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From the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF)’s and Google.org $3M announcement to the launch of an integrated partnership with DEG that will impact over half a million SMEs, this month of June most certainly poses a promising future for African Entrepreneurs across the continent.
In this issue, Regional Director at DEG, Bernd Talemann is refreshingly honest on the outlook for small businesses in Africa, just as the world begins to take on a somewhat familiar normalcy. Talemann’s recommendations to strategically enhance the private sector, especially entrepreneurs, through access to funding, underscores the importance of entrepreneurs to all aspects of socio-economic development.
Around the world, urgent and pertinent conversations are being held to significantly uphold the new narrative of an Africa that is as resilient as it is capable of its own development. Our founder, Tony O. Elumelu CON, attended the “Choose France” Business Summit in Paris, a gathering of global business leaders and leading French CEOs, to meet and discuss bi-lateral investment opportunities, at the invitation of President Macron. As a foremost champion of entrepreneurship, Mr. Elumelu viewpoint was on the collaboration of government and policymakers to prioritize sectors like power and manufacturing industries, all of which will significantly expand trade within and outside the continent.
To commemorate Father’s Day, we shifted focus to male entrepreneurs from Africa for our Entrepreneurs’ Corner, all of whom are goal-driven to accelerate their business operations and drive qualitative impact in their communities. Furthermore, we proffer tips for your current business leadership model and make the case for succession consideration at all levels.
These are only a few of the reasons you should not miss out on this issue’s unrivalled insight, multi-stakeholder opinion, and sectorial analysis across Africa’s buzzing entrepreneurial front.
We hope you enjoy reading!
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