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Project124 is a project-based learning and opportunities platform designed to capacitate entrepreneurs and enable high commercial value exchanges between the delegates, the program partners, facilitators, mentors, and its network.

๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐›๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ณ๐ž๐ซ๐จ ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ. Before the sales, the referrals, the testimonials and the applause, there is ...
23/10/2026

๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐›๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ณ๐ž๐ซ๐จ ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ.

Before the sales, the referrals, the testimonials and the applause, there is a season when nobody knows you, nobody trusts you yet, and nobody is knocking on your door. It can be frustrating, but do not despise this season. It is where you learn to sell, understand your customers, refine your product and build the discipline to keep showing up even when there is little to show for it.

Cherish your zero-customer season.

It is your opportunity to make mistakes, experiment, learn and build your business without the pressure of managing success at scale. Do not be so desperate to leave this season that you fail to learn what it came to teach you. Keep building, keep improving, keep knocking on doors.

One day, you will look back and realise that the season when nobody knew your name was the season that prepared you for the day everybody did.

Happy Friday.

19/10/2026

๐ƒ๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ, ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐›๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ?

In her episode of the ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’ ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š ๐…๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ, Dr. Wedu Somolekae shares a refreshing perspective on dealing with competition. Rather than retreating into a corner or viewing other players in the industry as threats, she chooses to learn from them, draw inspiration, and identify where she needs to pivot.

Because competition is not always a signal to fight. Sometimes, it is an opportunity to observe, learn, innovate, and find new ways to create value.

You donโ€™t always have to beat your competition at their own game. Sometimes, you simply need to learn from them and get better at yours.

Now, letโ€™s talk about it. ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿฝ

How do you deal with competition in your business? Does it push you to innovate, or does it leave you feeling threatened?

๐€ ๐ซ๐ž ๐›๐ฎ๐ž ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ญ๐ž! ๐ˆ๐Ÿ ๐๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ,๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐ก๐ข๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐š๐œ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐‘๐„๐€๐‹๐‹๐˜ ๐๐จ?Because we all know the business plan says ...
14/10/2026

๐€ ๐ซ๐ž ๐›๐ฎ๐ž ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ญ๐ž! ๐ˆ๐Ÿ ๐๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ,๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐ก๐ข๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐š๐œ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐‘๐„๐€๐‹๐‹๐˜ ๐๐จ?

Because we all know the business plan says โ€œreinvest profitsโ€โ€ฆ but life sometimes says โ€œngwana, rent is due.โ€ ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜‚

That business money can quickly become school fees, groceries, a car instalment, an emergency, or that one thing you've been postponing since 2023!

And honestly, with the cost of living these days, we understand that the struggle is real.

But how do we balance surviving today with building a business that will still be standing tomorrow?

Let's have an honest conversation. ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿฝ

What's the one thing that most often tempts you to use business money for something else?

No shame. No lectures. Just real talk. If youโ€™d like, you might even want to join us at the Business Refresher Bootcamp by Project124 Africa. Register on the website.๐Ÿš€

14/10/2026

๐ˆ๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ.

Itโ€™s about understanding the science behind the skin.

In this episode of the ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’ ๐…๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ, Dr. Wedu Somolekae shares something profound: how taking the time to understand exactly what is happening beneath the skin has enabled her business to address the real skin challenges her clients face.

When the doctor in her meets the beauty fanatic in her, the result is more than a beauty business. It is a business built on knowledge, understanding, and solutions that make a real difference.

Sometimes, the secret to building a great business is not just loving what you do, but understanding it deeply enough to solve the problems that matter most to your customers.

๐–๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ž๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ž
https://youtube.com/?si=hO5QLx84iV5dFqZR

13/10/2026

๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž.

In business, growth rarely happens by accident. It is often the result of deliberate decisions, clear goals, and the discipline to prepare before opportunities arrive.

The same applies to our careers and everyday lives. You cannot build a successful business, advance your career, or achieve meaningful personal goals by simply hoping things will work out.

In this episode of Project124 Africaโ€™s Founder Series, Dr. Wedu Somolekae shares a timeless lesson: proper planning prevents poor performance.

Watch, reflect, and ask yourself: Are you planning for the future you want, or simply reacting to the life you have?

๐๐”๐’๐ˆ๐๐„๐’๐’ ๐Ž๐–๐๐„๐‘๐’ ๐€๐‘๐„ ๐†๐€๐“๐‡๐„๐‘๐ˆ๐๐† ๐“๐‡๐ˆ๐’ ๐Œ๐Ž๐๐“๐‡, ๐˜๐Ž๐” ๐๐„๐„๐ƒ ๐“๐Ž ๐๐„ ๐“๐‡๐„๐‘๐„ ๐“๐Ž๐Ž!We have been spending a lot of time around business o...
07/10/2026

๐๐”๐’๐ˆ๐๐„๐’๐’ ๐Ž๐–๐๐„๐‘๐’ ๐€๐‘๐„ ๐†๐€๐“๐‡๐„๐‘๐ˆ๐๐† ๐“๐‡๐ˆ๐’ ๐Œ๐Ž๐๐“๐‡, ๐˜๐Ž๐” ๐๐„๐„๐ƒ ๐“๐Ž ๐๐„ ๐“๐‡๐„๐‘๐„ ๐“๐Ž๐Ž!

We have been spending a lot of time around business owners lately.

And we keep noticing the same thing.

Entrepreneurs are exhausted.

Not necessarily because their businesses are growing rapidly, but because they are carrying everything.

They are the salesperson, accountant, marketer, operations manager, customer service desk and sometimes even the delivery driver.

The business is moving.

๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐?

There is a difference between activity and progress.

You can have customers and still have poor cash flow.
You can have sales and still have no profit.
You can be busy every day and still have a business that cannot function without you.

In Setswana, there is a phrase that captures this perfectly: go thiba diphatha.

You spend your time plugging the leaks instead of fixing what is causing the leaks.

At some point, the entrepreneur has to stop and ask:

What would change if I stopped working IN the business and started working ON the business?

That is the conversation we want to have at the ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐‘๐ž๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐œ๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ.

๐Ÿ๐Ÿ— ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”. ๐”๐ ๐‡๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ, ๐†๐š๐›๐จ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ž.

One day to step away from the noise, take a hard look at the business and figure out what needs to change.

Because being busy feels productive.

But growth leaves evidence.

Are you growing?

Or are you just busy?

๐†๐ž๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐š๐ญ www.project124.africa

๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ”๐ŸŽ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐š'๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ง๐œ๐žIn 1966, Botswana chose its own future.Six decades later, we celebrate a ...
29/09/2026

๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ”๐ŸŽ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐š'๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž

In 1966, Botswana chose its own future.

Six decades later, we celebrate a nation built on resilience, ambition, unity and possibility; and the people whose ideas, courage and determination continue to shape its journey.

At Project124 Africa, we believe the future is built by those who dare to dream, create, build and grow.

Hereโ€™s to 60 years of Botswana, and to the generations building what comes next.

Happy 60th Independence, Botswana! ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผ

Project124 Africa
Sprouting Ideas. Igniting Growth.

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผ ๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ”๐ŸŽ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐š! ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผThe Project124 Africa team had the privilege of joining our fellow neighbours at ...
25/09/2026

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผ ๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ”๐ŸŽ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐š! ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผ

The Project124 Africa team had the privilege of joining our fellow neighbours at Fairgrounds Office Park in celebrating Botswanaโ€™s 60 years of independence.

What an incredible experience it was! A beautiful afternoon filled with joy, laughter, excitement and the spirit of togetherness. From the music and singing to the dancing, cultural food and the beautiful sight of everyone dressed in their finest leteisi, it was a wonderful reflection of the pride and unity that makes our nation special.

As an organisation committed to building entrepreneurs and contributing to the growth of Botswana, we are grateful for opportunities like these that bring people, organisations and communities together beyond the workplace.

A heartfelt thank you to our gracious hosts, Botswana Development Corporation Limited (BDC), for creating such a memorable celebration and for bringing the Fairgrounds community together.

60 years of independence. 60 years of Botswana. 60 years of a nation continuing to build, grow and dream. ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผ

Happy 60th Independence, Botswana!
P**a! ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผ

**aBotswana

Yesterday, our Head of Administration, ๐€๐๐ข๐ง๐š๐ก ๐’๐ž๐ค๐ก๐ž๐ฌ๐š, represented Project124 Africa at the official launch of the ๐–๐š๐ง๐ณ๐ฒ...
24/09/2026

Yesterday, our Head of Administration, ๐€๐๐ข๐ง๐š๐ก ๐’๐ž๐ค๐ก๐ž๐ฌ๐š, represented Project124 Africa at the official launch of the ๐–๐š๐ง๐ณ๐ฒ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ at the Botswana Digital & Innovation Hub (BDIH).

Developed by local tech startup ๐๐ž๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, founded by Motswana entrepreneurs Again Oabile and Tshiamo Kolanyane, Wanzy is an all-in-one โ€œsuper appโ€ and digital marketplace designed to streamline last-mile delivery while connecting consumers with local merchants.

Beyond the launch itself, events like these are important because they bring the entrepreneurial ecosystem into one room.

Adinah had the opportunity to connect with entrepreneurs, ecosystem players, business leaders, innovators and other stakeholders, sharing more about the work we are doing at Project124 Africa to support entrepreneurs, strengthen businesses and build a more connected entrepreneurial ecosystem in Botswana.

Every conversation creates a possibility. Every connection can open a door. And every platform that brings Botswana entrepreneurs closer to opportunity strengthens the ecosystem we are collectively building.

Congratulations to Nexus Innovations on this milestone. We are excited to see more homegrown solutions being built, launched and scaled from Botswana to the world.

๐’๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ˆ๐๐ž๐š๐ฌ. ๐ˆ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก. ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผ

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