Ecommerce giant Alibaba has launched the next round of its Netpreneur training programme in Africa.
All participants are founders of their respective start-ups from industries such as agriculture, education, information and communication technology , and trading. The entrepreneurs were welcomed to the programme at a virtual opening ceremony supported by the Africa’s Business Heroes prize competition., Alibaba says the Netpreneur training programme is scheduled to run from today until 10th November.
Liu continues that since companies across Africa had to take their business channels online during the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns, “digitalisation is no longer a foreign concept to consumers and entrepreneurs.” The evolution of Alibaba’s business, including the role of digital technology in supporting the growth of companies in its ecosystem.