`Batswana now innovative in business` – Peo

2 July, 2008 in Botswana, Business

source: Sunday Standard
by SUNDAY STANDARD REPORTER
02.07.2008 8:48:24 A

The country’s first venture capital outfit, Peo Venture Capital, said this week that Batswana are increasingly becoming business savvy. The Executive Director of Peo Venture Capital, Judy Tsonope, said in an interview that she is elated by the quality of project proposals that they are receiving.
“You can really see that people are now becoming innovative. I have seen some improvement over the years,” said the former Deputy CEO of Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency.

She is, however, worried by the fact that the country has few mentors.
“Today’s business class is first generation in business and most of them are still active in business and don’t have the time to mentor,” she said.
Despite the lack of mentors, she said the venture capital firm is assisting those that they fund to up-skill them technically through [continue reading]