A Letter to Every African Entrepreneur Who’s Had Enough
You’re not behind. You’re doing the best you can in a system that’s never made it easy.At 14, I opened a barbing salon in Nigeria. No shortcutsjust sweat and handwritten ledgers.
You’re not behind. You’re doing the best you can in a system that’s never made it easy.At 14, I opened a barbing salon in Nigeria. No shortcutsjust sweat and handwritten ledgers.
Mark Odenore didn’t set out to create fintech. He set out to solve a problem that had held back too many entrepreneurs like him, the lack of reliable, locally tailored tools for running and growing a small.
As African economies experience rapid digital growth, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) need tools that match their ambition. One of the most urgent areas for digital transformation is invoicing.
Running your business with handwritten books, Word docs, or Excel sheets might feel familiar, but it’s holding you back. If you’ve ever lost an invoice, missed a tax deadline, or struggled to track payments...
History's most expensive word in business isn't a curse; it's "no." When visionary companies identified massive, underserved markets, the investors who said "no" paid the ultimate price.
Since 2019, British-Nigerian entrepreneur Mark Odenore has been quietly developing Afri Invoice, a platform built for Africa’s realities, born from his own journey navigating the limits of generic tools and manual bookkeeping.