Standard Bank’s research found that eight out of 10 businesses in the informal sector are unregistered, making access to finance for expansion nearly impossible
Before business leaders throw out a strategy that is not delivering, they should ask a more uncomfortable question. James Hughes, a business coach at Grow, writes from Cape Town, South Africa.
SYMPL now operates in more than 2,000 points of sale across Egypt, with over 800 merchants contracted to use its platform. The company’s active customer base has swelled to more than 85,000, out of a total of 240,000 registered users since its inception.
In addition to funding, the program provides startups with business training, industry mentorship, one-on-one consultations, and networking opportunities.
The ASEP 2024 program will provide critical support to 450 startups by fully covering travel expenses such as airfare, accommodation, local transportation, and visa costs.
In 1991, when Ghana’s digital infrastructure was still in its infancy, Chinery-Hesse founded theSOFTtribe. The company would go on to become the country’s oldest and largest software firm, providing groundbreaking solutions across multiple sectors.
Founded in 2017, ABC emerged in response to the Financial Institutions (Amendment) Act 2016, which introduced agent banking as a strategy to improve financial access across Uganda.
The launch of Unconventional Capital also signals a strategic shift within Uncap. The fund will operate independently from Uncap’s proprietary technology platform, “Level,” a recently launched SaaS tool designed to streamline investment management for funders and accelerators across Africa.
Founded in 2023 by Mostafa Mubarak and Camille Sayour, SETTLE aims to fill a long-standing gap in Egypt’s digital economy by focusing on B2B financial operations.
Standard Bank’s research found that eight out of 10 businesses in the informal sector are unregistered, making access to finance for expansion nearly impossible
Before business leaders throw out a strategy that is not delivering, they should ask a more uncomfortable question. James Hughes, a business coach at Grow, writes from Cape Town, South Africa.
