State-owned financial services provider National Economic Empowerment Fund (NEEF) has launched an interest-free loan called “Vuukani” targeting small-scale business operators in the country. NEEF Chief Executive Officer Humphrey Mdyetseni has told ProjectM in an interview that the loan facility is…
In these troubled economic times characterised by high unemployment rate, entrepreneurship has boomed. But who is an entrepreneur and the tenets of the trade for one to succeed? Inspiring extracts of career information from a book titled Succeed As An…
Meet Innocent Maneya, a 25-year-old entrepreneur behind Ngwazi Motors, a car modification and sales business in Likuni Lilongwe. Innocent’s passion for cars began at Don Bosco Youth Technical, where he earned a Grade 1 and Level 3 TEVETA certification in…
Mangochi-based woman Chrissy Makombe is breaking gender barriers after she successfully set up a motorcycle and bicycle taxi business which is mostly dominated by men. The 44-year-old is the founder and owner of the taxi business which has thrived into…
Amid continued scarcity of jobs on the market, a Rumphi-based youthful entrepreneur, Lumbani Gerald Khembo is turning his skills and passion into a thriving business empire. The holder of Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural economics from the Lilongwe University of Agriculture…
Christopher Chikaoneka, a highly talented young man born with physical disability but defied his circumstances to affect his life, earning extra cash through bricklaying. However, understandably, he declined to make public his earnings which he shared with us in confidence.…
The National Youth Council of Malawi (Nycom) has drilled 20 youths in tourism entrepreneurship during the five-day snorkeling and diving course held at Cape Maclear in Mangochi. The youths were drawn from the lakeshore districts of Karonga, Likoma, Nkhata Bay,…
In a bid to address the pressing issue of malnutrition in Malawi, entrepreneur Esther Chongwe has founded Able God Investment, a food business operating under the brand name WIZENGE. Chongwe’s initiative has been driven by a passion to improve the…
The COMESA Federation of National Associations of Women in Business (COMFWB)-Malawi chapter hosted a successful “Tiyeni Tigulitse B2B Networking Event” at the Game Complex carpark in Lilongwe. The event showcased a diverse range of products from over 30 female entrepreneurs.…
In a heartening display of determination and resilience, the Lusubiro Mkondezi women’s group from Chapumbwa Village in Nkhata-bay District has achieved unprecedented success with the support of the National Economic Empowerment Fund (NEEF). The group, comprising subsistence rice farmers, secured…