About this course
- Commitment
- 4 hours.
- Language
- English
- Transcripts
- French, Arabic, Somalia
- How to pass
- View all insights and complete each quiz
- Requirements
- Log in with VC4A account
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Start your business
The ‘Start your business’ course is aimed at founders who are in the phase of developing ideas and testing product-market fit.
The first module focuses on how to build a great team, the second module on the environment you operate in and the third module discusses the importance of knowing your target market.
Each module has a number of learning resources, which include:
- Theoretical breakdowns where concepts are introduced – relevant to the African context
- Videos of leading business professionals, entrepreneurs and investors, sharing expert advice
- Quizzes where you’ll be challenged to apply what you have learnt
- Useful downloadable templates and documents
Expert insights
The following experts are sharing their insights in this course:
Kamau Gachigi
Kola Aina Founder
Rebecca Enonchong
Takunda Chingonzoh
Anna Samaké
Ndidi Nnoli Edozien
Chinedu Enekwe
Bernard Chiraa
Ian Carnevale
Chams Diagne
Oo Nwoye
Hesham Wahby
Brett Commaille
Ibanga Umanah
Aaron Fu
Viola Llewellyn
Fabian Guhl
Charlene Chen
Stephen Haggard
Simeon Ononobi
Aurelien Duval-Delort
Stephan Breban
Yemi Keri
Fatoumata Ba
Justin Spratt
Emeka Afigbo
Russell Southwood
Andrea Böhmert
Kerushan Govender
Oluyomi Ojo
Creators of the course
The theoretical content (intro videos of each module) is produced by:
Andrew Sekandi
Partner at Sofala Partners
United Kingdom
Andrew Sekandi is a lawyer-turned-consultant who has enjoyed helping investors, companies and entrepreneurs succeed in Africa for over ten years. Andrew was Associate Director at KPMG where he led the Corporate Intelligence team’s Africa practice. With a background in law and risk analysis, he has experience conducting non-financial due diligence and provides market intelligence for investors looking to acquire stakes in African tech companies and other sectors.
Anneke Evers
Consultant
Rwanda
Anneke Evers has experience in the area of SME finance, preparing emerging market entrepreneurs in the final stages for finance and connecting them to financiers. As an overall SME advisor she worked with different support centers in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, capacitating their staff and enhancing their business services to SMEs.
Eric Osei
MBC Africa
Ghana
Eric is an author oriented on business with a focus on entrepreneurship and investment. Some of his books include ‘Principles of Successful Entrepreneurs’, ‘Investing through Crisis in Africa’, ‘Migration & Entrepreneurship’, ‘Doing Business in Ghana’ and the new ‘Funding options for startups and SMEs’.
Andile Masuku
African Tech Roundup
South Africa
Andile Masuku is a Zimbabwean broadcaster and entrepreneur based in Johannesburg, South Africa. He produces and presents a portfolio of popular audio podcasts — including ‘the African Tech Round-up’, as well as developing and executing content strategy and tactical media plays for leading companies.
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