Up to 80% of SME startups will fail within 5 years - here's how tech can help.

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Technology has a powerful role to play in enabling SMEs and entrepreneurs to compete with larger organisations with access to more resources.
Yellow, an African fintech startup that supplies solar home systems in Malawi and Uganda, announced that it was able to grow its revenue by 1,500% and scale its agent network by over 3,000% between January 2020 and 2022, by leveraging Zoho Creator. Zoho Creator is a low-code app development platform provided by global technology company, Zoho Corp. Yellow, which relies on a vast network of sales agents spread across multiple countries, built a complete ERP system called "Ofeefee" on Creator within five months.
13 Oct 2022 6AM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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