In Ndenguma, Nsanje, 21-year-old Francis Falakeza has turned his passion into a thriving business, crafting stylish goat skin bags that are captivating locals and beyond. Growing up, Francis faced a common problem. He could not afford a school bag. Instead…
In an effort to empower young women’s entrepreneurs for them to venture into income-generating businesses aimed at transforming their lives and communities, SOS Children’s Village on Saturday presented a K25 million entrepreneurial startup equipment to 40 graduates. Speaking during the…
Rumphi-based youthful entrepreneur Doras Chirambo has launched production of Soya pieces, a Soybean-based product that has become a household staple in both urban and rural Malawi. Chirambo has already produced a prototype of the product for market testing, with results…
In an effort to inspire others and grow the country’s innovation space, Sparc Systems Limited has called on entrepreneurs to join their roundtable discussion during the official opening of the Sparcs Complex in Lilongwe. The management of Sparc Systems Limited…
In a remarkable display of entrepreneurial spirit, Farmers Voice Africa (FAVOA), a Lilongwe-based farmers organisation, has ventured into international trade, exporting solar powered generators to Zambia. The solar-powered generators are an innovation which the organisation’s manufacturing wing developed late last…
Youth programmes, which promote skills development, mentorship and access to grants and soft loans can boost Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), which are key to promoting economic growth as well as alleviating poverty. Business Acceleration for Youth project, funded by…
Amid the continued scarcity of jobs on the job market, Mzuzu-based food scientist, Maggie Njera has chosen a different path by venturing into entrepreneurship. Njera has launched a company called “Njera Food Processors” which specializes in the production of nutritious…
A 25-year-old entrepreneur Chisomo Ezra Chilembwe from Lilongwe is doing waste management in Malawi by recycling plastic to make plastic bricks. The Bachelor of Commerce, Business Information Systems graduate from Malawi Assemblies of God University, conceived the idea during the…
Dickson Nzeruzayekha, a 23-year-old student and entrepreneur,a founder and director of Dazzle Credit Technologies Blantyre based company is making a name for himself in Malawi’s technology industry innovative company. Founded in 2020 while pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Education (Business…
The COMESA Federation of Women in Business (COMFWB)-Malawi Chapter has tipped female entrepreneurs to be in the forefront in the day-to-day running of the country’s economic affairs. The remarks were made on Wednesday in Blantyre during a business training session…