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ScaleUp Africa

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ScaleUp Africa Ecosystem Conversations - Ehi Binitie...

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2021/07/06

Ehi Binitie Clearspace Labs: In this series, business leaders and innovators from the Ghanaian and African Diaspora / Black Business Community talk about the future of doing business in Africa and across the Diaspora community.In this episode, Ehi talks to Amma Gyampo, Co-Founder ScaleUp Africa about his work deploying emergent technologies to achieve global impact and doubling down on values in times of uncertainty. He also makes the case for applications of basic services deployed via

00:25:36

ScaleUp Africa - Ecosystem Conversations - Corporate...

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2021/06/29

Joe Mensah & Gary Stewart - demonstrate the impact of bold leadership required from the corporate sector and share their respective experiences at KOSMOS Innovation Centre and WAYRA (Telefonica's flagship entrepreneurship and innovation programme) Agriculture is the mainstay of the economy and requires innovation to optimise its potential. To date, KIC has created 16 start up companies, training over 500 entrepreneurs and has been well received in Ghana and globally for its innovative approach to

00:15:10

ScaleUp Africa Ecosystem Conversations - Tomi Davies...

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2021/06/22

Tomi Davies talks about the problem of Silo working and the lack of commercial viability of the startups taking part in the myriad, below par SME and Entrepreneurship programs. Angel investing will only thrive by engaging those with a vested interest in the host city, those with a passion for where they live and choose to invest. Corporate Sponsored Ecosystems and Programs should be designed with Entrepreneurs. Corporates have seen an erosion in their R& D budgets and now should realise the

00:18:08

ScaleUp Africa Ecosystem Conversations - Economic...

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2021/06/15

In this power packed session, led by journalist and Emotional Justice policy advocate, Esther Armah, this dynamic panel explores an often overlooked element of Africa's historic legacy and trauma; what does it mean to deal with the legacy of untreated trauma that shapes how we craft our economy privileging a model that does not reflect our lived experience? The session reflects upon the collective value systems, leadership mindset and transformation ''from standing still towards scaling up'' in a

00:26:24

ScaleUp Africa Ecosystem Conversations - Almaz...

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2021/06/08

Almaz Negash has built up one of the most respected ''It is so important to get them to the place they need to be to build up their businesses and their revenues to realise the Development of Africa.'' The Diaspora is one of the most generous and sacrificial, sending $40bn in revenues, 3 x more that what Africa gets from Aid and Foreign Direct Investments. As such it is imperative for African Governments to be more intentional and work more closely with the Diaspora community. Silicon Valley is

00:16:42

ScaleUp Africa Ecosystem Conversations - Noreen...

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2020/12/15

In this series, business leaders and innovators from the Black and African Diaspora talk about the future of doing business in Africa and across the Diaspora community. In this episode, strategic entrepreneurship advisor Noreen Makosewe talks to Amma Gyampo, Co-Founder ScaleUp Africa about her work developing entrepreneurial ecosystems across Africa. Africa requires a more localised approach to ecosystem building in order to see more effective programmatic results. Government policy is key to

00:13:43

ScaleUp Africa Ecosystem Conversations - Nana Ama...

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2020/12/08

Nana Ama Dowuona: In this series, business leaders and innovators from the Ghanaian and African Diaspora talk about their experiences of doing business in Africa, their Diaspora Stories and plans to contribute to African Entrepreneurship and Development. In this episode, Nana Ama talks to Amma Gyampo, Co-Founder ScaleUp Africa, about her return to Africa and work as a lawyer. The conversation also touches upon how to transform the approach of professional service providers in serving the SME

00:13:04

ScaleUp Africa Ecosystem Conversations - IGNITE...

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2020/12/01

Izzy runs a uk based training consultancy building high impact training and start up ecosystem support programs to help people from diverse backgrounds to start and scale their businesses. She compares the UK and Ghana ecosystems, notes how chronically underfunded entrepreneurship ecosystem support organisations are and also cites the role of larger companies in terms of capacity building, investing as well as reaping the benefits of loyalty and stronger local suppy chains. ''Corporates need to

00:11:11

ScaleUp Africa Ecosystem Conversations: Blended...

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2020/11/24

Lade Araba talks to Amma Gyampo about how Public and Private sector funding can come together to build social impact businesses in Africa. The missing middle funding gap affects most SMEs in Africa where they are too big to access some sources of capital like micro-financing and too small to attract others interested in bigger 'ticket sizes' such as Private Equity investors. Due to the lack of support and quality issues within the ecosystem, the role of Business Development Service providers (BDS)

00:13:49

ScaleUp Africa Ecosystem Conversations: Adu Ampofo...

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2020/11/17

Lawyer Adu Ampofo, CEO of Velia Consulting, talks about how she supports African entrepreneurs and clients to scale up their businesses from a regulartory and compliance perspectives. Velia helps SMEs with their legal obligations to ensure they protect themselves and to regulate their activities to help them secure investment and to manage risk.

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