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14 Nov 2011

The majority of Cameroonians are entrepreneurs at heart; they love to set up businesses of their own, no matter how small. Apprenticeship leading towards sole proprietorship is the main aspiration for even the uneducated kid on the street. 9-5 employees are also looking to save up enough to get into real estate investments or a [...]

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Tags: entrepreneurship, incubator, leadership, learning, startups, tools, workshop

Djoss.tv – Live TV Chatter

In: Douala|Interviews|Projects|Startups

21 Oct 2011

In the domestically popular suburban slang of Francophone Cameroon, the term “djoss” is often used to describe chatter or small talk. Last week, a few Douala-based Cameroonian techies launched a web application designed specifically for the purpose of chit-chat around television programs – Djoss.tv. Djoss.tv stands out because it joins the ranks of the daring [...]

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Tags: entertainment, fun, media, startups

Connecting BarCamps Ethiopia & Cameroon

22 Sep 2011

BarCamp is an international network of user-generated conferences (or unconferences) typically geared around technology, media, startups, open data, society and so on. They are open, participatory workshop events, the content of which is provided by participants. In keeping with tradition, there is no set speaker list before the day of the event and everyone is [...]

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Tags: BarCamp, ethiopia, iceAddis, media, open data, society, startups, technology, workshop

Code: Geek | Think: Warrior

In: Buea|Community|Conferences|Douala|Meetups

31 Aug 2011

“What is a business incubator?” ActivSpacers get asked this question all the time. Passersby and visitors to our lab in Buea usually find it hard to understand the concept and rationale behind what we do here. We’ve also been humored by a few local scientists who think we are engaged in [...]

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Tags: BarCamp, entrepreneurship, incubator, innovation, learning, outreach, startups

Harambe Cameroon: Transforming Problems Into Opportunities

In: Community|Competitions|Projects|Startups|Yaounde

2 Aug 2011

Think Innovatively, Act Locally & Connect Globally Harambe Cameroon, an organization promoting social entrepreneurship, recently held its first National Problem-Solvers’ business plan competition in Yaounde. 40 proposals had initially been submitted from university students countrywide but the top 5 were systematically selected. The teams behind them were in the capital city for 24 hours of incubation and [...]