SMEs

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  Francophone Weekly, Newsletters

  The case of BRVM: Do local exchanges have what it takes to entice SMEs?

  Lina Kacyem

  2nd December 2025

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  Francophone Weekly, Newsletters

  The local investor backing Ivorian tech and SME growth

  Lina Kacyem

  18th November 2025

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  The BackEnd

  The Backend: At Payble, no SME is “too small”

  Kenn Abuya

  16th September 2025

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  Funding

  Exclusive: tappi raises $1.5 million pre-seed to digitize African SMEs

  Faith Omoniyi

  6th December 2023

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  FinTech

  Vella Finance to stop crypto trading and focus on SME banking

  Tobi Afolabi

  25th October 2023

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  Startups

  What Kippa’s Kennedy Ekezie has learnt about building a fast-growing startup at 25

  Hannatu Asheolge

  13th October 2023

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  Funding

  Traction raises $6 million in seed funding to expand operations

  Faith Omoniyi

  1st August 2023

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  My Life In Tech

  Samira Nwaturuocha is leveraging digital banking products to champion small businesses

  Kelechi Njoku

  1st February 2023

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  Ask An Investor

  How Fadilah Tchoumba is helping African SMEs and startups build investable companies

  Daniel Adeyemi

  22nd December 2022

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  African Women Founders, News

  Adesuwa Okunbo Rhodes becomes youngest solo GP to close $20 million Fund I

  Hannatu Asheolge

  5th December 2022

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  Business, Funding

  Women-owned SMEs in South Africa get an exclusive accelerator from Grindstone and Naspers

  Ngozi Chukwu

  28th September 2022

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  Consumer Tech

  How to build a website for small business in five steps

  Damilola Makinde

  10th September 2022

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  Startups

  Ghanaian Float acquires Nigerian Accounteer to provide accounting services to small businesses

  Damilare Dosunmu

  12th August 2022

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  Ecommerce, Features, Funding

  Efe Ukala is using digital skills to help female entrepreneurs grow their businesses

  Hannatu Asheolge

  5th August 2022

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  The Next Wave

  The Next Wave: Betting on SME digitisation in Africa

  Michael Ajifowoke

  22nd November 2021

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  FinTech

  Fintech eyes the AfCFTA opportunity for small businesses

  Damilare Dosunmu

  3rd November 2021

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  FinTech

  Paga partners with Untapped Global to digitise payments for 120,000 Nigerian SMEs

  Michael Ajifowoke

  4th October 2021

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  FinTech

  Jumo, MTN launch mobile money loan offering to improve SME credit access in Ivory Coast

  Michael Ajifowoke

  14th September 2021

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  Companies

  Printivo appoints Temitope Ekundayo and Ibukun Oloyede as joint CEO

  Damilare Dosunmu

  6th September 2021

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  Startups

  Bumpa raises $200k pre-seed to build e-commerce solutions for African merchants

  Damilare Dosunmu

  2nd September 2021

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  Events

  Join Marcello Schermer at the #FutureOfCommerce on the 24th of September

  Boluwatife Sanwo

  31st August 2021

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  Education, Entrepreneurship

  Ecobank and Microsoft want to prepare more African SMEs to be digital businesses

  Damilare Dosunmu

  27th July 2021

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  Startups

  South Africa’s Yoco raises $83m to extend digital payments to 1 million SMEs

  Michael Ajifowoke

  27th July 2021

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  Startups

  PayHippo raises $1 million pre-seed to improve access to funding for SMEs in Africa

  Michael Ajifowoke

  2nd July 2021

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  Features

  Wave Out, OZÉ In: How a Ghana-based fintech wants to change SME financing

  Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega

  22nd January 2021

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  Features, Long Reads

  Africa’s boom is not over

  Guest Author

  20th January 2016

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  News

  Nigeria’s BOI makes $6 million investment commitment to support SMEs

  Lulu Fadoju

  9th September 2015

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  Ecosystem, News, Startups

  Riversands is Accepting Applications for Its Business Accelerator Programme

  Olumuyiwa Coker

  29th July 2015

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  Ecosystem, News, Products, Startups

  Kenya’s Agricultural Startup, Miyonga Farms, Wins Sinapis’ $10,000 Business Plan Competition

  Olumuyiwa Coker

  28th July 2015

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  Apps, News

  PayrollPlus.co wants Beta Testers

  Lotanna Igwe-Odunze

  6th July 2015

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  Events, News

  iHub Announces Meetup with French Startups, SMEs and Investors

  Lulu Fadoju

  4th June 2015

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  Uncategorized

  Microsoft and ICTA Sign MOU to Develop ICT Skills in Kenyan Teachers

  Olumuyiwa Coker

  24th April 2015

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  Ecosystem, Events, News, People, Startups

  Microsoft4Afrika Launches Online SME Hub ‘Biz4Afrika’ in Diani Kenya

  Olumuyiwa Coker

  1st April 2015

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  Ecosystem, Events, Mobile, News, People, Products, Social Media

  ConnectNigeria Hosts eBusiness Fair for Top Brands and SME’s this February

  Olumuyiwa Coker

  11th February 2015

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  News, Products

  MTN Nigeria and Mansard Have Created An Insurance Scheme for Nigerian SMEs

  Olumuyiwa Coker

  2nd February 2015

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  Internet, Mobile, News

  First Bank And Etisalat Nigeria Collaborate On Mobile Money Solution

  Olumuyiwa Coker

  7th January 2015

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  Internet, Startups

  Four Essential Online Services For Nigerian SMEs

  Simi Alade-Bamgbala

  25th April 2014