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March 23, 2021 0 comment
Microfinance as an Enabler of Financial Inclusions
Many people believe that access to cash is financial inclusion. This is quite a limited view. According to the World Bank, financial inclusion requires an individual or business to have access to valuable and affordable financial products and services to make payments, have savings, access credit and take out insurance. Recommended article: History of Microfinance and […]
March 18, 2021 1 comment
History of Microfinance and why it is important to you
The concept of microfinance is probably a couple of centuries old. Some theories locate it as far back as the 1800s, while others talk of years before or after the 18th century. For a very long time, the microfinance system had mainly been an informal setup until the 1970s when Mohammad Yunus, who many refer […]
March 16, 2021 11 comments
This advise will give you financial freedom.
Ever wondered why the rich get richer and the poor poorer? In most cases, the difference comes down to financial planning. A Google search defines a financial plan as a comprehensive evaluation of an individual’s current pay and future financial state by using present known variables to predict future income, asset values, and withdrawal plans. […]
March 12, 2021 2 comments
Be A Super Woman – Your Own Way!
Human Capital International continues to applaud women of the world for their courage and commitment to a just society movement. Perhaps the greatest benefit resulting from the gender equality policy is that women are playing out their independence. Through improved access to education, even when they are engaged in so-called stereotyped roles as farmers, small […]
March 9, 2021 0 comment
Three key barriers to women’s career progression
At the just-concluded 3rd Strategic Leader’s Summit, you must have heard or come across Ms Shenina Aheebwa, the Human Capital International Country Manager. Ms. Aheebwa was the company’s face, all the gentlemen in the company, supporting her from behind the scenes. “I believe in organisations giving equal support to all genders. HCI has demonstrated this […]
March 4, 2021 0 comment
Celebrating women in business – Five secrets that promote women’s success in business.
A simple tour of markets, arcades, and agriculture stalls, which form the majority of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Africa, will endorse different studies that have ranked women as the most enterprising. Women comprise a little over half of Africa’s growing population, and their contribution to the continent’s economy is extensive. According to a report […]
March 2, 2021 1 comment
Strategic Leader’s Summit provides hope for Africa’s Agribusinesses and SMEs digital acceleration.
On Thursday the 25th of February, 2021, the 3rd edition of the annual Strategic Leaders’ Summit discussed agribusinesses and SMEs’ future on the continent. During the session, the summit empanelled experts in digital technology, banking, Academia, Tax regulation, and officials from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to discuss Agribusiness and SMEs’ future on […]
February 23, 2021 2 comments
What to expect ahead of Thursday’s Strategic Leaders’ Summit?
Since 2019, we have embarked on a journey to tackle head-on the salient challenges facing mid-sized companies and individuals seeking to grow in their careers. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) on the continent contribute an estimated 80 per cent to Gross Domestic Product; they are the core source of jobs, investor profits, and taxes to […]
February 19, 2021 0 comment
Summit 2021 and the opportunities in Agribusiness Value Chain.
At the 2018 Africa Investment Forum organised by the Africa Development Bank, top business leaders called for massive investment into the agriculture sector, predicting its potential value at US$1 trillion business by 2030. During that conference, Ms Jennifer Blanke, the Africa Development Bank Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development, said: “Understand that by transforming Africa’s […]
February 16, 2021 0 comment
What SMEs need to do to ready for continental trade.
The African Continental Free Trade Area AfCFTA is a continental treaty that seeks to, among other things, eliminate tariff and non-tariff barriers that have hindered intracontinental trade and the movement of people and goods for centuries on the continent. AfCFTA also seeks to liberalise trade in services and progressively promote investments, intellectual property rights, […]