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NIGERIA
Five start-up secrets for Nigerian women
[Nkem Ndem V] For the majority of women in Nigeria, entrepreneurship is a necessity. There are no jobs or viable alternative options, however, from writing a business plan to coming up with a name to hiring employees, a start-up can seem overwhelming... read more>>



Biz Takeouts
SOUTH AFRICA
[Biz Takeouts Podcast] 145: Insights from the Gartner CIO Africa Agenda 2015 survey results
On the latest Biz Takeouts Marketing and Media Radio show, host Warren Harding interviewed Mbula Schoen, Senior Research Analyst at Gartner... read more>>
CSI
AFRICA
African NGOs stand a chance to win the USD 100,000 ONE Africa Award
An African civil society or non-governmental organisation will receive the $100,000 ONE Africa Award to continue to amplify the work they are doing on the continent. read more>>
AFRICA
Expanded partnership provides CSI programmes in Africa
The three-year extension of the pro-bono agreement, signed in 2008 between Standard Bank and the Global Fund, aims to provide better financial tools and skills to organisations implementing programs to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria in Africa. read more>>
Education
UGANDA
Record number of officials attending Innovation Africa 2015

Issued by African Brains

Education and ICT Ministers from a record-breaking 30 countries in Africa will be in attendance at this year's Innovation Africa Summit, taking place in Kampala, Uganda, from 30 September to 2 October... read more>>
PR & Communications
AFRICA
FleishmanHillard South Africa expands into Nigeria
FleishmanHillard South Africa has announced the expansion of its offering in Africa through a newly concluded affiliation agreement with Mediacraft Associates in Nigeria... read more>>
Retail
MOZAMBIQUE
Shoprite to open store in Tete, Mozambique
Africa's largest food retailer, Shoprite, is opening a new store in the Town of Tete, Mozambique later this year. Property development company, Terrace Africa, confirmed Shoprite as their anchor tenant and indicated that the new shopping centre will also feature many other well-known retailers... read more>>
TV
AFRICA
New start-ups want to become the 'African Netflix'
PARIS, FRANCE: A crop of new tech entrepreneurs from Africa and its diaspora are hoping to bridge the continent's growing middle class and booming film industry in a quest to become the "African Netflix". read more>>
Women's Month
SOUTH AFRICA
[Behind the Selfie] with... Lerato Mbele

Leigh Andrews

This week, as part of our special focus on women in #WomensMonth, we find out what's really going on behind the selfie with Lerato Mbele. She is presenter of the weekly Africa Business Report on BBC World News, and also African Business correspondent, part of a global team providing extensive coverage for the channel... read more>>


International
UNITED STATES
Twitter shares tumble back to IPO price
NEW YORK, USA: Twitter shares sank to an all-time low on Thursday before closing at their initial public offering price from 2013, as growth concerns intensified over the one-to-many messaging platform... read more>>
UNITED KINGDOM
Video blogs called out over subtle ads in Britain
LONDON, UK: Video blogs must make clear when their content is advertising, Britain's ad standards body announced as it released new guidance for vloggers on Wednesday. read more>>
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Business
SOUTH AFRICA
Choosing your business' fiscal year

Sophie Baker

When starting a business, you will need to elect when your fiscal year starts and ends... read more>>
New events to diarise
2015 All Africa Business Leaders Awards
ABN Productions - 26 Aug 2015, Lagos | 17 Sep 2015, Nairobi | 1 Oct 2015, Johannesburg | 13 Nov 2015, Johannesburg

18th AutoExpo Africa 2015
Expogroup - 27 Aug 2015 to 29 Aug 2015, Dar-es-Salaam

SEAexpo 2015
C-Major Productions - 4 Sep 2015 to 5 Sep 2015, Johannesburg

International Public Relations
Millennium Conferences - 27 Sep 2015 to 29 Sep 2015, Johannesburg

Africa Com
Informa - 17 Nov 2015 to 19 Nov 2015, Cape Town

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