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		<title>How to invest wisely and maximise your returns</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:32:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you’re going to put your money away, at least make it work for you.
By Craig Falck for Africa Report
Photograph: © Skypixel &#124; Dreamstime.com 
When it comes to investing your money, you’re not always guaranteed a positive return. In some instances, you might lose it all. However, if you take care and do your research, you’ll find that you can make your money work while it’s invested. Here are a couple of ways to invest wisely and maximise your returns…
Retail savings bonds are a fabulous opportunity for you to invest your money over a number of periods (3 months, 6 months, a ...]]></description>
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		<title>Choosing the right bank to finance your startup</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:18:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Africa Report</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You’ve decided to ask for a loan to get up and running, now it’s time to choose the right bank to suit your business needs.
By Craig Falck for Africa Report
Photograph: © Mikhail Mishchenko &#124; Dreamstime.com 
Asking a bank to lend you money to start your business is a big decision in itself, and it’s probably one of the smartest ones you could make because banks are strict with finance and will only lend to those businesses that they feel will have a good future. Here’s a quick look at some of Africa’s biggest banking institutions…
South Africa, as one of the most developed ...]]></description>
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		<title>South Africa: South Africa Investment Forum</title>
		<link>http://www.africareport.com/events-competitions/2012/02/08/south-africa-south-africa-investment-forum/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:37:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The inaugural South Africa Investment Forum will take place from 29 to 30 March at the Radisson Blu Hotel Waterfront in Cape Town. The forum will assess African investment trends, advising investors how best to exploit the most attractive market sectors.
In the last few years, the African continent has come to the front as a leading contender for global economic investment, thanks to a number of factors such as available resources, raw materials, a fairly stable and steady economy, and an ever-increasing supply of labour.
However, businesses can’t just walk into Africa and start operating – there are a number of ...]]></description>
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		<title>Max and Mike take Tanzania’s IT market by storm</title>
		<link>http://www.africareport.com/successful-stories/2012/02/08/max-and-mike-take-tanzania%e2%80%99s-it-market-by-storm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Africa Report</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[embed width=490height=319]http://youtu.be/MA7NgBXP8h0[/embed]
When it comes to playing with tech toys, Max and Mike are making it happen. They have tapped into a local market for Tanzania’s own social networking forum, Jammi Forums.
Max and Mike started their enterprise with Jammi Forums, an online presence that has seen double the number of people signing up daily in Tanzania when compared to those that sign up to Facebook. That’s a staggering statement when you consider the impact that Facebook has had online.
These two friends have known each other for years and have a couple of things in common: they love technology and both have ...]]></description>
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		<title>Budget tools for a start-up</title>
		<link>http://www.africareport.com/business-africa/2012/02/07/budget-tools-for-a-start-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Africa Report</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to keeping costs down and making your startup work, you need these tools.
By Craig Falck for Africa Report
Photograph: © Mehmet Dilsiz &#124; Dreamstime.com 
Starting up a business is an uphill task, and it’s tricky too. Thankfully, there are loads of free tools for budding businesspeople to use when kick-starting their entrepreneurial careers. According to Inc.com, here are the 10 best tools for a startup on a tight budget…
1. Invoicing has never been as cheap and easy as with Freshbooks.com. Buy your account, set it up and you’ll be ready to start invoicing your clients in an instant. Best of ...]]></description>
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		<title>Choosing the right SME financing institution for your business</title>
		<link>http://www.africareport.com/business-finance/2012/02/07/choosing-the-right-sme-financing-institution-for-your-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:47:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Africa Report</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s one of the most important money-matter decisions you’re going to make. By knowing about your options, you can secure the finance services you need to find success.
By Craig Falck for Africa Report
Photograph: © Stefano Lunardi &#124; Dreamstime.com 
Not matter how big or small your business is, you need to choose your financing options with the utmost care. Financiers even offer additional services, such as helping clients find the most efficient ways to operate their businesses. Here are a couple of the best financing institutions for small-to-medium-sized enterprises:
ICCO uses its Impulsis program to provide funding to businesses and individuals in developing countries ...]]></description>
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		<title>Standard Bank</title>
		<link>http://www.africareport.com/business-finance/2012/02/07/standard-bank/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Africa Report</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Region: South Africa

Institution: Standard Bank
Website: http://www.standardbank.co.za/portal/site


Summary: Standard Bank is South Africa's largest bank, operating in 17 African countries. Standard Bank Group operations also span 13 countries outside the African continent and have a strong emerging market focus.
About Standard Bank

The company has three business units; Personal and Business Banking, Corporate and Investment Banking, and Wealth (Liberty). The group also adheres to corporate governance and is committed to advancing sustainable development in developing nations. The strategic partnership of the two largest banks in Africa and China, Standard Bank Group and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, will continue to generate significant ...]]></description>
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		<title>MyC4</title>
		<link>http://www.africareport.com/business-finance/2012/02/07/myc4-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Africa Report</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Region: Denmark, Kenya
 
Institution: MyC4
Website: http://www.myc4.com/


Summary: MYC4 is an internet marketplace where investors from around the world can lend money directly to entrepreneurs who are doing business in Africa, thus playing a personal, direct role in creating growth.
About MyC4
When the African business makes money, the creditor also makes money. MYC4 is a business that promotes business potential in Africa by attempting to trigger long-term positive social impact. Funding speeds up economic growth and prosperity permeates through the lives of entrepreneurs, their families, employees and local communities. MYC4 consists of a crew located in the Copenhagen, Denmark headquarters, and in the ...]]></description>
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		<title>Oiko Credit</title>
		<link>http://www.africareport.com/business-finance/2012/02/07/162175/</link>
		<comments>http://www.africareport.com/business-finance/2012/02/07/162175/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Africa Report</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Region: UK &#38; Ireland, Canada, USA
    
Institution: Oiko Credit
Website: http://www.oikocredit.org/en/home


Summary: Oiko Credit is one of the world’s largest sources of private funding to the microfinance sector. Oiko Credit provides credit to trade cooperatives, fair trade organisations and SMEs in the developing world.
About Oiko Credit
The company lends working capital to microfinance institutions (MFIs) all over the world. In turn, they dispense loans to the poor and disadvantaged, with a special emphasis on rural areas and women. Oiko Credit engages in social investing by offering a dual return to investors: financial and social. In addition to earning modest financial returns, ...]]></description>
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		<title>GroFin</title>
		<link>http://www.africareport.com/business-finance/2012/02/07/162162/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Africa Report</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Region: Africa

Institution: GroFin
Website: http://www.grofin.com/Homepage.aspx

Summary: GroFin is a multi-national financier and advisor to SMEs, investing in entrepreneurs who own businesses at any stage of development (from start-up through growth to expansions), across all sectors.
About GroFin
GroFin offers business finance solutions and aims to increase the ability of SMEs to succeed by providing them with not only finance, but educated advice. Assistance is enabled by affording each client access to GroFin’s in-house, local expertise for the duration of their loan. GroFin’s clients are entrepreneurs operating in emerging markets who need business finance from anything between U$50 000 to U$1.5 million. GroFin is a winner of ...]]></description>
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