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Every month we share resources, reports, articles and various content that you may use within your various programs. Please see below content written by our team:
1. Tips for Navigating a Conference Fruitfully: There are many opportunities for entrepreneurs and organisations to attend conferences and gatherings of all sorts these days. They are generally viewed as beneficial to participate in. But have you ever felt like you just lost two days, plus travel time, plus the cost of a flight and hotel, and have nothing to show for it after travelling to a conference? Read more…
2. Anzisha Insights from the Prize Tour Trail: Why do young Kenyan entrepreneurs thrive?: During this year’s Anzisha Prize tour, two of our team members, Lerato and Melissa, travelled to Nairobi to encourage young Kenyans to apply for the Anzisha Prize and develop partnership with local youth entrepreneurship support organisations. From the moment that they landed at the Jomo Kenyatta airport, it was evident why the Anzisha Prize constantly receives quality applications from Kenya each year. There was a buzz in the city and an exciting energy that was encouraging and sets an example for the direction in which other African countries should be striving towards if they want their young entrepreneurs to thrive. Read more…
3. Anzisha Insights From the Prize Tour Trail: Are there young entrepreneurs from Liberia?: When the Anzisha team travelled to Liberia, we had the intention of finding young entrepreneurs to apply for the Prize. Since the inception of the prize, applications from Liberia have been few and far between. We were eager to immerse ourselves in the Liberian entrepreneurial culture and share the Anzisha Prize opportunity with young Liberians. After a few days of trying to schedule meetings with youth entrepreneurial support organisations it was evident that the subject of entrepreneurship is not at the top of the Liberian agenda. Read more…
4. Anzisha Prize winner sees business grow over four-fold after winning the Prize: Last year, the Anzisha Prize judges ploughed through 550 promising applications from 32 African countries to shortlist 12 finalists, and then to crown the ultimate winner of Africa’s prestigious youth entrepreneurship prize. It was a first for both Madagascar and for then 22-year old Hertiaina Randriamananatahina. Learn more about his success since. Read more…
5. Anzisha Insights From the Prize Tour Trail: Igniting entrepreneurship by example featuring Sudan and Impact Hub: We made a few changes to the Anzisha Prize Tour experience, which have definitely allowed our experience on the ground to be more fruitful. This year, we hosted a business ideation session instead of just an informational session about the Anzisha Prize and sponsored one of our Anzisha Fellows to join us in our travels to spread the word about Anzisha. Read more…
6. Anzisha Insights from the Prize Tour Trail – The Entrepreneurial Botswana: Botswana is a land-locked country in Southern Africa with a population of about 2 million people, a sustained economic growth rate averaging 5% in the last decade and the 2nd strongest currency in Southern Africa, after Zambia. A country sustained by mining and agriculture, which according to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor’s (GEM) 2016 report, also has high entrepreneurial activity, listed 3rd out of 65 countries. The high perceptions of entrepreneurship by the young Batswanan’s was evident at our Anzisha Prize tour entrepreneurship event in March 2017. Read more… |
Congratulations to five Anzisha Fellows who were selected to be on “Africa’s 30 most promising entrepreneurs in Africa in 2017” list. They are: Last year’s Grand Prize winner, Randriarimanana Tahina Eritina; 2016 Anzisha Fellow, Issam Darui; 2015 Anzisha Fellow, George B. Mtemahanji; 2011 Anzisha Fellow, Amr Sohby; 2012 Anzisha Fellow, Mubarak Muyika. Learn more about who made it onto this list this year 
