When your business experience began with selling garri in Oriendu Market, Ovim, Abia state, after school in primary school, you will possibly have tons of experience in business. Selling garri was easy because it had a standard unit of measure: cup. And grandma could give you guidance on how many cups per naira.
But to be promoted to selling yam, a new skill is required: you need to understand the customer (from the city or local), time in the market (sell if after 4pm to avoid taking it back home), the type of yam (nkaa, obiaturuge, mbala, etc) etc.
Those experiences are critical even when it comes to global commerce. As I wrote in Harvard Business Review a few years ago, every business is local. And we have brought that construct to Tekedia Capital. We see promises in Nigeria and Africa and will continue to support young people.
Tekedia Mini-MBA edition 16 (Feb 10 – May 3, 2025) opens registrations; register today for early bird discounts.
Tekedia AI in Business Masterclass opens registrations here.
Join Tekedia Capital Syndicate and invest in Africa’s finest startups here.
Tekedia Capital offers a specialty investment vehicle (or investment syndicate) which makes it possible for citizens, groups and organizations to co-invest in innovative startups and young companies in Africa. Capital from these investing entities are pooled together and then invested in a specific company or companies. Our focus is on companies with primary operations in Africa even though they may be legally domiciled within or outside Africa.
Today, young people in Nigeria are honouring us at the Best Venture Capital/ Angel Investor Ecosystem in Nigeria. Join us at Sheraton Hotel Ikeja as Tekedia Nation receives the honour.
To join Tekedia Capital, go here ($1,000 or N550,000 naira). Those who join Tekedia Capital will have access to the startups.
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Register for Tekedia Mini-MBA (Feb 10 - May 3, 2025), and join Prof Ndubuisi Ekekwe and our global faculty; click here.
