The #AnzishaEffect
Key to our work is to share stories of very young entrepreneurs, their community of supporters and how they are transforming the future. This is now known as the #AnzishaEffect. We publish a monthly email newsletter along with this blog and other publications that track this journey.
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2020 Anzisha Prize applications launch with 10th year celebrations
PRESS RELEASE Johannesburg, South Africa, 17 February 2020 – Today, the Anzisha Prize–Africa’s premier award and fellowship for Africa’s youngest entrepreneurs – is excited to announce that the 2020 call…
Where does the fourth industrial revolution leave very young African entrepreneurs?
In this article we explore the level to which the industrialization agenda aligns with both the industries and capabilities of very young entrepreneurs (15-22). The argument presented here is that…
Quality of entrepreneurs in Anzisha Prize is up tenfold – program’s deputy director
By Daniel Mpala In its nine years the Anzisha Prize has improved in scouting for top young entrepreneurs — and in so doing the program has seen a “tenfold” improvement in the…
Winning business awards helps provide traction, publicity for student entrepreneurs
By Daniel Mpala From gaining traction, publicity to getting new clients, the inaugural edition of South Africa’s EDHE National Entrepreneurship Intervarsity competition finals have given some of the winners a…
Looking to enter school or university business competitions? Try these
By Daniel Mpala For some experts, like ThreeArrows Impact Partner founder and partner Sawa Nakagawa, pitching competitions are a good way to gain experience presenting to investors. And as Rekindle Learning founder and chair…
Is Africa’s education curriculum too rigid to support young entrepreneurs?
By Daniel Mpala Is the education curriculum currently in use in schools across Africa too rigid to support aspirant young entrepreneurs? About 35 participants at an Anzisha Scenario workshop, which…
Here’s what SA’s top student entrepreneurs are planning for their startups in 2020
By Daniel Mpala As 2019 races to an end, most of us have started scheming what we want to do next year. A 2015 study by Brian McCann and Govert Vroom, which…
Are young Africans getting access to entrepreneurial training early enough?
By Daniel Mpala How soon after they start school should African youth be taught about entrepreneurship? Junior Achievement Africa CEO Elizabeth Bintliff (pictured above) says young Africans are not getting access to…
Award-winning teacher calls for curriculum revamp to prepare learners for business world
By Daniel Mpala African governments must make the way commerce subjects are taught at school more practical for learners — to better equip them for the world of business. So…
NYDA grant helped grow my sales by over 15% says entrepreneur
By Daniel Mpala Thanks to a R38 000 grant from the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) her company received last year, Nathi Lena has been able to grow sales at her…
How I confronted ‘black tax’ as a young entrepreneur
By Daniel Mpala Every month black professionals must deal with the stress of taking care of the financial needs of not only their immediate but also extended family, in what’s…
Are young Africans getting access to entrepreneurial training early enough?
By Daniel Mpala How soon after they start school should African youth be taught about entrepreneurship? Junior Achievement Africa CEO Elizabeth Bintliff (pictured above) says young Africans are not getting access to…
Africa needs more incubators, accelerators to nurture young entrepreneurs
By Daniel Mpala How best can policy makers on the continent encourage and support young Africans to start and run their own businesses? Young Entrepreneurs Network (YEN) Africa CEO Kamau…
ANZISHA PRIZE ANNOUNCES THEIR TOP 20 YOUNG AFRICAN ENTREPRENEURS FOR 2019
Meet Africa’s youngest entrepreneurs whose ideas are reimagining the future of the continent. Johannesburg, South Africa – After months of searching the African continent, the Anzisha Prize has unveiled its top…
Can entrepreneurial parents inspire their children to follow in their footsteps?
By Daniel Mpala Does it make a difference who your parents are if you’re looking to start a business? To what degree do parent’s influence the chances of a young…
Encourage entrepreneurial mind set at young age to beat joblessness says expert
By Daniel Mpala South Africa’s unemployment rate is sitting at a scary 11-year high. In the second quarter, it stood at 29%, up 1.4 percentage points from the first quarter….
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