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🔗  Subscribe to my Substack for unfiltered field notes:   LINK 📘  Get the Congo Business Starter Kit:   LINK Most entrepreneurs think leverage is having a good idea and selling it to the right person. That's not leverage. That's begging dressed up as pitching. In this episode, I break down what leverage actually means in Africa – the DRC energy license example, three types of leverage (r...

🔗  Subscribe to my Substack for unfiltered field notes:   LINK 📘  Get the Congo Business Starter Kit:   LINK In this episode of  The Diaspora Playbook , I get brutally honest about the five lessons I learned the hard way building honey and palm oil businesses in Congo and Kenya. After five years, 120 hives that produced 40 liters instead of a promised ton, and a palm oil plantation still years f...

🔗  Subscribe to my Substack for unfiltered field notes:   LINK 📘  Get the Congo Business Starter Kit:   LINK An American reached out to me recently. He’s based in Kenya, runs a business there, and wanted to expand into DRC. He called Congo “opaque” like China, asked for an introduction to a major grocery chain, and was ready for the transaction with his price points. I told him no. Not because I...

🔗  Subscribe to my Substack for unfiltered field notes:   LINK 📘  Get the Congo Business Starter Kit:   LINK The US fears AI because it might destroy the middle class consumer. China uses AI to augment a shrinking workforce. But what about Africa? We have the youngest, fastest‑growing population in the world. And our labor is our only structural advantage. What happens when AI makes that labor i...

🔗 Subscribe to my Substack for unfiltered field notes: LINK 📘 Get the Congo Business Starter Kit: LINK I spent my Christmas holiday studying a question that had been haunting me for years. How did a community lose their homeland, their political power, everything—and still build networks of wealth and influence that survived centuries of displacement? Not conspiracy theories. Not secrets. System...

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This isn't inspiration porn. SUBSTACK NEWSLETTER: https://nohemieco.substack.com/?utm_campaign=pub&utm_medium=web DOWNLOAD: Congo Business Starter Kit→ https://nohemie.gumroad.com/l/sdhjhd Watch: https://youtu.be/i2JG8UKgPZg Why Somali Entrepreneurs Dominate While We Struggle (Copy This System) We're out here looking for business models in Harvard case studies while the most powerful...

SUBSCRIBE TO THE DIASPORA PLAYBOOK NEWSLETTER: https://nohemieco.substack.com/?utm_campaign=pub&utm_medium=web DOWNLOAD: Congo Business Starter Kit → https://nohemie.gumroad.com/l/sdhjhd Watch video: https://youtu.be/qLdvoJgq0Hc I Lost $15K to a "Perfect Partner" (Here's How to Never Get Scammed Again) You wire the money. The updates stop. The excuses start. Then... silence. If...

SUBSTACK NEWSLETTER: https://nohemieco.substack.com/?utm_campaign=pub&utm_medium=web DOWNLOAD: Congo Business Starter Kit → https://nohemie.gumroad.com/l/sdhjhd Watch: https://youtu.be/yKcybfGxaPA The Only 2026 Business Plan You Need: 4 Quarters, 4 Actions, Zero Excuses Forget the 5-year plan. Forget the vision board.  2026 is the year Africa's economic playbook flips completely. The poli...

🎯 SUBSCRIBE TO MY SUBSTACK NEWSLETTER: https://nohemieco.substack.com/?utm_campaign=pub&utm_medium=web 📥 DOWNLOAD: Congo Business Starter Kit → https://nohemie.gumroad.com/l/sdhjhd Watch full video: https://youtu.be/oAQiXIaXiC4 Why You're Still Your Family's ATM (And How to Stop Without the Guilt) You've built something. You're making moves. But every time your phone ring...

In this episode of Diaspora Playbook, I break down how Indians entrepreneurs built generational wealth in Africa — and what the African diaspora can learn from their playbook. They pooled resources. They invested in boring but profitable industries. They planned decades ahead, not months. 👉🏾 The African diaspora can do this too. It starts with knowledge, community, and discipline. 🔗 Subscribe t...

In this episode of Nohémie & Co. , I sit down with Tysia , the visionary founder behind La Kinoise Coffee . She’s proving that Robusta coffee can thrive in Kinshasa , despite what everyone thought — while building one of Congo’s most inspiring youth-driven brands. We talk about: Growing coffee in urban Kinshasa  Partnering with farmers and collectives across Congo  How the diaspora can build s...

In this episode of Nohemie & Co. , I sit down with the founders of Jambo Jus , one of Kinshasa’s first cold-pressed juice brands that made it onto local retail shelves and became a household name — until scaling challenges nearly shut it down. Half Congolese, half European, the founding brothers returned to DRC to build a business from scratch — with no formal finance or supply chain backgroun...

Doing business in 🇨🇩 Congo without a diversification strategy? That’s a shortcut to burnout. In fragile markets like the DRC, a single product line won’t protect you from currency shocks, import delays, or political shifts. In this podcast episode, I break down how diaspora entrepreneurs and impact investors can build resilience by diversifying income streams — from export plays (like my honey bus...

Just dropped a must-listen episode with a Cameroonian-Swiss entrepreneur who: • Failed in Dubai → Conquered Kinshasa • Runs a high-end aesthetic salon (Botox, fillers & more) • Leverages generational spa expertise to stand out Why it matters: ✔️ Africa’s beauty market is exploding (especially Francophone nations) ✔️ “Medical aesthetics” is the next frontier (trained nurses = key!) ✔️ Her comeb...

Latest podcast chatting with fashion Designer Amina! Building a slow fashion brand in Africa comes with unique challenges and rewards—especially in Mali while selling it to the broader African market including DRC, where tradition meets modern entrepreneurship. From sourcing ethical fabrics to navigating local and international markets, the journey is anything but easy. Watch on youtube: https://w...

🔗 Resources & next steps for starting: https://forms.gle/wwqaAPeaD6KGW1Hq9 Watch: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVAJz0U6f5kFxewSV_HjI4EJaNqT5pt1r The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of Africa’s most population-rich yet food-import-dependent nations, creating a HUGE opportunity for diaspora entrepreneurs. In this episode, we break down: ✅ Why agrocommodity imports are a luc...

In this episode, I'm chatting with Sephora founder of www.agritech-insights.com we dive into the inspiring journey of building an Agritech soil testing kit business in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Discover how innovative technology is transforming agriculture in one of Africa’s most fertile yet underserved regions. Whether you're an entrepreneur, farmer, tech enthusiast, or in...

SIGN UP for exclusive membership (the tea): LINK Hello fam, another day with your girl learning about business. This is Part I of corruption in Congo, how it impacts your business. Let's begin shall we? Corruption remains one of the biggest obstacles to economic growth and fair business practices in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). From bribery and embezzlement to unfair licensing...

Today’s episode I’m chatting with Chris Maurice, founder of Yellow Card a stable coin company that raised $85 Million to date and scaling throughout the African continent. Chris explains it plainly, simple and clearly why stable coin is made for Africa in terms of easing transfers between countries, dealing with inflating currencies, and all other frustrations that comes with being a business in t...

Latest podcast episode where I'm chatting with none other than Sivi, founder of Manitech foods. A Congolese very own industrial brand specializing in making local foods modern in its production and best practices, while staying true to its cultural origins. Check it out: https://manitechcongo.com/ Watch + give us a follow: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVAJz0U6f5kFxewSV_HjI4EJaNqT5pt1r&a...

Watch full episode on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVAJz0U6f5kFxewSV_HjI4EJaNqT5pt1r  Today's chat we're discussing Mekka, a B-2-B app that aims at easing operations of small to medium size businesses in the Congo (DRC). Tune into this chat as we discuss navigating tech businesses in Congo, how leveraging loans, challenges with operating tech businesses and how technol...