BUSINESS IDEAS

If the condition of primary and secondary education in Africa is bad, the state of university education on the continent is much worse. Apart from being poorly run, the number of universities in Africa cannot cope with the huge (and growing) number of university-ready students every year. More young Africans are desperate for a university

Because the academic curriculum in many universities is out of date and largely irrelevant in today‘s industries, more university graduates need to update‘ their knowledge and skills to stand a good chance of employment. Faced with rapidly changing technologies and stiff competition in a difficult job market, more Africans are seeking professional training and certifications

Many of the vital skills required to succeed in life and work are generally not taught in African schools. There is a growing interest and demand from individuals and businesses for non-technical and soft‘ skills training for employees. The most common subjects covered in this type of training include Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Team Building, Communication, Presentation

Teaching and learning is gradually shifting from the physical and face-to-face‘ teacher-student classroom model to a more flexible model which allows teaching and learning to happen on demand.‘ Nowadays, people are less willing to abandon their work and sit in a classroom for the whole day. There is a growing need for learning solutions that

Writing is the foundation of all learning and has remained one of man‘s oldest but most essential learning aids. To remember what we have been taught, we must write. Little wonder a significant chunk of human knowledge is stored in written text, and not in our brains. As a result, paper exercise books, writing pads,

Technically, a vehicle is anything that can be used to transport people and goods on land. Africa‘s vehicle market is huge and growing bigger every year. Because road transport is dominant across Africa, the trade in cars (both new and used), motorcycles, buses and trucks is a multi-billion dollar market. Nigeria alone spends up to

It’s a good time to invest in Urban and Rural transport services Not every African can afford a private car. Even if we all could, not everybody will find an inch of space on our roads to ride on. As a result, transport services (like taxis and city bus services) are cheaper, flexible and more

Economic growth is increasing the demand for logistics Services – Serve this market! This is huge. The logistics market has a lot of space for successful entrepreneurs and businesses; it‘s a great opportunity to make profits. Unfortunately, it‘s often an overlooked market. Due to the inadequate transport infrastructure, and poorly developed rail and inland waterway

The contribution of air transport to any economy exceeds that of road transportation sevenfold. Yes, sevenfold! The African Development Bank (ADB) describes air travel as a sector that is essential to the prosperity of Africa as it will open up opportunities that did not exist before. A strong air travel industry is expected to create

Solar power is already at work in Africa and doing quite well! The world talks endlessly about solar power, so what better place to make a business of it and utilize its benefits than Africa? If there‘s any energy source Africa has got in abundance, it‘s the sun. With an average of 300 days of