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Affichage des articles du juillet, 2016

5 Tips for Turnarounds That Unleash Your Company's Unmet Potential

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By Joy Chen, CEO of H2O+ Beauty, entrepreneur.com Every year, thousands of promising companies across the globe find themselves at a turning point. It could be that revenue targets aren’t being reached, the business model is no longer viable or long-term sustainability is called into question. Management might get tough calls from investors, face increasing momentum from competitors

Embracing Change Means Disrupting Your Day

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By Kate Sweetman  & Shane Cragun , hbr.org We recently gave a talk about change. At the start of the Q&A session, one young woman’s hand shot up. She brightly said into the microphone: “I am someone who loves change! I embrace change! I welcome change!” She then paused, and asked a poignant yet plaintive question: “But how can I make sure

Le projet « E-national higher education » voit le jour!

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La mise en œuvre du projet « E-national Higher Education » a démarré  mercredi et contribue à la Réduction du fossé  numérique Par Azize MBOHOU, Cameroon Tribune Plus qu’une question de semaines et chaque étudiant, régulièrement inscrit dans une université camerounaise (publique ou privée), aura à la disposition un ordinateur-portable. Le don est du chef de l’Etat. En effet, Paul Biya accorde 500 000 ordinateurs à tous les étudiants camerounais. Ce précieux geste présidentiel est l’une des composantes

Propositions pour l’émergence de l'Industrie hôtellerie

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Le communiqué à l’issue de la quatorzième session ordinaire du conseil national du tourisme. « Le Premier Ministre, chef du gouvernement, Monsieur Philemon YANG, a présidé, ce mercredi 27 juillet 2016 dans l'immeuble principal abritant ses services, la 14ème session du Conseil National du Tourisme (CNT), sur le thème « le développement de l'industrie hôtelière

Le Cameroun peut-il reculer pour la Mise en œuvre de l’APE d’étape?

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Par Josiane TCHAKOUNTE, Cameroon Tribune A Libreville le 22 juillet, la sous-région a suggéré que le pays reporte la date du 04 août. Après lecture du rapport du Comité ministériel des négociations APE (COMINA) Afrique centrale-Union européenne (UE) tenue le 22 juillet dernier à Libreville (Gabon), il paraît évident que le Cameroun sera seul le 04 août prochain pour le démantèlement tarifaire. Au moins pour deux raisons. La première, c’est déjà le fait que des scénarii en cas de non-conclusion d’un APE régional, six au total, aient été analysés

1er Forum international sur la retraite zone CIPRES

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Le Cameroun accueille du 27 au 29 juillet 2016, le premier Forum international sur la retraite dans la zone de la Conférence interafricaine de la prévoyance sociale (CIPRES). Placées sous le très haut patronage de Son Excellence Paul Biya, président de la République, chef de l'Etat,

Interview: “There Is Easy Access To Chinese Investments”

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By Victorine NFOR, Cameroon Tribune Dr Ariel Ngnitedem (PhD), Economic Scholar and Public Finance Expert, talks on the performance of the Chinese currency, the Yuan. What do we understand by the interchangeability of the Chinese Yuan and the Central Africa Francs? Simply put, it means

Tourism Board: Modernising Hotels For Emergence

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By Roland MBONTEH, Cameroon Tribune Prime Minister, Head of Government will today July 27, 2016 chair the 14 th session of the board at the Star Building. The National Tourism Board, set up in 1999, as an advisory body for tourism development in the country, holds its fourteenth session today July 27, 2016 in Yaounde. The deliberations to be presided at by the Prime Minister, Head of Government, Philemon Yang, will centre on the theme

Cameroon Wins UN Online Business Registration Award

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By George MBELLA, Cameroon Tribune Small and Medium-size Enterprise Minister presented the prize to Prime Minister Philemon Yang yesterday, July 26, 2016 at the Star Building. The United Nations Conference on Trade

Le chef de l’Etat approuve le Plan de relance de la Camair-Co

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P ar Josiane TCHAKOUNTE, Cameroon Tribune Le constructeur Boeing a proposé que la compagnie aérienne desserve 27 destinations. L’acquisition de neuf nouveaux aéronefs ainsi qu’un financement de 60 milliards de F sont aussi prévus. Bonne nouvelle pour la compagnie aérienne nationale. Le plan élaboré par le constructeur Boeing pour redresser la Cameroon Airlines Corporation (Camair-Co)

Will Africa follow Asia’s developmental growth trajectory?

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By Martyn Davies, howwemadeitinafrica.com Is Africa’s development inevitable? The conventional assumption is that all countries and regions will develop – albeit at different speeds – and will eventually graduate from their emerging economy status into the ranks of the First World that has been led by the West. The rapid ascent of Asian

5 Key Ingredients for Corporate Innovation

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By Avner Mor, Founder and CEO of Dyadic Every enterprise needs to innovate in order to survive. But as they grow larger, new ideas and agile processes tend to find less expression. In order to capitalize on innovation opportunities, enterprises need to leverage their available assets quickly and effectively. Doing so calls for senior management to take responsibility for being

21 Success Tips for Young and Aspiring Entrepreneurs

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By Sujan Patel, Entrepreneur and Marketer, Co-founder of ContentMarketer.io Being successful often means learning from those who have already achieved their goals. Having a mentor is an amazing blessing to an entrepreneur, but not everyone can find one in person. If you haven’t yet found your personal business guru, here are 21 tips for young or aspiring entrepreneur

Les gouverneurs interpellés sur le Plan d’urgence

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Par Jeanine FANKAM, Cameroon Tribune A l’ouverture des travaux de la conférence semestrielle des gouverneurs mardi à Yaoundé, le Minatd leur a demandé de s’impliquer dans la réalisation des projets de développement. Comment va le Cameroun? Tel est le fil d’Ariane de la Conférence semestrielle des gouverneurs de région qui s’est ouverte hier à Yaoundé. Les échanges tournent autour des questions d’actualité : la cohésion sociale,

Union Africaine: Une décision majeure

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Par Paul EBOA, Cameroon Tribune L’adoption du principe de prélever une taxe de 0,2% sur les importations des Etats-membres de l’Union africaine (UA), à l’exception de certains produits de première nécessité, participe du souci d’assurer le financement de l’organisation panafricaine par les Etats-membres. Cette décision est d’autant plus capitale que la dépendance financière de l’organisation n’honore

Comment vendre plus au Nigeria

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Par Michèle FOGANG, Cameroon Tribune En prélude au forum d’affaires annoncé dans les mois à venir, le gouvernement et le secteur privé élaborent des stratégies pour conquérir l’espace commercial voisin. Avec 170 millions de consommateurs et un fort potentiel économique, le Nigeria constitue un marché capital pour le Cameroun. Seulement,

Mechanised Agriculture: Innovative Technoloy To Revolutionalise Sector

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By Victorine BIY NFOR, Cameroon Tribune An Intalian firm has partnered with government to offer state-of-the-art equipment and innovative technology for the development of agricultural business markets in Cameroon. Cameroon has adopted mechanized agriculture to revolutionalise the sector that employs over 80 per cent of its population. Mechanized agriculture uses machinery to carry out farming, greatly increasing productivity. Powered machinery has replaced many activities formerly carried out by manual labour. This is

How Innovation Agencies Work: International Lessons to inspire and inform National Strategies

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By defining innovation agencies as “government-funded or managed institutions that provide financial and other support to catalyse or drive private sector innovation ”, this recently issued publication by NESTA aims at identifying best practices in terms of establishing and running an innovation agency and

The African Economic Outlook 2016

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The African Development Bank ( INSME Member ), the OECD Development Centre and the United Nations Development Programme released the 15 th edition of the African Economic Outlook, analyzing Africa’s performance in areas such as macroeconomics, financing, trade policies and regional integration, human development and governance. Sustainable cities and structural transformation is also a highlight of this year’s edition that examines Africa’s path towards urbanization and the implications of such

The Orange Social Venture Prize

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Orange has launched the 6 th edition of the Orange Social Venture Prize to recognize entrepreneurs using information and communication technologies (ICT) in an innovative way to improve the living conditions of people in Africa and the Middle East. Worldwide entrepreneurs aged at least 21 years old or legal entities that have exercised their

Approaching your first client as an entrepreneur

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Attracting and retaining clientele is an integral part of running a successful business – irrespective of its industry, structure or size. Although a challenging feat for all entrepreneurs, this can be particularly trying for young entrepreneurs, who have not had the privilege of building up a network of business contacts and potential clients over a number of years. This is according to Gugu Mjadu

Water Supply: Israel Proposes Innovative Technology

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By Victorine BIY, Cameroon Tribune His Excellency Ran Rigor was at the Ministry of Water and Energy on July 14, 2016 where he met with Minister Basile Atangana Kouna. The Ambassador of Israel to Cameroon, His Excellency Ran Rigor has told the Minister of Water and Energy, Basile Atangana Kouna that his country until recently, could be compared to the Far North of Cameroon w

Affaires: des investisseurs allemands en prospection

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Par Josy MAUGER, Cameroon Tribune La délégation d’hommes d’affaires conduite par l’ambassadeur d’Allemagne au Cameroun a rencontré des membres du gouvernement mardi à Yaoundé. L’ambassadeur de la République fédérale d’Allemagne au Cameroun, Dr. Hans-Dieter Stell,  a été reçu en audience

Study the Data But Then Trust Your Gut

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By Jim Joseph, Marketing Master, entrepreneur.com One of my clients back-in-the-day had a sign in his office that read, “In God We Trust, Everyone Else Bring Data.” Despite the obvious need for separation of church and marketing, I always got a chuckle out of it. His sign even inspired a chapter in my first marketing book, The Experience Effect . The man was always true to his word, and to that sign, at every single

3 Lessons Entrepreneurs Can Learn from Global Companies

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By Pamela Wasley , CEO at Cerius Executives, entrepreneur.com Part of the thrill of being an entrepreneur is the opportunity to create -- whether it's building a new company, a new product or a new way of living or working. Most entrepreneurs have more invested in their work than a typical employee. But like an employee, entrepreneurs and emerging businesses need guidance, advice and help to achieve their goals. With anyone who wants to succeed, mentorship

These 3 Entrepreneurs Show That Wealth Isn't Always About Greed.

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By Larry Alton , Freelance Writer & Former Entrepreneur Successful entrepreneurs are lauded for many things: their creativity, intelligence, initiative, and especially their wealth . . . which we sometimes refer as their greed. But wealth is not necessarily the result of greed, and to link or equate the two is unfair when it comes to some of the world’s most powerful entrepreneurs. A closer look at what these

There is a Major Problem With Your Goals

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Brandon Turner, Real Estate Investor , entrepreneur.com I’ve got some bad news for you: There is a major problem with your goals. No, it’s not that you don’t have any -- I’m sure you do. The problem is, they are not big enough. You’ve relegated your ambitions to the kids' table, and your future-self is begging you to reconsider. Remember when you first jumped into entrepreneurship? Your goal wasn’t to see a 10 percent increase

Exécution du BIP 2016: tendance à la hausse

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Par ESSAMA ESSOMBA, Cameroon Tribune Par rapport à l’année précédente 2015, le budget d’investissement public de l’année en cours connaît une amélioration dans la consommation des six premiers mois. Les responsables des services centraux et déconcentrés des ministères en charge de l’exécution du budget d’investissement public ou BIP (MINEPAT, MINFI) tiendront le 27 juillet prochain à Yaoundé une réunion consacrée

Public Private Partnership: Benefitting From Legal Framework

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By Victorine BIY NFOR, Cameroon Tribune Officials of local councils have been told that potentially viable projects can be built through third party involvement. The Support Council for the Realisation of Partnership Contracts in Cameroon, CARPA, has told Yaounde-based Mayors that local projects of great technical and financial value can easily be executed through public private partnership. The putting in place in 2006