Sanlam hosted a pivotal phase of the Sanlam Bridge session, where 11 ambitious entrepreneurs showcased their innovative ideas in a pitch competition, in collaboration with esteemed partner, the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB). The Sanlam Bridge Programme serves as a beacon for emerging business leaders, providing vital support to registered businesses under one...
The Ministry of Industrialisation and Trade has partnered with various stakeholders to train about 2 000 enterprenuers. This was revealed at the official launch of the 2024 Empretec Namibia training last week. Minister of industrialisation and trade Lucia Iipumbu said the training signifies the ministry’s commitment to fostering micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) development...
Engraved in its nature to serve and continue to improve the lives of ordinary Namibians, Mobile Telecommunications Ltd, MTC, has allocated a total of N$1.5 million for the second undertaking of the MTC 4Life project. The project, which is a Corporate Social Investment (CSI) initiative is driven to empower aspiring and existing young entrepreneurs across...
Launched in 2017, the Accelerating Women-Owned Micro Enterprises programme in Southern Africa has equipped more than 2,400 women who own micro-enterprises in Botswana, South Africa, and Namibia with the skills they needed to improve their businesses. The programme—recently renamed EntreprenHER at the official launch of Phase III on 2 February 2024 in Botswana—engaged trainers in...
EMPRETEC Namibia which first trained entrepreneurs on 16 October 2019 has now trained close to 2000 entrepreneurs of which about 30% are in vulnerable categories, minister of Industrialisation and trade, Lucia Iipumbu has said. EMPRETEC Namibia, is a collaboration between the ministry and UNDP Namibia with the aim to train MSMEs and larger enterprises into...
About 2000 Macro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have been provided with entrepreneurship training by the Ministry of Industrialisation and Trade (MIT) since the inception of the EMPRETEC Namibia programme in 2019. Adding to this figure will be 188 MSMEs whose training started on Friday. The programme, undertaken in collaboration with the United Nations Development...
This is A leap year and yesterday, 29 February, was leap day in the Gregorian calendar – the most widely used in the world today and successor to the Julian calendar. Many leap day customs are associated with romance and marriage, such as that women may propose marriage on this day. So, there you have...
The late Dr. Hage Geingob was also known for his dedication to fostering small business enterprises, and some entrepreneurs say he left behind a legacy of economic empowerment and community development among the youth of Namibia. The nbc News team spoke to some entrepreneurs who had the privilege of working with him. Pinehas Shikulo is...
Staff Reporter THE African Pathfinder Leaders Initiative (APLI) started off the year with an exhilarating youth training in Windhoek. Through the APLI Fellowship, the organisation has onboarded 17 youth entrepreneurs, leaders and community developers who will undergo the year-long acceleration and mentorship programme. APLI’s Fellowship Programme is a business and social enterprise acceleration programme which...