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		<title>How to raise startup capital</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[You’ve got your business in your head, now it’s time to find that all-elusive thing called ‘funding’.
By Craig Falck for Africa Report
Photograph: © Bowie15 &#124; Dreamstime.com 
If you thought that being an entrepreneur and developing a business service or product was tough, wait until you try to get someone to lend you the money to start it. But have no fear, there are many ways to get finance to fund your startup.
Coming prepared is the first step. Lay out your business plan so that potential investors and finance lenders will have all the relevant information off the bat. This will make it ...]]></description>
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		<title>Finance for East Africa SMEs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 08:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Do you have a business that has been in operation for three years? Are you looking for capital to expand your operations and increase your growth potential?  InReturn East Africa Fund is looking for entrepreneurs just like you.
The InReturn East Africa Fund is an investment fund that finances Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The investment fund offers financing of up to US dollars 2.5 million for a period of between three to seven years.
The fund invests in business enterprises in sectors as agriculture, energy, finance, food processing, Information and Communication Technology (ICT),   manufacturing, ...]]></description>
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		<title>Finance Options in Africa</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2010 11:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AFRICA - Looking for start up capital to fund your business? There are more and more finance options opening up to African entrepreneurs. Venture capital from small business investment companies is  just one example. As SME's are increasingly recognised as central to building functional economies, companies that offer finance options for small businesses are  just starting to grow in Africa.   But navigating your way through the formalities of  any  financing institution can be confusing, so here’s a basic look at just one financial option to guide you.
As any potential entrepreneur may know, finding capital to start a business can be both a daunting and challenging task. Therefore, the ...]]></description>
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		<title>Nigerian Youth Entrepeneurship Programme</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 07:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[20 Young entrepreneurs have received business plan training in the US as part of small and medium enterprise development in the country. 
A team of 20 entrepreneurs from Nigeria have received an all expenses paid trip to the US for a one month training programme. The team of young entrepreneurs left on Wednesday to Barry University in Florida, US for the four week training on entrepreneurship development.
The entrepreneurs will visit small and big corporate organizations, entrepreneur support and lobby groups and financial institutions such as banks and venture capital funds during their stay in the US. They will also be ...]]></description>
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		<title>Entrepreneurs Pitch for Venture Capital</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 07:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An article by Dinfin Mulupi
ICT Entrepreneurs attended a business pitch session to expose their business to Venture Capitalists.
The Kenya ICT Board will be organizing pitch sessions for tech entrepreneurs every quarter of the year. This is aimed at exposing innovative entrepreneurs to financing from Venture Capital Funds interested in the East African state.
The Kenya ICT Board Chief Executive, Paul Kukubo, says this decision follows the success of a pitch session held on 18 October 2010.
Seven Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) namely Paysure Limited, Pewahewa Music, Got Issuez, Brighter Monday, Web Simba, Interpid and m-Trader pitched before a panel of fund ...]]></description>
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