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There is a consistent set of factors that lead to startup success and failure.

Over the last two decades of building and running businesses, and the last couple of years working full time with dozens of startup founders and CEOs on their strategies and funding plans in my consultancy business, I have observed that there are a common set of reasons that startups struggle and fail, and a consistent set of factors that make startup companies successful. 

Ibarura rya kane ku mibereho y’ingo mu Rwanda (EICV4) rigaragaza ko urubyiruko rwarangije amashuri rwugarijwe n’ubushomeri kurusha abandi, aho 13.5% barangije Kaminuza ari abashomeri naho 9% barangije ayisumbuye bakaba ntacyo bakora.

Mu gufasha urwo rubyiruko rutagira akazi, hakozwe igerageza umwaka ushize wa 2016 ryo kubahugura mu myuga, abadafite akazi bagera kuri 500 bitabira amahugurwa mu myuga n’ubumenyingiro mu gihe cy’amezi ane.

Frequently, I'll have candidates tell me that they're going to send me their cover letter and resume and that I should use that as a starting point. I tell them not to bother because I won't use it anyway. Usually they look angry at my comment, and I need to clarify. I ask them what does their cover letter say. Usually something along lines of 'Well, it describes my resume'.

  • Lee Biggins, founder of CV-Library, has carried out extensive research
  • He has determined common mistakes that will put a recruiter off you
  • Includes unrelated skills and a CV longer than two pages

If you've been endlessly applying for jobs with no luck, it could be down to some very crucial mistakes you're making.

You're about to have a job interview. Perhaps it's not your dream job, but it's still an opportunity you're excited about. Determined to win this competition, you prepare relentlessly. Or so you think.

There has been boundless sensitisation and effort to strengthen gender equality across the country. One would think that aspects such as stereotypes, misconceptions, and tradition, or anything else that has held women back over the years, are now on a low, however, this is not the case. And this can be seen in areas, for example, like the workforce, where very many women are still unemployed.

Getting a job is not a walk in the park. In fact, some people graduate with top grades but take years to find employment. 

But this fear has not held back those with jobs from venturing out into the murky waters of self employment.

That is the story of 25-year-old Laurène Rwema Umutoni, and 22-year-old Natalie Mukahigiro. The two realised that after years of being just another employee, it was time to be self-employed.

Many people, especially the youth, use social media platforms to communicate with family and friends. For the jobless, it is a space to spend time and interact at leisure.

However, for 27-year-old Hassan Habiyambere, social media has become a marketplace, offering him a boundless opportunity to start a car selling company.

At least 100 young leaders and innovators from sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East and Canada are gathered  at a young innovators meeting in Bugesera District to share experience, best practices  and accomplishments  by showcasing their  social transforming innovations.

The three-day event brings together youth between the ages of 18 and 29 who have established businesses that solve a social problem in their community.

From L-R; Adjei, Maly and Irere award Umuhoza and Kinzuzi. (Courtesy)

Several youth innovative projects won cash and other prizes during the closure of an initiative dubbed ‘Pitch Night’ in Kigali on Wednesday.

Under the theme, “Improving the Lives of Adolescents and Youth in Health, Education and Environment,” five projects were selected between March 16 and April 6 and received business mentorship courtesy of Airtel and UNICEF Rwanda.