Natasha Siniscalchi

Business Development, Project Management & Market Entry Professional. Passionate about the B2B space and helping clients scale through exports. Views my own.

[Justin Chadwick @justchad_cga]

Maersk line bringing in empty containers as the citrus season starts to gather momentum; a welcome sight

[Natasha Siniscalchi @Nat_Siniscalchi]

Friday Fact:
In 2019, #SouthAfrica-#China #trade exceeded $ 42 billion, constituting one-fifth of total China-Africa trade.
More than 200 Chinese enterprises are currently operating in South Africa, with a total #investment of over $ 25 billion.
https://t.co/1UcrjMlYYl

[Natasha Siniscalchi @Nat_Siniscalchi]

2002:
US-Africa trade = $21 billion
China-Africa trade =$12 billion.
2008:
US-Africa trade = $100 billion
China-Africa trade = $102 billion
2019:
US-Africa trade = $56 billion
China-Africa trade = $192 billion
#trade #China #Africa

https://t.co/erRyW3onzP

[Agathe Demarais @AgatheDemarais]

Nearly all of Africa's states have signed up BRI co-operation agreements; China has also set up 22 industrial parks/free-trade zones across continent, in addition to eight special economic zones

[Natasha Siniscalchi @Nat_Siniscalchi]

@MohauRinjo They might even be able to sell your product into the hardware stores that they already supply?

[Natasha Siniscalchi @Nat_Siniscalchi]

@MohauRinjo Who supplies your tyres? Chinese plastic tyres are prone to splitting, etc. In hot weather and on dirt roads - there is a local company that manufactures wheelbarrow tyres and even a special tyre for sand roads. DM me and let’s see what we can put together! #proudlysouthafrican

[James Hall @hallaboutafrica]

Here are the Top 10 African Countries selected by non-Africans to live, in answer to my question tweeted 2 weeks ago:

10) Morocco and Namibia (tie)
9) Nigeria
8) Mauritius
7) Botswana
6) Tanzania
5) Ghana
4) Zimbabwe
3) Kenya
2) Rwanda
1) South Africa

[Natasha Siniscalchi @Nat_Siniscalchi]

@VincentONIRL All the best for your new posting!

[Natasha Siniscalchi @Nat_Siniscalchi]

@hayley_chewins Try “Valentine”, “Whatever” and “Foreign”.

[Alex Osterwalder🇨🇭 @AlexOsterwalder]

It’s shocking that people think they tested the viability of a business idea because they made a spreadsheet.

spreadsheet = fantasy NOT evidence of a good idea!

Real evidence comes from testing:
1) Willingness to pay
2) Ability to pay
3) Pricing
4) Costs
5) Profitability

[Natasha Siniscalchi @Nat_Siniscalchi]

@hayley_chewins Carol Ann Duffy by far!

[Natasha Siniscalchi @Nat_Siniscalchi]

“Very few people live a planned life” - @ClemSunter

[Alex Osterwalder🇨🇭 @AlexOsterwalder]

Most companies already have all the innovation talent they need.

What radically innovative companies do differently is to give their innovation talent the tools, processes, & incentives required to experiment & thrive!

[International Trade Centre (ITC) @ITCnews]

'Why are African countries keen to increase trade? Because trade is a means, not an end: a means to encourage value addition, increase living standards and create better jobs.'

Read #WEDF18 opening speech by @AranchaGlezLaya

#scaleup #Zambia #Africa

[Natasha Siniscalchi @Nat_Siniscalchi]

#unemployment in #SouthAfrica is not about some overarching #skills shortage. People like this (he reads the newspaper here every afternoon) deserve a government that will attract & promote #investment & give local businesses the confidence to expand.

[AGRA - Sustainably Growing Africa’s Food Systems. @AGRA_Africa]

Africa has an ‘Uber’ opportunity to disrupt farming technology - https://t.co/Sk5WgLxtd9

[Natasha Siniscalchi @Nat_Siniscalchi]

#Networking is a crucial part of any good business #strategy . Look for the #winwin - there is almost always some form of #synergy to be found.

[SME South Africa @SMESouthAfrica]

Never stop building relationships. And view your competitors as potential partners & collaborators . #TuesdayTips

[Natasha Siniscalchi @Nat_Siniscalchi]

My #Uber driver, a single mom in her late forties, is busy telling me about the #support she is receiving from her fellow female Uber drivers via their Whatsapp group and regular get-togethers. Love it when women lift each other up. #feminist #empower #empowered

[Natasha Siniscalchi @Nat_Siniscalchi]

#Nigeria lives by its own rules...! Absolutely love that I get to see the good, the bad and the weirdly wonderful aspects of life in #Africa for a living. #IlovewhatIdo

[David Evans @DaveEvansPhD]

6 new papers summarized on political economy in Africa, from #OxCSAE2018
https://t.co/5nQ0duRcGt