Tag: Growth

September 16, 2026

Emotional Requirements of a Successful SME Entrepreneur: The Skills No Loan Can Buy

Emotional Requirements of a Successful SME Entrepreneur: The Skills No Loan Can Buy “You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” – Maya Angelou Quick note before we dive in: This article also comes with an audio Deep Dive, where we take

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September 11, 2026

AfDB and AXIAN Launch Programme to Support 34,000 Women Led Businesses: What It Means for African SMEs

AfDB and AXIAN Launch Programme to Support 34,000 Women Led Businesses: What It Means for African SMEs A New Push for Women Entrepreneurs The African Development Bank (AfDB) and AXIAN Group have launched a new digital finance programme aimed at supporting more than 34,000 women led businesses across Africa. Backed by AfDB’s Affirmative Finance Action

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August 31, 2026

How OPay and PalmPay Built Businesses Big Enough for the Public Markets – and What SMEs Can Copy

How OPay and PalmPay Built Businesses Big Enough for the Public Markets – and What SMEs Can Copy Picasso had a saying: “good artists copy, great artists steal”, and we have always been shameless about stealing great ideas. – Walter Isaacson, on Steve Jobs Before you close this page to go report us: relax. Nobody

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August 26, 2026

What Joseph Taught the World About Managing Money Through Uncertain Times

What Joseph Taught the World About Managing Money Through Uncertain Times Executive Summary Long before terms like “cash flow management” entered the business vocabulary, a young adviser named Joseph, Yusuf in the Quran, gave Egypt’s Pharaoh a fourteen-year economic forecast and a plan that saved a nation from famine[1][2]. His method: save systematically during the

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August 22, 2026

FG Launches New Initiative to Support Early-Stage Entrepreneurs with Training and ₦5 Million Funding

FG Launches New Initiative to Support Early-Stage Entrepreneurs with Training and ₦5 Million Funding The Federal Government’s new NiYA × Cascador Founders Programme is one of the more interesting entrepreneurship interventions because it goes beyond the usual government model of simply distributing money. The pilot will select early stage Nigerian founders for four weeks of

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