What We Offer
Learn your way around! Both the US and Africa offer unique opportunities and complications. Africa USA Business Connections online courses and consulting operations involving renowned individuals with substantial experience on both continents can provide you with the tools needed for success.
Connecting to the right people and companies is vital. This is the perfect place to start building your network.
EDUCATIONAL COURSES
Understanding variables and identifying resources needed for successful operations in the United States and Africa. View our online courses outline.
CONSULTING OPERATIONS
Helping and assisting businesses, industry specialists find success in the United States and Africa. Read more about our consulting services.
Africa Opportunities: A primer for Success
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Success in Africa Today
Module 1: Importance of Culture and History
Module 2: Understanding the “Two Africas” (English and Francophone)
Module 3: Africa Youth Demographics
Module 4: Africa: Developing Infrastructure
Module 5: Manufacturing – Made in Africa for the World
Module 6: Trade Agreements as a Platform for Profitability
Module 7: Compliance as a Foundation for Prosperity (FCPA and Taxation)
Module 8: Personal and Business Security
Module 9: The Big Win: Choosing the Right African Partners
Module 1: Africa: Power of Cultural Knowledge
- How the history of colonialism haunts modern business today
- Cultural interpreter on your teams – demand honesty – you need to be honest
- How Africa perceives the foreigner
- Respect for the African business person
- Resources: Embassies, Universities, US Chamber of Commerce
Module 2: Grow the Opportunity by Engaging in Both Africas (English and Francophone)
- The Francofone Demographic and Opportunity
- Francophone – Culture, and Law
- Achieving mutual Understanding
- Avoiding Frustration
- Patience is the Key
- Importance of Language Skills
Module 3: Africa’s Youth: Developing a World Class Workforce
- Power of the Youth Dynamic
- Familiar with US culture
- Executive Caliber English Speaking
- World’s lowest-cost English speaking workforce for future decades
- Skills and Educational Development- Dr. Sanjeev Khagram
- Thunderbird and other US University networks in Africa
- Extension Programs
- East Africa and Continent Wide Youth Development Success- Claire
- Gap: Education and Opportunities– Dr. Mathuki
- Enabling networks of well educated, ethical, and trustworthy executives- All
Module 4: Developing Infrastructure
- Physical Infrastructure
- IT
- Vision of Government
- People Resources
- Country and Region-specific opportunities
- Ghana
- What countries are gaining access to these resources?
Module 5: Manufacturing - Made in Africa for the World
- Why the auto industry is back in Africa – General overview and advantages
- Improved infrastructure
- Improved government policy
- Improved utilization of an educated workforce
- Desire by Africans for economic development
- Government officials – incentives
- Auto – Why they chose those incentives- attractive and challenges
- How Ghanian supply chain is developing support
- Other Great Manufacturing Locations
Module 6: Trade Agreements as a Platform for African Profitability (ACFTA and USMCA)
- General Overview of Agreements
- What are the agreements- African Continental Free Trade Agreement, USMCA-NAFTA successor
- USMCA (United States, Mexico, Canada) – mutual benefits (2)
- Africa utilizing Mexico and Canada to enter North American markets
- ACFTA (All of Africa) – mutual benefits (2)
- Related AFCTA regional agreements
Module 7: Compliance as a Foundation for Prosperity (FCPA and Taxation)
- Legal- FCPA Compliance
- How to move small projects forward with compliance
- How to move large projects forward with compliance
- Value-added tax in African countries
- Year-end corporate tax
- Accounting and repatriation of profits
Module 8: Choosing Personal and Business Security
- Selecting Infrastructure Islands
- Staying safe in a foreign country
- Securing your businesses
- Locating your business
- Legal limitations
- Language
- Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center
Module 9: The Big Win: Choosing the Right African Partners
- Choosing right Partner
- A great challenge in doing business in Africa and globally
- Lessons Learned
- Ethics
- Trust
- Skin in the game
- Resources for vetting
- Making good use of Embassy Services Abroad- lists- free
- Chambers US and Local
- Trusted individuals on the ground- accountants, lawyers
- Consultants – US and African- Global Chamber
- Language and Legal Issues
- Finding the Right Lawyer: Characteristics that Matter
Success in the United States Today
Module 1: Importance of Culture and History in the United States
Module 2: Understanding the US Social and Political Divisions
Module 3: United States Youth Demographics
Module 4: United States: Infrastructure Strengths and Opportunities
Module 5: US Manufacturing: a Renewed Emphasis
Module 6: US Trade Agreements as a Platform for Profitability
Module 7: Understanding the US Legal and Compliance Climate
Module 8: United States: Personal and Business Security
Module 9: The Big Win: Choosing the Right US Partners
Module detailed outlines are available soon.
Africa USA Business Connections Will Help You Find The Path to Business Success In the United States and Africa
- CONSULTING: Business Norms and People Skills
- MARKETING: Get the word out about your business
- DUE DILIGENCE SERVICES: locating your business, industry specialists, executive due diligence
- ADVISING: on the aspects of establishing a presence
- PARTNER SELECTION: operational partners, personal and business security, legal and compliance
- ASSISTING: Negotiation process for new business and partnerships Advising: Establishing a presence in Africa or the United States
- NAVIGATING FRANCOPHONE AFRICA
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As Africa quadruples in population this century, new opportunities for mutual prosperity abound. Africa USA Business Connections can help you be part of this profitable new future.