The Wharton Africa Business Forum (WABF) is the world’s longest running student-organized Africa-focused conference. This year marks its 23rd annual conference – which will be held at the University of Pennsylvania and the historic Loews Hotel in downtown Philadelphia on 13th-15th November, 2015. With this year’s theme, “My Africa Story: Lessons in business, visions for impact”, WABF will be a platform for […]
Ni Hao! Welcome to the latest instalment of your Movemeback Newsletter – bringing you exciting African opportunities, and the latest from the Movemeback Community. It’s been a while since you last heard from us, yet we return bearing gifts fresh from our travels to the far-east. Our commitment to shape and accelerate Africa’s social and economic development transcends geographical […]
Last week I caught up with seasoned entrepreneur Jeffrey Kimathi who shared the inspiration for his journey to start his latest business the BUYU Collection, the challenges of doing business in Africa and his pearls of wisdom for those seeking to start a business on the Continent. BUYU is the latest brand to shake-up the African luxury market, seeking to create […]
We deliver this newsletter fresh off the runway tarmac, following a trip to Nairobi Kenya as part of the 2015 Global Entrepreneurship summit, headlined by President Obama and other high profile global figures – who will no doubt be applying to become Movemeback members.
Seedstars World – an exclusive seed-stage startup competition focused on emerging markets and fast growing startup scenes – has commenced its African tour. Seedstars World (SSW) has some exciting events coming up in Johannesburg, Lagos, Accra and other major African business hubs, and invite you to take part in their adventure – be it with your own startup company, or […]
Welcome to the latest instalment of your Movemeback Newsletter – bringing you exciting African opportunities, and the latest from the Movemeback Community. Congratulations to TEDxEuston for an inspiring Salon event!
Movemeback, meet Tayo… Meet Adetayo Bamiduro or ‘Tayo’ – the man transforming Nigeria’s logistics industry through mobile technology. After speaking with Tayo for an hour or so, I believe in his potential and am impressed by the size of his vision. According to him “the beginning of the transformation of Africa [in recent years] started with the introduction of mobile […]
Large amounts of money are sent to Africa every year by individuals from all over the world to support friends, spouses, parents and children. The World Bank estimates that in 2013 alone, approximately $32 billion were sent to Sub-Saharan Africa from individuals abroad. Volumes are expected to continue growing over the next few years, with current and projected figures excluding […]
Although media outlets could do more to celebrate factors contributing towards Africa’s recent accelerated growth, it is important for those interested in Africa to not get too caught up in the frenzy surrounding its rise. Yes, Africa is growing rapidly and yes attention should be drawn to this, but high speed growth should always be accompanied with a sense of perspective, good direction […]
We can all attest to the power of thought. How we perceive internal and external activities can have profound effects on how we approach events and deal with challenges. Hence the sensitivity of the mind stress the need for active and prospective change-makers to maintain a positive countenance towards the motherland through paying special attention to how receive the information pertaining to Africa that our minds […]