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Building your nest egg
http://nestegg1979.blogspot.com/
A platform for discussion about ideas on money management and investment options in Africa and the diaspora for young African women who are either still students or just starting their professional careers.
Recent Posts
BarCamp Ghana 2009
I just found out about this event being held in Accra, Ghana on December 21st 2009 and think it's a wonderful idea! Although it is not focused particularly on women, it's a great avenue for young Ghanaian women entrepreneurs to meet each other and ...
Business plan competition for African women entrepreneurs!
Do you have a business idea and need capital to get it going? If so, enter the business plan competiton (sponsored by Bid Network) for women entrepreneurs in Africa, Latin America, or Asia by January 15th 2010 for the opportunity to win 15,000 euros...
Ewuraba - the website
Ewuraba (used in reference to a lady in the Twi language), is a website dedicated to professional African women. It features talented women from all over Africa who are making an impact through their business ideas and creativity. The website was...
Successful African women entrepreneurs
I recently read a very inspiring article on doingbusiness.org that highlighted the successes of seven African women entrepreneurs: Kah Walla from Cameroon who started her own management consulting firm, Rwandan Janet Nkubana who owns a handicrafts b...
Investment 101 - Exchange Arbitrage & Treasury Bills
So I was talking to a good friend about how to start investing if you're working with a small budget and don't want to/can't exert yourself too much (that is, start a business venture, etc). In other words, I was trying to find the simplest way to ...
Women Entrepreneurship
The African Development Bank held a workshop in Yaoundé, Cameroon to help foster women entrepreneurship. I grew up with a mother who was involved in everything, from running a taxi/tro-tro (public transportation bus in Ghana) business to buying good...

