
Botswana: A launching pad for unicorns | Martin De Moatshe
The economic growth of Botswana cannot be told without over emphasising sheer determination, brilliance and faithfulness to building the country from the grounds-up exuded by our forefathers. It has been mesmerising to learn about our economic boom from a mere $1 billion GDP in 1980 to an impressive $18.690 billion GDP in 2019; and a purchasing power parity of $43.907 billion. Many stories can be told of unicorns whose origin can be traced to Botswana. Botswana – The Launching Pad for Unicorns.

Tshegofatso Pelekekae – A Rising Serial Entrepreneur
Meet Tshegofatso Lame Pelekekae, the Founder & CEO of Royal Hair Fashions and also a young upcoming serial entrepreneur from Kanye village in Botswana.

Project124 2020 Registration Now Open
Entrepreneurship is the sure plan any country can trust to tackle many of social ills in our communities. It doesn’t only take great ideas to bring the change, it also take great entrepreneur to build sustainable businesses that will bring the impact.
It takes Better Entrepreneurs to Better Communities, and Project124 is here to build those better entrepreneurs. Project124 is calling all ambitious and driven youth entrepreneurs with exceptional business ideas. Here is your chance to build yourself and your business with the guidance of skilled and seasoned entrepreneurs & professionals.

Covid 19 and Entrepreneurship in Botswana | Victor Baatweng
Since the beginning of the year, the spread of COVID-19 globally has created an important new source of concern for the world economy.
For Botswana, while we wait for a full picture on the damage done, the official numbers released so far paint a gloomy picture. In general the domestic economy is expected to shrink by minus 13 percent. This is due to a sharp decline in major sectors like Mining (-33.6%), Trade, Hotels & Restaurants (-32.2%), Manufacturing (-10.0%), Social & Personal Services (-4.8), and Transport & Communications (-4.1%).

Launchit International visits Eswatini
According to the statistics, 79% of the 1.3 million citizens of Eswatini are below the age of 35 years old. The youth makes the larger share of the 28% of people who are unable to find jobs. This presents both an opportunity and a challenge for the government and the entrepreneurship community of Eswatini. Addressing the youth of Eswatini, the CEO of Launchit International Mr. Goitsemang J. Khutsafalo shared insights and motivation with the entrepreneurs, challenging them to rise to the occasion to solve the high youth unemployment rate of Eswatini.

Meet the Gujaratis: THE PROSPEROUS INDIAN TRIBE | Martin De Klerk Moatshe
In my usual pursuit of tracking down historical business insights to predict the future, I bumped into the Hotel-Motel-Patel phenomenon. This led to the discovery of the Gujarat tribe. A highly enterprising, savvy people from India with a drive to find unheralded success.

“Botswana needs to be proud of its entrepreneurs” – Launchit CEO
“Often times when we see entrepreneurs in Botswana not performing like entrepreneurs around the world, we tend to blame them, when we don’t see that the little they have done so far is the best they could do at this time”

Amazing Free Online Education for Entrepreneurs
In today’s world, there are so many opportunities one could utilise to familiarise themselves about the business world from the comfort of their homes or even while walking.

Never Stop Learning
Whether they’re running a multinational empire or a roadside lemonade stand, entrepreneurs are responsible for every facet of their business. Since the world of business never stops changing, successful entrepreneurs never stop learning.

Pitching To Investors
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