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Olive oil company learns that a good product means little if you can’t sell it

Published by Oluwabusayomi Sotunde on 24 February 2018

Husband-and-wife team builds top olive oil producer.

How a self-taught hotelier proved the naysayers wrong

Published by Oluwabusayomi Sotunde on 5 January 2018

Talking business with Adri Kruger, founder of Tzaneen Country Lodge.

Kenya: The entrepreneur who took a chance with starting a chocolate brand

Published by Oluwabusayomi Sotunde on 1 December 2017

Jazeera Suwani is carving a niche for herself by producing artisan chocolates for vegans and those who are lactose intolerant.

Entrepreneur quits Nike job to start food business in Rwanda

Published by Oluwabusayomi Sotunde on 17 November 2017

Mustering the courage to quit Nike was difficult, but the potential of the new venture was clear.

Swaziland-based chilli business finds export success

Published by Oluwabusayomi Sotunde on 31 October 2017

Food company discovers it is sometimes better to have lower volumes, but higher price points.

At age 36, this Nigerian already has a lifetime of business successes and scars to show

Published by Oluwabusayomi Sotunde on 9 October 2017

Battle-hardened entrepreneur shares his story.

Tanzania: Entrepreneur overcomes financing challenges to launch cashew business

Published by Oluwabusayomi Sotunde on 3 October 2017

YYTZ Agro-Processing focuses on exporting cashew nuts from Tanzania.

Rotten tomatoes: Nigerian entrepreneur offers solution to age-old farming problem

Published by Oluwabusayomi Sotunde on 18 September 2017

A for-profit solution to post-harvest losses.

Meet the Boss: Stanley Munyao, CEO, Musoni Kenya

Published by Oluwabusayomi Sotunde on 14 September 2017

‘I set a target for myself to be a CEO in 10 years and I have been able to achieve that despite slight barriers.’

CEO of Uganda’s Bakulu Power finds her feet in renewable energy game

Published by Oluwabusayomi Sotunde on 2 September 2017

Lucia Bakulumpagi-Wamala talks renewable power and courting investors.

Success is an attitude: A bootstrapper’s approach to nailing the fashion industry

Published by Oluwabusayomi Sotunde on 3 August 2017

Bisola Edun grows clothing company from the ground up.

Nigerian entrepreneur grows trendsetting jewellery business from scratch

Published by Oluwabusayomi Sotunde on 25 July 2017

We talk to Gbenga Ayo-Dada, the founder and creative head of Artsmith Collections.

Building a fashion empire with Afrocentric bow ties

Published by Oluwabusayomi Sotunde on 5 July 2017

Talking the business of fashion with Rwanda-based entrepreneur Matthew “Tayo” Rugamba.

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