The fear of uncertainty or the unknown prevents the majority of us from making choices or decisions to take action or make some changes that could change our lives. This fear is rational because every action we take could impact our lives positively or negatively. The interesting thing is that opportunities are embedded in the grey area of uncertainty. If it were certain where to find opportunities, everyone would scramble for them, and the chances of winning would be small. Men and women who have made some progress are often willing to sacrifice; they accept the possibility that they could …

This is our first blog, and we would start by getting to know one another. Welcome to our part of the internet. We are called the Boris Bison Youth Empowerment Business Incubator (BBYEBI). We are located at Quartier Sodiko Bonaberi, in Douala. Who We Are Who we are is very tied to our mission. Our mission is aligned with Goal 1 (Eradicate Poverty) and Goal 4 (Quality Education) of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development goals. To realise poverty eradication, BBYEBI created a mentorship programme to provide targeted quality education for budding entrepreneurs to move their ideas into a robust business …

On Wednesday 13th April, Mme Liza Kina of NULLA Group paid a visit to the incubator to view the facilities and discuss feasible areas for collaboration.   She is a major supplier of corn to Guinness Cameroon brewery. Through her foundation - NULLA Foundation over 200 people are trained yearly in agriculture. Following the training programme, the foundation empowers these trainees by providing seeds to enable them to start their own farms. NULLA Foundation is looking to collaborate with BBIncubator for the training of those farmers. There were exchanges on issues relating to management, marketing and entrepreneurship.

New week, new challenge.  The Incubator kickstarted the week with the Kids Code Camp or Tech Summer Camp for the long holidays. Organised by the non-profit organisation called The Change Engine, the latter has a mission to unlock Africa's potential through technology. The African continent missed out on the industrial revolution, the dot-com boom and efforts such as these, are to close the gaps to ascend to a hitch-free digital and technological future. The goal of this tech camp is to develop the digital skills of the youth (8 - 18yrs) of today to close the skills gap in technology within the continent in the near …