Franchise Ownership

SAUMU JUMANNE: To venture into business it’s a basic requirement to decide on which type of ownership to adopt. Purchasing a franchise is one of the several avenues to becoming an entrepreneur. A franchise is basically a legal agreement that gives an individual the right to market a company’s product or services in a particular geographical area. A person…

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INCONSIDERATION TO BUSINESS FIRMS, INTERPRENUERS ACTIONS WILL COST THE NATION

Humphrey Makussa : For a long time now, traders and business people in the country have been doing everything to maximize their profits without considering possible economic and health impact of their actions towards their customers. Unfortunately, the government does not seem to address this issue seriously. For instance, right now there is an influx of the fake vehicle…

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Airtel launches mobile services in Rwanda from scratch

KIGALI, Rwanda, March 30, 2012/ — Committed to adding value to the economy and community: • 83 days to build network from start – fastest Greenfield launch in history of Sub-Saharan Africa • To invest USD 100 million over the next three years • Operation to generate direct and indirect employment opportunities in the country • Airtel to contribute…

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Report: Long-term Investing Can Be Severely Distorted by Inaccurate, Short-term Focus

New York, USA, 29 March 2012 – Inaccurate measurement of investment values, returns, risks and liabilities can create substantial distortions to long-term investment strategies and drive long-term investors to adopt a short-term orientation, according to the Measurement, Governance and Long-term Investing report, released today by the World Economic Forum. Since long-term capital can play an important role in helping…

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Zenawi: we need to move beyond managing poverty

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 28 March 2012-After a decade of transformative economic, research and development efforts, Africa is poised to achieve its vision for progress – if policymakers, researchers, civil society and the media are able to properly analyze and communicate the continent’s ongoing development challenges and successes. That’s a key message of this week’s New Partnerships for Africa’s Development…

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Report offers roadmap for action by global leaders to create a sustainable food system

LONDON (28 March 2012) — Nearly one billion people in the world are undernourished, while millions suffer from chronic disease due to excess food consumption. Global demand is growing for agricultural products and food prices are rising, yet roughly one-third of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted. Climate change threatens more frequent drought, flooding and pest…

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Indian firm announces Strategic Partnership with a Tanzanian company

Pune, India, 26 March 2012: Nihilent, a leading global consulting and solutions Integration Company today announced a strategic partnership with Equip Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC), an advisory firm that provides governance, risk management and internal audit transformation solutions. Nihilent and Equip will combine their expertise to address the business challenges faced by organizations in the Financial Services, Government…

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Can poor infrastructural network open a door for business?

SAUMU JUMANNE, Dar es Salaam: Some of the key fundamental prerequisites to success in business are creativity and flexibility. Creative entrepreneurs always keep their eye open for any unmet need because to them, this becomes a business opportunity they can exploit to their advantage. Indeed businesses exist because people have needs and wants that have to be satisfied in…

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Pinda to Launch Knowledge Outputs on Promoting Innovation in Indigenous Poultry Industry

Dar es Salaam, 25th  March 2012: MUVEK Development Solutions has organised a two-day event to launch Research Into Use (RIU) Programme knowledge outputs. The outputs will be launched by Prime Minister Honarable Mizengo Pinda on Wednesday 28th March 2012. The knowledge outputs are lessons and recommendations from implementing the RIU Programme in Tanzania between June 2008 and June 2011….

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