Entrepreneurs

Zimbabwe is named the world’s best country to visit in 2025 by Forbes. Explore the tourism boom and SME opportunities in travel and hospitality.

AI for African SMEs: 7 workflows to automate today, from sales and support to invoicing and hiring. Practical steps to save time and boost profit.

Stablecoins can help African founders move money faster, but regulation is tightening. Understand the risks, compliance and best use cases.

PAPSS is reshaping cross border payments in Africa with local currency settlement. Learn how SMEs can cut costs and scale regional trade.

Africa’s 2025 funding rebound is real, but investors want proof. Discover what’s getting funded, what’s ignored and how founders can win.

Historic Africa business delegation meets UAE leadership. Key takeaways on investment corridors, partnerships and SME opportunities across Africa.

How VC founders turned $150K into $8M by backing an African unicorn. Lessons on fundraising, distribution, unit economics and scale.

In a region where wellness has become both aspiration and industry, one name keeps surfacing in conversations about quality, character and access. Ishaq Kayiizi, a Ugandan born fitness expert based in Dubai, has steadily built himself into one of the most visible and trusted trainers in the Middle East. Media in the UAE have already profiled him as a leading African voice in the sector, recognising his rise from personal trainer to fitness entrepreneur with clients that inclu

On Yas Island, where the lights are bright and expectations are higher still, Zidane Kudi’s job is to make the unforgettable feel effortless. As a VIP Experience Manager, he orchestrates moments that earn loyalty and spark stories guests carry home. Off the clock, he is the co-founder of Founders Media and the builder of a thriving connection business that turns introductions into momentum. The common thread is not glamour, it is service. Kudi’s philosophy is simple and deman

Ackim Bukhosi Tshuma grew up believing that confidence could change the arc of a life. That belief anchors House of Ackim Cosmetics, the beauty and lifestyle brand he founded to celebrate individuality and encourage self expression. Tshuma is South African by origin and creative by design, a founder who treats product as a vehicle for purpose. His core thesis is disarmingly simple. Beauty is not camouflage. Beauty is permission for people to show up as themselves.

n a career that spans engineering, energy markets, and enterprise building, Nosakhare Tunde Oni has made clarity his competitive advantage. As a Business Development and Growth Supervisor at Africa’s leading energy conglomerate, he drives expansion and market entry across East Africa. The role is technical and commercial in equal measure, and it suits a strategist who thrives at the point where systems, people, and scale meet.

From Lab Bench to Builder: Pamela Ncube’s Two-Track Bet on Women and Science a doctoral researcher on wildlife tuberculosis and the founder of N_Cube Consulting, Pamela Ncube is stitching rigorous science to a pragmatic support model for women-led startups. The timing, and the market need, are compelling.

Akoa’s early Dubai years were defined by grind and grit. Rejections were routine; he recalls three failed attempts to join Emirates cabin crew before the doors finally opened. “I became the face of Emirates Airlines because I turned failure into success and refused to give up,” he says. Once inside the room, he made it count. His portfolio broadened across aviation, energy, sportswear, and luxury retail through collaborations with Emirates, ADNOC, Adidas, and Level Shoes, amo

In 2020, as Britain locked down and contracts dried up, a young project manager with Ghanaian roots made a hard pivot. Rather than send out more CVs, Alfred Dzadey doubled down on a plan he had been quietly building: acquire tired family homes, reconfigure them into high-spec co-living (HMO) spaces, and recycle capital through the Buy, Refurbish, Refinance and repeat model. Five years later, he’s a multi-award-winning property entrepreneur with a multi-million-pound portfoli