before. Unlike the big corporations that are characterized by bureaucry and very rigid systems and procedures for ensuring prompt and speedy response to changes in the marketplace, SMEs […]
February 4, 2022 0 comment
Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the Hospitality industry – Implications on local tourism
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA) is slowly gaining momentum and attraction. The trade pact which aims to create a single African market for goods and services, is gradually but eventually integrating the continent. It is estimated that AFCFTA has a combined gross domestic product of $3.4 trillion. That is a massive market in […]
January 31, 2022 0 comment
IMPACT OF ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET AND ENTREPRENEURIAL COMPETENCE ON PERFORMANCE OF SMES.
The idea that entrepreneurs are the catalyst for driving growth of national GDP is almost considered a universal truth; almost like scientific law. Entrepreneurial orientation is a vital pillar in the economy of any nation because of the strategic role it plays in bringing about productivity, sustainability and prosperity for all. Entrepreneurs help boost economic […]
January 27, 2022 0 comment
Empathy as catalyst for driving trust and productivity in Enterprises
Every dream depends on talented and creative people to be actualized. For entrepreneurs too, this is no different. No matter their line of business, entrepreneurial eaders typically have two primary goals: to optimise their teams’ performance, and to understand and beat the competition. In executing and achieving these goals, every entrepreneurial leader must empathise with […]
January 23, 2022 0 comment
THE 4TH EDITION OF THE STRATEGIC LEADERS’ SUMMIT HOSTS THE WORLD’S SECOND-BEST INNOVATION MANAGEMENT SCHOLAR.
As the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) celebrates its first anniversary, SMEs and Start-ups in Africa must seize the opportunity to Rethink, Retool, Innovate, Digitalize and Transform. AfCFTA, which creates an African market for 1.2 billion people and a gross domestic product (GDP) of $2.5 trillion across all 55 member States of the African […]
January 21, 2022 0 comment
Delegation: a leader’s best strategy for choosing a successor
Running Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Africa presents different challenges and demands for entrepreneurs and executives. In addition to executing the day-to-day roles that keep businesses running, the executive has to think about the company’s future too. No leader wants their legacy to vanish after leaving the leadership position, so it is their role […]
January 5, 2022 1 comment
A Bird In Hand -The dilemma of Customer Centrism
Marketing executives know just how challenging it can be to acquire new customers. It does not mean, however, that maitaining existing clients is any easier. As the COVID pandemic has reduced the spending power of many, holding on to existing clientele has become even more necessary. It is the existing clientele that has helped the […]