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8 Emerging Business Opportunities in the Post-Pandemic World 

StartupNation

While the economic effects caused many businesses to fail, it also paved the way for many emerging business opportunities. Offering a platform that can provide all this and support for the in-person event itself is an untapped opportunity for a market that continues to grow. . The pandemic has changed the way business works.

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Healthcare startup Africa Health Holdings lands $18 million Series A funding to roll-out tech-enabled services

TechCrunch

Africa Health Holdings , a healthcare startup running several hospitals, has secured $18 million in a Series A round, funds that will go toward building its “tech-forward healthcare system” across Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria. The Meridian Health Group owns 16 hospitals in Kenya, including a drug and alcohol recovery center.

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Uganda’s Rocket Health raises $5M in round led by Creadev to scale telemedicine across Africa

TechCrunch

In some parts of Africa, it was a great opportunity for telemedicine to make new inroads. Launched in 2012, Rocket Health’s offers online medical consultation, collection of samples and the delivery of medicines. In the long-term it will pursue growth opportunities in West Africa. They charge a $3 consultation fee and $1.5

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Pangyo Techno Valley: Korea’s Prime Innovation Cluster Bolstered by Local Governmental Support

AsiaTechDaily

These businesses benefit from office spaces, mentorship, and IR consulting to help them expand globally. They offer office spaces, testing facilities for mobile and VR games, game development software, management consulting, recruitment, investment opportunities, and capacity building.

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Rider Undergrads Place First in National Business Competition

American Entrepreneurship

Over that time, the University has tallied a total of 39 top 10 finishes between the undergraduate and graduate divisions of the competition, which recognizes the best student consulting projects throughout the United States. In the course, students act as consultants to small firms or organizations.

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EmpowHER Your Mindset: How Women Entrepreneurs Can Overcome Negative Thoughts To Stay Motivated

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Miranda Naiman, a 7-year EO Tanzania member and an unstoppable force for good, is the founder of Empower , a disruptive consulting firm that passionately provides talent, advisory and insight services to clients across the African continent. Watch this space. Don’t miss the third installment of EO’s 2023 EmpowHER virtual series on 21 March.

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Back to the suture: The future of healthcare is in the home

TechCrunch

Many of these challenges stem from a lack of alignment between payment and incentive models, as well as an overreliance on hospitals as centers for care delivery. A third of healthcare costs are incurred at hospitals , though at-home models can be more effective and affordable. Five factors driving the opportunity for change.