86% of African Founders Are Struggling — and the Ecosystem Is Finally Starting to Pay Attention
The data has been sitting in plain sight for over a year. At the Coaching in Africa Symposium 2026, it became impossible to look away.…
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The data has been sitting in plain sight for over a year. At the Coaching in Africa Symposium 2026, it became impossible to look away.…
Most social enterprise partnerships fail. Not because the idea was wrong, but because the relationship was built on assumptions rather than agreements, goodwill rather than…
Official development assistance to Africa has fallen by roughly 26% in a single year — the sharpest contraction in modern development finance. The US cut…
Most social enterprise impact reports are written for funders, filed by funders, and forgotten by everyone. A well-designed impact report does something more useful —…
Africa’s e-learning market is projected to grow from $3.4 billion to $19 billion by 2034. Ten EdTech ventures made Africa’s Business Heroes 2026 Top 100.…
Most social enterprise failures are not failures of the product or the idea. They are failures of relationships — the wrong people ignored, the wrong…
The global carbon market is approaching $1 trillion. Africa holds some of the world’s most significant carbon sinks. And the continent is capturing less than…
A strong grant proposal is not a summary of your work. It is a carefully constructed argument for why your venture is the right answer…
For decades, the African diaspora’s contribution to the continent has been measured in remittances: money sent home to feed families, pay school fees, and cover…
Most African social enterprise founders know they need a Theory of Change. Very few know how to write one that makes a funder want to…