How this married couple built a thriving business and stayed sane in the process. Bryan and Shannon Miles have been married since 1997, and in full-time business together since 2010. In 2017, they reorganized their five companies into one, BELAY, which provides virtual support to businesses and has generated just under $100-million in revenue
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Uganda is set to host a delegation of at least 22 top companies from the United Arab Emirates next week at a Trade & Investment forum on November 28th at the Sheraton Hotel Kampala. Ugandan businesses will have the opportunity to interact with the UAE delegation as they seek to
Read MoreThe growing number of startups securing major financial commitments sets the stage for an entirely new era of growth in the African venture capital industry. This was the most discussed topic during the sixth edition of the Africa Early Stage Investor Summit #AESIS2019 held between 13-15 November in Cape Town,
Read MoreLast night the Jack Ma Foundation hosted its first annual Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative grand finale awarding $1 million (Shs3.6bn) in prize money to 10 entrepreneurs from across Africa. The ANPI is a flagship initiative of the Jack Ma Foundation, created by China’s richest man, Jack Ma after his first
Read MoreOver 200 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have been enlightened about the existing untapped opportunities in the oil and gas sector at the midstream stage. The enterprises who are dealing in construction, engineering, ICT among others have been urged to position themselves to provide services by bidding for services and
Read MoreWhy Bill Gates Overtook Jeff Bezos As World’s Richest Person
Billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates (pictured above) regained his status as the world's richest person for the first time in two years on Friday, topping Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Bloomberg reported. The Bloomberg Billionaire Index that tracks the wealth of the richest 500 people is updated after US
Read MoreSafaricom and Huawei have jointly received the prestigious Most Innovative Service “the Business of Tomorrow” award at AfricaCom 2019 in Cape Town. This Award recognizes the two companies for offering the new revolutionary Mobile Money Overdraft service, known as “Fuliza”. This service enables users with insufficient funds in their M-PESA
Read MoreFamily businesses are rarely viewed as a sector which could influence economic growth, but the Africa Investment Forum is recognising them as important players on the continent. For the first time at a conference of this nature, families running business empires have been given a platform to share their views
Read MoreEuropean Investment Bank Announces Shs4 Trillion Lending Programme For African Female Entrepreneurs
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced a $1.1 billion (Shs4 trillion) lending programme to help women entrepreneurs on the African continent. EIB Vice President, Ambroise Fayolle, also revealed that the bank has signed three further agreements to boost sustainable development on the continent. But the major deal is what
Read MoreHalima Aliko Dangote (pictured) has been appointed as the Group Executive Director, Commercial Operations of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), one of Africa's largest and most diversified business conglomerates. According to a release by the company, Halima Aliko Dangote, a Nigerian businesswoman and daughter to Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, is
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