About Us

BusinessIQ Africa is the #1 business resources for African entrepreneurs in Africa and Africans in diaspora. It started as a business magazine that focuses on interviewing successful business leaders to inspire, inform and build entrepreneurs in Africa. Today, it has grown into a business resources platform that comprises of bullet business books, magazines, case studies of businesses in Africa and tons of self-help business articles.        

BusinessIQ Africa was established by Alfred Ade-Ijimakinwa who has helped over a thousand entrepreneurs launch successful businesses in Nigeria and Africa at large. He started BusinessIQ Africa on a Pentium II laptop given to him by his younger brother.    

Our story

During the financial crisis in 2008 when companies were downsizing, businesses were closing down and people were losing their jobs, we perceived that the aftermath of the crisis would birth thousands of inexperience entrepreneurs who needed a practical business manual for starting businesses. So, we launched BusinessIQ hard-copy magazine during the recession in November 2009.

In 2013, we saw a glimpse of the future. We realized that there is need to reach and inspire entrepreneurs across Africa with the tough, but success stories of established entrepreneurs. We concluded that the surest way to reach them is through the Internet. So began the amazing journey of creating this platform. And in July 2014, with a small team, we successfully launched the first issue of BusinessIQ digital magazine featuring Late Dr. Nelson “Madiba” Mandela (1918-2013) on the cover. That maiden issue was titled The Business Side of Nelson Mandela. It was timely and was downloaded from all over Africa and beyond. This assured us that we have started a revolution; the beginning of the future of BusinessIQ Africa was conceived.

What we do

We are dedicated to finding and interviewing successful entrepreneurs in Africa. We are concerned about listening and retelling their tough, but success stories in such a way it will inspire and help your business growth. We are committed to making sure their stories strengthen your entrepreneurial desire and that of others in Africa. Also, we work tireless on what we call the Bullet Business books, these are books carefully written for your consumption in less than an hour and you can start applying the principles almost immediately. Apart from the magazine and bullet books, we also exposes you to case studies of successful businesses in Africa and tons of business articles tailored to meet your business needs on the go. Every month, we work tirelessly to make sure all these are available to you on your mobile, tablet or laptop for a monthly subscription.

Who we are

We are a group of selfless entrepreneurs who chose to build a platform that will help you accomplish your utmost desire as an entrepreneur. We want to set you loose from being yet another employee; we are dedicated to turn you into that entrepreneur that the inner you wants to be. We are an independent media team with no desire to settle for less than change Africa economy and the way we do business in Africa. Our goal is to read and support one million entrepreneurs in Africa and beyond. 

What we want from you

We want you to be ignited and transformed into an entrepreneur that will influence the way we live. We want you to take your business desire from the world of fantasy into the real world where it is needed. We want you to stop dreaming and start acting. Not later, but right now so you can be part of us who are changing the course of humanity.

Welcome to joining the growing numbers of entrepreneurs in Africa and Africans in diaspora.    

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