Here's the recent articles submitted by jamie welsh
Articles By jamie welsh
Turning Challenges Into Opportunities - Part One
Submitted as: Lars Stork
Telecoms operators and vendors doing business across Africa are entering unchartered terrain with this conjuncture of profound crises – the fallout from the financial crisis will be severe. People are being faced with a deep sense of insecurity; misery and hardship will increase for many poorer people everywhere. The movements will grow further as recession starts to bite and economies start sinking into depression.(read
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Turning Challenges Into Opportunities - Part Two
Submitted as: Lars Stork
Crisis management requires well thought through transformation and a fundamental re-thinking on how operators, local governments and vendors work together. Turning the effects of the global financial crisis into a positive might seem farfetched however if businesses take the actions required fast with a very structured approach and not treating the current crisis as yet another firefighting project or business as usual, ending up with fixes normally just scratching the surface.(read
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Turning Challenges Into Opportunities - Part Three
Submitted as: Lars Stork
Local African governments certainly also must review and transform their regulatory framework and work in closer partnership with the industry for affordability, and low cost solutions to network extension, in particular into remote areas; both are needed to ensure the poor can access mobile phones and benefit from services; The Economic crises must be a catalyst for change – Government and mobile operators must work together in transforming their partnership for reduction of current inefficiencies securing a continued increase in productivity.(read
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What Makes A Successful Team?
Submitted as: Regie Macalam
Success, by definition, is an event that accomplishes its intended purpose, an attainment that is successful and a state of prosperity or fame. Success is for you, for us. Success is for everyone who aims it without losing a focus. But most of the time, success is achievable as part of a team.(read
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Gearing Up For Growth - Reducing Poverty Part One
Submitted as: Lars Stork
In 2008 The African continent was seeing its strongest economic growth since the 1970s. 15 African countries entered a second decade in which they posted strong annual economic growth rate of above 5%. Despite strong economic performance, Sub-Saharan Africa remains the only region not on track for achieving the Millennium Development Goals by 2015.(read
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Gearing Up For Growth - Reducing Poverty Part Two
Submitted as: Lars Stork
African mobile operators certainly have paved the way for further business development across industries both at corporate and SME level, the infrastructure and services provided have clearly been successful in its own way, however have also provided opportunities for new and existing businesses to develop and transform the way business is conducted in both urban and rural areas.(read
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Business Consulting Services: Is It Important?
Submitted as: Regie Macalam
Business consulting connotes to service category that provides consulting services to government, semi-government, private or public organizations, companies, businesses, enterprises and investors to meet with present day business alteration. It became known in 1880's and has come to fill a significant position in the globalized world of today. It provides corrective advices and counseling services to improve business operations.(read
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Gearing Up For Growth - Reducing Poverty Part Three
Submitted as: Lars Stork
The Village Phone concept is based on the pioneering work of Professor Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006. It has since been replicated in Uganda and Rwanda. The concept uses microfinance as an innovative tool to create entrepreneurship. It also aims to boost network connections in areas with infrastructural limitations.(read
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Should I Hire Business Consultants?
Submitted as: Regie Macalam
Your company might be wondering how to build your reputation and be successful on your investments when all you have are doubts and your minds are tainted by bad news. Luckily, there are business consultants available to help you configure your business and come up with accurate plans to achieve success. Business consultants have a sharp eye for details and possess the ability that can help you solve business related issues, a characteristic that is not commonly found in ordinary businessman.(read
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Do I Need A Consultant To Help Me With Planning?
Submitted as: Regie Macalam
Consultants are typically advisers, experts or professionals in a specific field including but not limited to management, technology, human resources, law, marketing, finance, economics, communication, engineering and much more. They usually have an extreme knowledge of the subject matter in their specific field and provide outstanding services.(read
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