Enterprise Africa Blog
Capitalising from E-commerce in South Africa
Commercial brands operating in Africa can use e-commerce platforms and logistics chains to diversify their businesses and better serve their customers. In fact, if brands want to remain competitive, they have no option but to keep up with consumer demands which are to position their brands and products where consumers are spending their time – which is online – both on social media and on eCommerce channels.
How to select the right distributor or agent in South Africa
Understand what is needed to select a correct distributor or agent in South Africa. This post describes what distributors are, what agents are and gives you a guide on how to select the correct distributor or agent to allow your business to enter the African market.
Digital Transformation - Cross-Border eCommerce in Africa
Africa’s eCommerce scene has been showing strong growth and potential over the previous years. With a total number of 22 million, 76.7 million and 13 million respectively, the most thriving markets on the continent are ...
Cross-border payments Africa - Pan-African Payments and Settlement System
In January 2022, the Pan-African Payments and Settlement System (short PAPSS) was formally launched. PAPSS originated from a joint initiative of the African Continental Free Trade ...
AfCFTA Country Business Index – measuring ease of Intra-African trade
On Sunday 15 May, the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) unveiled a tool to measure the ease of doing business between African countries. The AfCFTA Country Business Index is the first comprehensive tool based on..
Digital Marketing: creating Brand Awareness and improving conversions
Successfully implementing digital marketing requires a deep understanding of customer behavior and the different digital channels. It is important to coordinate the different digital marketing channels and connect them to each other.
Mobile payments - MTN overtakes M-Pesa to become Africas largest provider
Mobile payments contribute to financial inclusion in African countries where many people still do not have a bank account. Mobile payment solutions have been on the rise in Africa for the last years.
Exclusive interview with The Swiss Business Hub - highlighting easy market entry through e-commerce
The B2B market in South Africa is one of the most interesting in the world. In this article you will find out how you can export to Africa, enter African markets like South Africa, and realise opportunities without risk.
B2B – How to stay competitive utilising these Industry Trends in 2021
The B2B industrial landscape is constantly changing. Companies should always keep an eye on industry trends. This is especially true in 2021, since the Covid pandemic accelerated the process of several trends...
Top 10 Advantages of using a B2B E-Commerce platform
Digitalisation is a current development in many people’s personal lives as well as in the business world. As more and more processes and industries are being digitalised...