World Economic Forum inaugurates Africa growth platform for entrepreneurs

The World Economic Forum recently announced the launch of a new initiative, the Africa Growth Platform, to help the continent’s community of start-up enterprises grow and compete in international markets.

The platform is also expected to bring together governments, investors and entrepreneurs to enhance funding prospects and create a better enabling environment for business growth.

It further noted that, it will secure commitments from governments to implement policy reforms aimed at stimulating and accelerating business growth, build a community of  private investors, foundations, multilateral institutions and corporate intrapreneurs to enable better coordination and pooling of resources that could facilitate larger subsequent rounds of funding, as well as create and sustain a community of start-up businesses themselves, promoting collaboration and sharing best practices.

The head of Africa Elsie Kanza at the World Economic Forum commented that, “Africa’s entrepreneurs are its greatest economic asset but spirit and resourcefulness alone are not always enough to help them succeed. Too often start-ups and innovative enterprises fail needlessly through lack of additional finance or overly burdensome regulations.”

“The Africa Growth Platform brings together all the actors, governments, investors and the businesses themselves necessary to create an environment where they can fulfill their potential in terms of growth and employment.” Elsie added.

Source: iol