Social Enterprise profile update: Youth 4 a Better Future

Youth 4 a Better Future is an environmental and social campaign that promotes market driven agriculture, enterprise development, environmental conservation and research.

When we profiled the group last year, they were engaged in various enterprises including solid waste management, bee keeping project, goat rearing and organic tomato farming. We recently caught up with the group’s founder Ole Mepukori to find what the group will be embarking on in 2011. Read our Youth 4 a Better Future profile here »»

Youth entrepreneur profile update: Josephat Karinga of RISTECH Solutions

Josephat Karinga of RISTECH Solutions was one of the first entrepreneurs we profiled for our Get Inspired! series. His story on how he ventured into enterprise was inspiring, particularly his advice to aspiring entrepreneurs. We got the chance to catch up with Josephat recently to find out how 2010 was for RISTECH and what his aspirations are for the new year.

To read our interview with Josephat, visit http://bit.ly/h48sDn

Call for Entries for the 7th Annual Energy Management Awards - Innovation Category

The Kenya Association of Manufacturers invites companies, institutions and individuals to participate in the innovation category of the 7th Annual Energy Management Awards.

For more information, visit http://bit.ly/fCYXOv

2011 Tech Awards

The 2011 Tech Awards are open to nominations of individuals, organizations and companies that use innovative technology solutions to address the humanity’s most pressing problems.

For more information, visit  http://bit.ly/hdI2Nz

Do you have the characteristics of a good entrepreneur?

In order to understand ourselves better, we need to be able to know whether we have the traits of successful entrepreneurs. 

We’ve just uploaded a useful rate card for you to examine and assess yourself. A good way to do this would be to rate yourself for each trait between 0 and 10 with 0 being the least.

You will then have a straight forward way of assessing which character traits you need to improve and which traits you are good at.

To test yourself, visit http://bit.ly/dZbruS

Dell Social Innovation Competition

The Dell Social Innovation Competition has been launched jointly by the University of Texas and Dell for college students around the world who want to improve areas of critical human need through innovation.

If you have a groundbreaking idea in mind or if you can mobilize people and resources to affect wide-ranging, scalable social change with your fortitude and personality, then you can submit your idea for the competition.

For more information, visit http://bit.ly/ft7Y8Y

Youth entrepreneurs - Doing Small Business in Big Ways!

This publication provides an update on the Youth Interactive Portal for Enterprise’s  progress towards levelling the playing field for youth-led enterprises in East Africa. 

These diverse stories of young entrepreneurs from Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda provide compelling reading and advice on how to do business as a youth in East Africa.

It matters not whether the entrepreneurs are engaged in manufacturing, software development or stationery retailing, their primary motivations are not just financial security but to make a long lasting positive impact not only in their communities but throughout their countries as well as globally.

The common thread running through these profiles is that these young people found a gap in the market and are exploiting it.

Indeed all of them are Doing Small Business in Big Ways!

Download Get Inspired! Vol. I - Doing small business in Big Ways!