Welcome to the latest instalment of your Movemeback Newsletter – bringing you exciting African opportunities, and the latest from the Movemeback Community. This week all roads lead to the United States. As you unwrap this newsletter we’ll be somewhere hurtling 35,000 feet over the Atlantic, as we take a long-overdue trip to see our cousins in stars and stripes, […]
At Movemeback we are fortunate to have members across the world – from London to Cairo, Singapore to Amsterdam. After our co-founder Charles bumped into a few of our members during his latest trip to Hong Kong, many of you have been asking when the Movemeback team will be coming to your city. Great news – this week we will […]
Do you want to shape business on the African Continent? Do you want to make a change in your life? Are you ready to make an impact? If you answered ‘yes’ to these questions then there’s one conference you need to be at this December – TEDxEuston. Founded in 2009, TEDxEuston is an independently organised TED event that celebrates the […]
The Wharton Africa Business Forum (WABF) is the world’s longest running student-organized Africa-focused conference. This year marks its 23rd annual conference – which will be held at the University of Pennsylvania and the historic Loews Hotel in downtown Philadelphia on 13th-15th November, 2015. With this year’s theme, “My Africa Story: Lessons in business, visions for impact”, WABF will be a platform for […]
Ni Hao! Welcome to the latest instalment of your Movemeback Newsletter – bringing you exciting African opportunities, and the latest from the Movemeback Community. It’s been a while since you last heard from us, yet we return bearing gifts fresh from our travels to the far-east. Our commitment to shape and accelerate Africa’s social and economic development transcends geographical […]
Technological innovations are ripping up the rule books in business and this November the Africa Technology Summit will address the latest technological revolutions and disruptions happening across the Continent. Taking place in Accra, Ghana, key players from the latest African tech startups to global multinationals such as Google will meet at this 2-day conference in what promises to be a […]
Last week I caught up with seasoned entrepreneur Jeffrey Kimathi who shared the inspiration for his journey to start his latest business the BUYU Collection, the challenges of doing business in Africa and his pearls of wisdom for those seeking to start a business on the Continent. BUYU is the latest brand to shake-up the African luxury market, seeking to create […]
We deliver this newsletter fresh off the runway tarmac, following a trip to Nairobi Kenya as part of the 2015 Global Entrepreneurship summit, headlined by President Obama and other high profile global figures – who will no doubt be applying to become Movemeback members.
“By putting ideas out there you give them the chance to survive; they might not turn out exactly how you had envisioned them, but they’ll probably die if you don’t let them outside of your mind.” – Femi Agbayewa (2015) Sometimes it’s easy to get caught up in your every day life, viewing the status quo qua holy grail; sometimes […]
Seedstars World – an exclusive seed-stage startup competition focused on emerging markets and fast growing startup scenes – has commenced its African tour. Seedstars World (SSW) has some exciting events coming up in Johannesburg, Lagos, Accra and other major African business hubs, and invite you to take part in their adventure – be it with your own startup company, or […]