The Afropreneur

We often make the mistake of attributing all that's wrong in our continent to our poor leaders forgetting that we, each and every one of us, and not just the leaders, hold the key to Africa's development.

We caught up with the inspiring Olatorera Oniru, who is the CEO of Dressmeoutlet.com and she discussed why good leadership is essential for Africa's growth

Woohoo! Happy New Year!!!

2017 is already looking like an exciting and productive year.

What is your watchword for this year? Mine is ‘do‘, no more excuses, just get things done! I’d love to know yours, please share in the comment section or on Social Media.

Opportunities abound, and it is imperative that we Entrepreneurs not only find/see these opportunities but also make good use of them.

Today we decided to list out 8 funding opportunities available to African Entrepreneurs this year, 2017.

* The Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme

* MENA 100 Business Plan Competition

* Seedstars

* Diamond Bank BET (update: the 2017 portal is not yet available)

* Aspire Small Business Fund

* Connect to Grow

* SPHEIR

* She Leads Africa

Listen to our conversation below:

Also mentioned in this episode:

The Value in Learning to Pitch

The Afropreneur Pitchdeck Workshop

Woohoo! Happy New Year!!!

2017 is already looking like an exciting and productive year.

What is your watchword for this year? Mine is 'do', no more excuses, just get things done! I'd love to know yours, please share in the comment section or on Social Media.

Opportunities abound, and it is imperative that we Entrepreneurs not only find/see these opportunities but also make good use of them.

Today we decided to list out 8 funding opportunities available to African Entrepreneurs this year, 2017.

Dear Afropreneurs,

Entrepreneurs are more than just business men. They are not just interested in turning over profits but bringing about solutions to the problems they see around their communities.

Who is a leader?

According to the idea of transformational leadership , an effective leader is a person who does the following: Creates an inspiring vision of the future. Motivates and inspires people to engage with that vision

An Entrepreneur is therefore a leader who looks to impart positive social change while we profit by using the resources we find around us effectively.

We also got the chance to talk to a cool Ghanaian Social Entrepreneur, Caesar Vulley, and he shared with us his entrepreneurial journey as well as what he thought about leadership.

What then are the essential leadership qualities an Entrepreneur should have?

* Vision

* A genuine interest in growing others, so that people can constantly innovate along side you.

* Responsibility

* Innovation

* Can-do spirit

* Good Communication skills

* Resilience

Listen to more of our conversation in the audio file below:

P.s: We did this recording on the move, so the sound quality may have been affected.

“the cool thing about entrepreneurship is that it becomes part of your life, you constantly want to solve problems, innovate and make things better”

We would love to hear from you, do share your thoughts in the comment section or drop a comment on our Facebook or Twitter.

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Entrepreneurs are more than just business men. They are not just interested in turning over profits but bringing about solutions to the problems they see around their communities.

Who is a leader?

According to the idea of transformational leadership , an effective leader is a person who does the following: Creates an inspiring vision of the future. Motivates and inspires people to engage with that vision

An Entrepreneur is therefore a leader who looks to impart positive social change while we profit by using the resources we find around us effectively.

Startup Grind is a connected online and offline network of vibrant startup communities to help fuel innovation, economic growth and prosperity at the local level.

We held an exciting 'Networking Meetup/Party' where everyone was encouraged to come well prepared to network and have fun.

Last week we discussed Leveraging Technology as a startup. This week we decided to take it a step further by discussing the use of Smartphones to live a more productive entrepreneurial life.

We know building startups can be hard especially in Africa but it is worth it especially when you become profitable. But it is imperative that we entrepreneurs begin to leverage on technology as a business enabler to effectively manage our time, staff, clients, productivity and growth.

Whether it’s a business, project, or a different type of proposal, the goal of a proposal is pretty much the same – to convince the reader to make the choice you propose. Therefore, your proposal has to be persuasive just as with words/speaking

Unfortunately, one of the issues plaguing our continent is that we do not identify as ‘one’ and would rather succeed for ourselves, our interests, our family etc. This is one of the reasons we have failed to advance at the right pace as a continent.

We spoke to an Ivorian Entrepreneur, Jean-Patrick Ehouma, who speaks to us extensively on his experiences and why he has made it his passion to give back to other entrepreneurs.