Thank you very much, Prof. Ndemo, for sharing.<div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div><div><br><div>David</div><div><br>On Saturday, July 13, 2019, Bitange Ndemo via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Triciabiz
Launches Online Business School for Entrepreneurs in Africa</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Business coach and
trainer, TriciaBiz has launched an online business school, Business Lab Africa
with the aim of helping entrepreneurs in Africa succeed in business. The
school, which offers a new approach to learning, is subscription-based and is
geared towards providing quality content at a price MSMEs can afford. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">According to its
management, not only is BLA easily accessible via mobile or web, it also offers
knowledge that is practical, qualitative and locally relevant. Courses on the
BLA curriculum, are taught by business experts from around the world covering a
wide range of business subject areas including Marketing, Sales, Global
Expansion, Business Structure and Processes, Business Models and more.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Speaking on the
operations of the platform, Lead Trainer of the school, Tricia Ikponmwonba said that BLA’s faculty consists
of trainers with deep business knowledge having consulted and trained for
several Fortune 100 companies and taught a combined pool of over 1 million
entrepreneurs through their online and in-class courses/workshops. She revealed
that the school has trained over twenty thousand people in Nigeria, Ghana,
Rwanda, United States, United Kingdom and the UAE.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">“At BLA, we are
poised towards our simple goal; helping entrepreneurs succeed in business. To
achieve this, we have adapted a blended learning model where we make use of
several methods that simplifies the entire process. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">“One of our
methods is instructor learning which is achieved via recorded videos addressing
specific sub-topics under the subject area for the month, Live classes with
experts to answer burning questions you might have and “worksheets/templates
for guidance,” she said.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The school also
uses peer-to-peer learning in its online community where fellow learners can
teach each other ideas that have worked for them and build on the belief that
to teach is to learn twice and most importantly the use of case studies.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Ikponmwonba said
that BLA boasts of differentiating factors from other learning platforms which
includes using content that is curated specifically for the African market, the
use of recorded videos and live classes for access to the experts and for
further learning through Q and A.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">“We also have a
support system consisting of community coaches who are on ground to respond to
any questions learners have which can be communicated in the comment section of
each lesson,” s/he said. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">By 2022, BLA hopes
to have empowered 100,000 entrepreneurs with the much-needed tools to succeed.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Entrepreneurs who
were present at the launch include: Funke Bucknor, CEO Zapphaire Events; Jimi
Tewe, CEO The Jimi Tewe Company and Gbubemi Fregene, Head Chef at Chef Fregz.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">For more
information contact</span></p>
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Achi</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
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off Moloney,</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Lagos Island</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Mobile:
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</blockquote></div></div><br><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>--<br>--<br>David Otwoma, PhD<br>Chief Scientist,<br>National Commission for Science Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI)<br>Utalii House, P.O Box 30623-00100 Nairobi, Kenya<br>Safcom tel: +254 722 141771,<br>Orange tel: +254 (0)20 2346915,<br>email: <a href="mailto:otwooma@gmail.com" target="_blank">otwooma@gmail.com</a> & <a href="mailto:otwoma@uonbi.ac.ke" target="_blank">otwoma@uonbi.ac.ke</a><br><a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=profile&id=100000614284149" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=profile&id=100000614284149</a><br><a href="http://www.nacosti.go.ke" target="_blank">http://www.nacosti.go.ke</a><br>&<br><span>Chairman,<br>Eastern Africa Association for Radiation Protection, <br><a href="http://www.eaarp.org/" target="_blank">http://www.eaarp.org/</a><br><br></span><br><br><br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div><br>