# consumer goods (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover consumer goods. Page: Feed: --- ## [Five things this investor looks for before backing an African company](https://www.howwemadeitinafrica.com/p/five-things-this-investor-looks-for) _2026-08-17 · How we made it in Africa · How we made it in Africa_ Ibrahim Sagna reveals the five things he looks for when investing in a company. ## [West Africa: Five entrepreneurs to watch](https://www.howwemadeitinafrica.com/p/west-africa-five-entrepreneurs-to) _2026-08-15 · How we made it in Africa · How we made it in Africa_ We highlight five entrepreneurs building businesses in West Africa across sectors ranging from retail and footwear manufacturing to fitness. ## [Africa’s Business Heroes Announces Top 20 Entrepreneurs Advancing to 2026 Semi-Final in Nairobi](https://www.howwemadeitinafrica.com/p/africas-business-heroes-announces) _2026-08-14 · How we made it in Africa · How we made it in Africa_ The Top 20 were selected from an expanded Top 100 cohort drawn from more than 24,000 applications across all 54 African countries. ## [The making of a honey export business in Tanzania](https://www.howwemadeitinafrica.com/p/the-making-of-a-multimillion-dollar) _2026-08-13 · How we made it in Africa · How we made it in Africa_ Swahili Honey sources honey from 3,000 smallholder beekeepers in Tanzania and exports it around the world. ## [The business of fashion in East Africa](https://www.howwemadeitinafrica.com/p/the-business-of-fashion-in-east-africa) _2026-08-11 · How we made it in Africa · How we made it in Africa_ “I don’t come from a fashion background, so I tend to approach things purely from a business perspective,” says Wandia Gichuru, founder and CEO of Vivo Fashion Group. ## [What it takes to sell African agricultural products in supermarkets abroad](https://www.howwemadeitinafrica.com/p/what-it-takes-to-sell-african-agricultural) _2026-08-06 · How we made it in Africa · How we made it in Africa_ Entrepreneur Seun Rasheed unpacks the realities of exporting African fruits and vegetables. ## [Investor upbeat about retail, healthcare, and tech in Africa](https://www.howwemadeitinafrica.com/p/investor-upbeat-about-retail-healthcare) _2026-08-03 · How we made it in Africa · How we made it in Africa_ Richard Okello, co-founder of African investment firm Sango Capital, sees strong potential across a variety of sectors. ## [Five entrepreneurs unlocking Africa’s agribusiness opportunities](https://www.howwemadeitinafrica.com/p/five-entrepreneurs-unlocking-africas) _2026-08-01 · How we made it in Africa · How we made it in Africa_ From farming chickens in Rwanda and growing moringa in Uganda to exporting dried hibiscus flowers from Nigeria. ## [Investor shares his playbook after a 29x exit in Africa](https://www.howwemadeitinafrica.com/p/investor-shares-his-playbook-after) _2026-07-31 · How we made it in Africa · How we made it in Africa_ Ibrahim Sagna, executive chairman of Silverbacks Holdings, discusses the firm's origins and how it picks its investments. ## [CLI-first decentralized GPU compute (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Lh5kRwCuz2pC) _2026-07-31 · **Sponsored**_ Pay workers or run your GPU for FFmpeg transcode and AI inference. ## [Three promising business opportunities in Somalia](https://www.howwemadeitinafrica.com/p/three-promising-business-opportunities) _2026-07-27 · How we made it in Africa · How we made it in Africa_ Solar energy, fishing, and the local manufacturing of imported consumer goods identified as three promising areas for investment.