TRUE Africa | Entrepreneurs

The Nigerian Entrepreneur for Whom Failure Is an Integral Part of Success

For the “restless” Lagos-based businesswoman Temitope Omotolani, failure is an integral part of success. In our series #Limitless, which profiles women creating waves in male-dominated industries, she explains how failure should be demystified and celebrated just as much as its vaunted counterpart. Tragedy struck Temitope Omotolani early. In 1990, when she was five years old,Continue reading “The Nigerian Entrepreneur for Whom Failure Is an Integral Part of Success”

“Everyone’s Health Is Their Wealth”: The Woman Helping Zimbabweans Go Vegan

Next up in the #Limitless series on African women forging head in industries dominated by men, meet Nyaradzo Moyo, a Zimbabwean food entrepreneur. For the first time affordable, vegan and vegetarian food options are available on the dining and takeaway scene from her chain of restaurants. When 29-year-old Moyo came back to Zimbabwe after studyingContinue reading ““Everyone’s Health Is Their Wealth”: The Woman Helping Zimbabweans Go Vegan”

The Impact-Design Entrepreneur Signing Six-Figure Deals

Impact design is a relatively new concept in Africa but it’s picking up speed. Investors are paying more attention to drivers like the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) while entrepreneurs are starting to better understand and communicate the effect of their company, service or product on development. Vuyolwethu Dubese is blazing a trail in this industry,Continue reading “The Impact-Design Entrepreneur Signing Six-Figure Deals”

The Zimbabwean Entrepreneur Building a Media Empire

For our new Limitless series on young African women changing the game in male-dominated industries, we interview Stephanie Kapfunde, a young Harare-based entrepreneur who’s out to build her own media empire. Stephanie Kapfunde has always been bold. “My mom would always tell me that growing up people would always say: ‘This one’s a leader. ThisContinue reading “The Zimbabwean Entrepreneur Building a Media Empire”

The Young Woman Who is Redefining Africa’s Approach to Venture Capital

In the inaugural article launching our new Limitless series on young African women who are changing the game in male-dominated industries, we profile Maya Horgan Famodu, a 30-year-old, Lagos-based, Nigerian-American entrepreneur who is bringing a whole new approach to spotting and investing in Africa’s most promising early stage ventures. She appeared on the Forbes AfricaContinue reading “The Young Woman Who is Redefining Africa’s Approach to Venture Capital”

We Have Launched TRUE Africa University!

We are proud to announce our latest venture, TRUE Africa University. [responsive id=’48493′ name=’2021/03/Screen-Shot-2021-03-23-at-10.06.58-AM-copy-2.jpg’] This is a soft launch, so we need your help to spread the word, but before you start telling your friends about the free educational materials on TRUE Africa, we would appreciate it if you took an hour on Thursdays (atContinue reading “We Have Launched TRUE Africa University!”

Why I Am Launching TRUE Africa University with an MIT Webinar Series

As a native son of Togo, I’ve always felt that I could, one day, help change the destiny of the African continent. When I was a child growing up in Lomé, I could see that some things were wrong with our educational system, most of which was imported from post-colonial France. In primary school, IContinue reading “Why I Am Launching TRUE Africa University with an MIT Webinar Series”

Thinking of Getting into the Dropshipping Business? Start Here

With a 2025 market size estimated at $558 billion, the dropshipping business is changing how orders get fulfilled. More and more Africans are getting into the business. But knowing how to win chargebacks as a dropshipper makes all the difference, according to research. If you canvas the hashtags on Twitter, you might find pundits speculatingContinue reading “Thinking of Getting into the Dropshipping Business? Start Here”