Today was episode #5 of African Tech News. Hosted by Owuraku Sarpong and me.
You can join us live every Tuesday at 7 PM (Ghana) / 8 PM (Nigeria) / 10 PM (Kenya) / 12 PM (Los Angeles) / 3 PM (New York).
We spoke with Bright Ahedor of Kudigo providing simple software for retail stores. Another great talk along our theme for the month of July: Fintech.
You can join us live every Tuesday at 7 PM (Ghana) / 8 PM (Nigeria) / 10 PM (Kenya) / 12 PM (Los Angeles) / 3 PM (New York).
We spoke with Bright Ahedor of Kudigo providing simple software for retail stores. Another great talk along our theme for the month of July: Fintech.
Started in 2017 Kudigo's main product is StoreFront which is a complete retail software built for small and medium businesses in Africa. With StoreFront, you are able to:
- manage your stock
- process sales
- capture customer records
- accept payments and more
Solving the problem of
- Lack of access to finance
- Lack of business validation
- High cost of KYC and due diligence in accessing the informal sector
In today's show we learned that Kudigo is accepting customers (i.e. physical and e-commerce retailers) in the following countries:
- Ghana
- Nigeria
- Kenya
- United Kingdom
- United States
- South Africa
The best way to support Kudigo at the moment is to try their product if you believe you'll be a good fit or reach out to partner. Kudigo partners with logistics, financial service companies and much more.
Here's a breakdown of how you could use Kudigo. I am an owner of a hair care product line. I could set up a physical permanent retail store or a pop up shop, for example. I would use Kudigo to manage my inventory and set up an online storefront.
While in person, people can pay through Kudigo at my physical retail or pop up location - all without an Internet connection! I could also use Kudigo's StoreFront product and sell my product online. Kudigo will handle the payments and shipping to my customers! In addition, I have the potential to access business loans to keep my business going.
For the recording of today's and previous live sessions visit here: anchor.fm/african-tech-news. Note that the recordings are posted a few days after the live session.
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