Small Business

Exclusive: Caantin expands into US after two rebrands and layoffs

Caantin, the Kenyan startup that was formerly called Kibanda and then TopUpMama, has led many lives. Backed by Ventures Platform…

12 months ago

Kenyan AI startup Chpter joins Safaricom’s Spark Accelerator

Chpter, a Kenyan AI-powered social commerce startup, has joined Safaricom’s Spark Accelerator, alongside eight others. Chpter is the first key…

12 months ago

Peleza merges with YC-backed Prembly to form Prembly Group

Kenyan identity management startup, Peleza has merged with YC-backed Prembly to form the Prembly Group. Both companies declined to provide…

12 months ago

Nigerian fintech startups could spend over $1 million on KYC address verification

Following important changes to Know Your Customer processes by the Central Bank, fintech startups must now physically verify the addresses…

12 months ago

As it enters its third year, e-commerce enabler Sabi creates a lane of its own

In business, comparisons and generalizations are common and useful, but sometimes they ignore complexities. So with those generalizations aside, here’s…

12 months ago

Spiro secures $50m debt funding from Afreximbank to expand electric vehicles in Africa

Spiro, an India-based electric vehicle company, has signed a $50 million debt financing deal with Afreximbank to expand its offering…

1 year ago

Not Just Vacation, but a Place to Vacation

We have a saying here at ASG, Complete flexibility, ruthless accountability. The idea is we want people to feel they…

1 year ago

Overcoming Price Objections by: Not Making It Your Problem

We’ve been giving away too much money in sales over the past century. Why? We’ve been trained to think the…

1 year ago

Why Salespeople Can’t Be Good If They Don’t Use the CRM

The Sales world is desperate for an upgrade. We’ve been holding on to way too many outmoded approaches, ideas, tropes,…

1 year ago

Can Quiet Sellers Gap Sell?

The phrase quiet sellers may seem like a bit of an oxymoron to any of you who have been in…

1 year ago