How do you do it? Literally, how do you take an idea from inside your head and make it into a real-life global (agri) business? After close to a decade of business-building, Emmanuel (COO) and I (Yvette, CEO) have some experiences and practical advice to share.
As part of our intention to give back to the community that has supported us, and to help steward the next generation of agribusiness entrepreneurs from (West) Africa, we organised the first of what we intend to be a continuing series of free founders’ talks. These virtual sessions are our opportunity to share the history of how we started our business and to provide practical, detailed advice to anyone interested in pursuing a similar path. We had over 100 people register and around 50 attend.
We have made both sessions available for viewing for free on our YouTube channel. 2024 is the year that we truly stepped onto the international stage. Through our founders' talks we connected with entrepreneurs from across the world (from Uganda, Ghana, Angola, Germany, the US, and the UK,) and through export our products reached Nigeria, Germany, Slovakia, and Italy.
Thank you to all who joined for the talks–and for all the great questions and rich discussion!
Emmanuel’s talk: https://youtu.be/Pp8nPxMjFLk
Sourcing + Farmer Relations | Hiring + Team Management | Operations
- How do I build a network of suppliers?
- How do I manage supply with an inconsistent cash flow?
- I need to set up a factory… where do I start?
- How do I manage and motivate a team of young people?
- How do I incorporate data into my my operations?
Yvette’s talk: https://youtu.be/uNVCmZVA650
Strategy | Financing | Sales | Leadership
- I have an idea for a company, where do I start?
- What sort of financing should I access?
- What should I consider when applying for grants?
- How do I start exporting?
- What are your key leadership lessons?
Have questions or thoughts ? Please share with us :) Reach out to yvette@pureanjustfood.com.