This is websiode #2 of my 101 African business ideas YouTube series.

Check out the write-up of this episode which includes some material not said in the video https://steemit.com/art/@udochiokeke/how-to-begin-your-own-african-comic-book-empire

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The free event mentioned in the video can be found at: http://goodvibesalt.spashthat.com

This is the first episode of my 101 African Business Ideas series.

If you prefer to read a summary of the points of this video check out this article: https://steemit.com/nigeria/@udochiokeke/start-an-african-greeting-card-company-or-spread-love-in-africa

This is a Do-it-yourself talk about how to start your own African greeting card company. It is part of my series 101 Business ideas that will advance Africa. Download the free e-book at nwudo.com. This episode and most of my content have a Igbo-centric slant to it. However, it can be understood from any African cultural perspective.

Begin by visiting mixsie.com

In this interview we talk to the founder of Mixsie Funbooks, Ejiro Osakede. Mixsie Audiobook Ltd is a wholesome African company set out to give a platform to African authors to join the ever growing digital space. We belive in the preservation of our African heritage through the delivery of quality audiobooks in a friendly, unique and native way. We are also on the look out for readers who may prefer audiobooks to text. We seek to also be a provider to visually impared folks so as to enable them enjoy variety of works from African authors.

Our interview is with the founder of DiasporAfri, Ndidi Nwakalor. DiasporAfri is a blog where people of African descent all over the world can feel loved, appreciated, and uplifted! Highlighting African, African-American, and Caribbean culture for all the world to see!

Ms. Nwakalor is a woman with a unique cultural experience. Having both and African dad and African-American mom; she strives to see the diaspora come together in a new and powerful way. She has traveled to many places in the world and appreciate the unique experiences that people of African descent bring to the world. Africa has been her favorite place and Africa shares so much culture with people of African descent in the rest of the world. Positive light is shed on the DisaporAfri blog. She desires to make people think, learn, and spark an interest that will help others explore even more.

The DiasporAfri blog can be found at ndidilove.tumblr.com

Episode 1 of the African Growth Opportunities Podcast

How to cheaply manufacture your product idea by outsourcing production to factories in China

Transcript can be found at https://nwudo.com/how-to-create-your-own-products-you-dont-need-to-build-a-factory/

Resources mentioned in the show:

https://www.qualitydigest.com/inside/twitter-ed/performing-factory-audit-china.html

Podcast also available on Soundcloud:

https://soundcloud.com/nwudo/episode-1-how-to-manufacture-your-own-products-without-a-factory

@0:30 - Chika & Tip Hub

@3:00 - Tip Hub's "accelerator" program

@10:30 - Problems Africans having starting a business

@20:00 - Should you seek venture capital investments for your business idea

@22:14 - Types of companies Tip Hub invests in

@28:00 - Where Africans can find early stage start up capital

@33:20 - How to start a business with inconsistent electricity problems

@40:30 - How to start a business when you are living in poverty

@42:50 - How to make money when your customers are poor

@45:00 - How businesses can deal with corruption in Africa

@52:25 - How early stage companies in Africa can deal with transportation problems

@56:30 - Starting from nothing

@59:00 - Protecting indigenous industries

@1:00:20 - The diaspora's role in advancing entrepreneurship in Africa

@1:10:25 - African small businesses and the government

@1:14:00 - Africans trained overseas going back to Africa to help

@1:18:00 - How to contact Chika

SHOW LINKS

https://www.tiphub.org