Founders & Entrepreneurs

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (473+ words) The Empower Africa Business Platform is Now Live!!! East Africa Foods (EAF), a Dar es Salaam-based agritech and food distribution company, has raised approximately $40 million to expand its processing, storage, transport, and digital infrastructure. The financing will support growth in…...

9+ hour, 19+ min ago   (283+ words) South African private equity firm Infinite Partners has secured R2.8 billion ($169.3 million) for its second equity fund, surpassing its fundraising target as it prepares to invest in established businesses seeking to expand their operations and reach new markets. The firm’s Core…...

10+ hour, 50+ min ago   (569+ words) Starting your own business or becoming a freelancer is one obvious route to becoming your own boss. But even if you work in formal employment and report to a manager, you can assume leadership of your career. This means having…...

2+ hour, 8+ min ago   (249+ words) Africa Blockchain Festival (ABF) has announced a strategic partnership with Truecaller, the globally recognised communication safety platform, as its Official Travel eSIM Partner for the 2026 edition, scheduled to take place from October 15 to 17 in Nairobi, Kenya. Trained and practicing journalist…...

10+ hour, 21+ min ago   (357+ words) By Business Journal staff | October 14, 2026 - 2:47 PM James Orloff joined Orloff Jewelers in 1980, working alongside his father, Paul, who founded the Fresno business in 1955. He now works with his wife and business partner, Mary Ann, and is mentoring the next generation,…...

4+ hour, 4+ min ago   (492+ words) When Tyce Underwood and Graydon Russell started a power-washing business, the 15-year-olds distributed flyers around the East Valley. Nobody responded. Finally, a year later, the boys received a response. A woman said she didn’t need power washing, but her windows…...

10+ hour, 30+ min ago   (744+ words) With more than 24 years of experience in building, scaling and turning around global business services organisations, his mandate at Venture Catalysts spans operations, customer experience, risk and exits across seven group companies—the breadth of a CEO’s desk. His career…...

5+ hour, 50+ min ago   (770+ words) By Michael Anthony Macharia The short rains are due. Across the country, farmers are reading the sky the way their grandparents did. Vuli now. Then the dry months of kiangazi. Then masika, the long rains, in March. No farmer asks whether…...

6+ hour, 44+ min ago   (64+ words) The company modernizes software for the military. Downtown's Best Awards 2026 The Centro's Downtown Best is a Centro San Antonio awards program recognizing the people, projects, businesses and organizations shaping the future of downtown San Antonio. 2027 40 Under 40 Awards Searching for San…...

9+ hour, 9+ min ago   (461+ words) HARRISTON – Since 2011, the LaunchIt Minto business centre has been supporting entrepreneurs and business owners in rural communities across northern Wellington County. LaunchIt provides local access to workshops, business training, advisors and professional service providers to meet the needs of rural…...