An informal business sector is that sector which uses capital and unskilled labour in production and produces non traded consumption goods whereas a formal sector utilizes skilled and unskilled labour in production and produces a traded good which is both an...
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Waterhole Theory: On Social Media, African Businesses are Hunters
Social Media is hunting ground for brands and businesses, to get unsuspecting consumers for the consumption of their goods and service – a waterhole. A waterhole is a depression in the ground in which water can collect, or a more permanent pool in the bed of an...
Resolving Youth Unemployment in Africa
The continent of Africa is seized with a catastrophe whose antidote seems elusive with the passage of time – Youth Unemployment. Many see it coming, Governments across the continent continue to complain about it, youths are not only anxious but disappointed that...
Capability Before Capacity: Why Namibia Spends N$682.3m Studying Hydrogen First
Namibia is funding the study of hydrogen before the making of it. The order of spending is a strategy in itself.
China’s Trademark Economy: A Lesson for Africa
As African countries activate the AfCFTA, it is important to emulate profitable Intellectual Property economic strategies from global giants like China, in order to grow industrial activity in all sectors of the continent's economy. According to the World Trademark...
Milborrow: The Animal Health Kings in Africa
Animal Health in Africa is big business, as livestock business owners are increasing, and at the core of their product choice is Milborrow, the brand that has led the industry across Africa since the 1886 in Africa. Milborrow Animal Health was formed in 1886, and the...
Growing a Business using Intellectual Property in West Africa
West African business owners must know that Intellectual Property is very important for a business, because it is at the core of business development, as represented by Trademarks, Copyright, Trade Secrets, Patent, and Utility Models. Intellectual property (IP) is an...
Growing A Business through Asset-Based Loans in South Africa
At some stage most entrepreneurs have the desire to start their own businesses but don’t really know how to manoeuvre. There is one key area where entrepreneurs seem unsurpassed in self-inflicting damage: not having to calculate the cost of implementing their business...
Business Opportunities in Chad
Chad, the Central and North African economy with potential, that many African business people are not paying attention to its opportunities, whilst international investors have much interest in. According to the US Government's International Trade Department, Chad's...