2018 is off to a great start for many young people who are striking out and starting their own businesses in 2018, thanks to the non-profit, Klickconnect. The Klickconnect is a group of young entrepreneurs in Ondo state, the group through the Ondo Startup 2018 will be supporting five startup businesses in the state in... Read More

October 17, 2017

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Facebook celebrates Africa’s vibrant startup scene and rising talent at TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield Africa 2017

Facebook this week celebrated the achievements of a fast-growing community of African tech entrepreneurs and developers, at the first-ever TechCrunch Startup Battlefield in Africa, sponsored by Facebook. Alongside the event, the company also hosted a week of activities bringing together hot African startups, developers, influencers and community leaders – to share ideas, learn and connect.... Read More

#Impact365: StartUP6 provides a platform for young entrepreneurs to grow their business using social media influencers

StartUp6 is a unique initiative that targets small businesses by providing a platform for them to connect with social media influencers who can use social media tools to expand these businesses. Chaste Inegbedion is the Chief Product Officer of StartUP6 and an alumnus of Microsoft Cloud Start-Up Academy. In this interview with YNaija’s Impact 365,... Read More

Citizenship

citizenship, entrepreneurship, Impact365, influencer marketing, small business, SMEs, social media, startup, youth

October 22, 2016

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How E’Sorae Luxury used word-of-mouth and social media to grow a bedding and homeware business

E’sorae Luxury — a Lagos-based online retailer that produces good quality bedsheets and bedding basics — has been growing rapidly since its launch in 2014 as an E-commerce store. Its revenue has quadrupled from when they ran physical stores at the malls. This year, Ewaen Sorae, CEO of E’sorae Luxury, projected a continued growth in... Read More

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beddings, Business, E'sorae luxury, facebook, homeware, instagram, kitchenware, marketing, social media, startup

October 8, 2016

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Opinion: Machine learning- predicting customer churn

Churn is when a customer stops using a company’s product or cancels his subscription. Considering that retaining an existing customers is usually cheaper than acquiring a new customer, it will be valuable to a company if it could predict which customers are at risk of churning. I created a model from predicting customer churn using... Read More

customers, entrepreneurs, KNN model, startup

October 6, 2016

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Tony Elumelu Foundation, Ministry of Information & Culture partner to develop creative industries

At the National Theatre in Iganmu, Surulere, The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) on Wednesday signed an MOU with the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture for the development of Nigeria’s creative industries. The Honourable Minister Alhaji Lai Mohammed and Tony O. Elumelu (CON) signed for their respective organizations. The partnership will provide a framework for... Read More

Opinion: How we failed at our first start-up

by Chuks Okeibunor It started from a comment by a friend I often discussed financial matters otherwise esoteric to normal 200L students. “Why don’t we start a group, pull funds together, invest and make money?” I had another friend who followed stock prices; so I closed him and we were three. We needed two more people... Read More

Business, economy, entrepreneurship, startup

September 22, 2016

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The fifth edition of StartUP Friday and the first Lagos edition is here

The fifth edition of StartUP Friday programme of the Office for ICT Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIIE), a subsidiary of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)has been scheduled for Friday 23 September, 2016 in Lagos. The event which will be holding for the first time in Lagos Nigeria promises to be eventful and impactful within the innovation... Read More

Business, lagos, startup, technology

August 23, 2016

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Jason Njoku: What Andrew taught me about the future of our ecosystem

Mrs Njoku was fast asleep, no noise from the kids, the world was at peace. I finally had time to wade through hundreds of unread Spark emails. I happened across an email from Andrew. Firstly, it was the best intro email I have ever read before. Except I actually didn’t read this email. I starred... Read More

andrew, funding, iROKO, nigeria, nollywood, ogavenu, startup

July 26, 2016

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We explored the evolution of #Yabacon in this 2-minute video

In less than five years, Yaba, a Lagos suburb has evolved to become one of the leading technology clusters in Africa, and home to a majority of Nigeria’s prominent tech companies. The growth of the area was mostly through citizen led activities. In this two-minute video, YNaija explored the tech cluster in Yaba and we learnt... Read More

The News Blog

#Yabacon, africa, Budgit, CC Hub, nigeria, startup, Tech cluster, technology, Video, Yaba, ynaija

July 13, 2016

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Nairabox unveils Yemi Alade, Geniuzz as new ambassadors (PHOTOS)

Nairabox, a dynamic and first of its kind social digital wallet on Tuesday, announced multiple award winning artiste and Effyzzie Music Group’s Yemi Alade as well as label mate, Geniuzz as its new ambassadors. The music stars were unveiled in a short ceremony even as the Nairabox team, Yemi and Geniuzz answered all the questions... Read More

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App, entertainment, geniuzz, Music, nairabox, startup, Tech, Yemi Alade

June 30, 2016

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#AskCharlesOnY!: Starting a business without a business plan is like walking into a dark room

By Charles Odii Week 3 on #AskCharlesOnY! Hi Charles, QUESTION: Can I start my business without a Business plan? RESPONSE: Dear SME100Nigerian, Imagine yourself walking into a dark room…an unfamiliar dark room. You bravely try to navigate your way through the darkness hoping that you don’t hit your foot against a chair or bump into a... Read More

budget, Business Plan, document, money, SME, startup, SWOT

September 3, 2014

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Adekanmbi Samuel: Diary of an almost frustrated startup (30 Days, 30 Voices)

by Adekanmbi Samuel About five years ago, in a promo tagged 9jillion, Etisalat gave out one million dollars ($1,000,000) which some persons initially considered unrealistic. Even though I’d never won anything all my life (except for free drinks), I still believed promos are real. I always wanted to participate, hoping to win at least a... Read More

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Adekanmbi Samuel, DealDey, etisalat, Ibadan, Jobberman, Opeyemi Awoyemi, promos, PromoUpdate, SCHOLARSHIP, startup

July 28, 2013

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Chude Jideonwo: Don’t mind us Celestine, just keep moving

by Chude Jideonwo The feeding frenzy is on. If you’ve followed YNaija’s excellent technology pages, or that fine blog TechCabal, you would know about the Nigerian tech space’s trending issue at the moment: an enterprising young man called Celestine Ezeokoye wrote a post about a grant he received for his idea/business, Ticketmobile. [READ: Celestine Ezeokoye’s... Read More

Business, celestine ezeokoye, Chude Jideonwo, failure, Jason Njoku, Start-up, startup

July 28, 2013

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Editi Effiong: Dear Start-up, great job! But what if the VCs don’t come?

by Editi Effiong Last night, I read that post by the co-founder of tiketmobile, and was really saddened, but without a lot of pity. It’s sad that he had to shutter up, and power down a business that must have been his big dream. But then, someone has to fail for the business schools to have case... Read More

celestine ezeokoye, Editi Effiong, Jason Njoku, Start-up, startup, tiketmobile, Tony Elumelu, ventura capital

July 28, 2013

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Seyi Taylor: 5 things to learn from the Tiketmobile fiaso (yes, I’m calling it a fiasco)

by Seyi Taylor 1. Hindsight is 20/20. And Not Even Then. We don’t know the terms Jason offered for his $25,000 and I won’t speculate. What I do know is that for some reason (arrogance, optimism, stupidity, fear, all of the above), Celestine Ezeokoye & the team were convinced that not taking $25,000 from Jason... Read More

celestine, fiasco, funding, Jason Njoku, Seyi Taylor, startup, tiketmobile, Tony Elumelu

May 20, 2013

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Opinion: Nigerian technology startups and their tendency to be unreliable

by Mark Essien Nigeria is a fundamentally unreliable place…nobody expects you to arrive by 4PM, if that’s what was written in the invitation. I once showed up for a Nigerian party at 4PM, the exact time that was written in the invitation. As I drove into the courtyard of the car, the half dressed wife... Read More

honour, Jumia, Mark Essien, nigeria, reliability, startup, TCP/IP, technology

[The Activism Blog] Klickonnect is giving out 250,000 grants to Five businesses in Ondo state

Facebook celebrates Africa’s vibrant startup scene and rising talent at TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield Africa 2017

#Impact365: StartUP6 provides a platform for young entrepreneurs to grow their business using social media influencers

How E’Sorae Luxury used word-of-mouth and social media to grow a bedding and homeware business

Opinion: Machine learning- predicting customer churn

Tony Elumelu Foundation, Ministry of Information & Culture partner to develop creative industries

Opinion: How we failed at our first start-up

The fifth edition of StartUP Friday and the first Lagos edition is here

Jason Njoku: What Andrew taught me about the future of our ecosystem

We explored the evolution of #Yabacon in this 2-minute video

Nairabox unveils Yemi Alade, Geniuzz as new ambassadors (PHOTOS)

#AskCharlesOnY!: Starting a business without a business plan is like walking into a dark room

Adekanmbi Samuel: Diary of an almost frustrated startup (30 Days, 30 Voices)

Chude Jideonwo: Don’t mind us Celestine, just keep moving

Editi Effiong: Dear Start-up, great job! But what if the VCs don’t come?

Seyi Taylor: 5 things to learn from the Tiketmobile fiaso (yes, I’m calling it a fiasco)

Opinion: Nigerian technology startups and their tendency to be unreliable

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