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A bustling indoor beauty and cosmetics trade fair with vendor booths displaying makeup products and visitors browsing stalls.

Makeup Fair Series powers growth in Nigeria’s multi-billion naira beauty sector

A trade event known as The Makeup Fair Series has reached its 140th edition, underscoring the role such gatherings play in Nigeria’s multi-billion naira beauty industry, according to Business News Nigeria. Across 140 editions, the fair has become one of the country’s most consistent platforms for connecting makeup artists, cosmetics brands, retailers and aspiring entrepreneurs, […]

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Beyond Banks: How Alternative Finance Is Reshaping Business Growth in Kenya

For a growing number of Kenyan entrepreneurs and small business owners, the path to securing capital no longer starts with a visit to a bank branch. According to Capital FM in Nairobi, as reported by AllAfrica, alternative sources of finance are quietly reshaping how businesses across the country access the funding they need to start,