EPISODE · Feb 27, 2025 · 36 MIN
Building Brands, Connecting Continents: AGOA Entrepreneurs in the US Market
from Beyond a Single Story: Perspectives on US-Africa Relations · host Wilson Center
Co-hosts for this season, Oge Onubogu and Witney Schneidman are joined by Margaret Nyamumbo and Rahama Wright, entrepreneurs who have built successful brands connecting African products to US markets by utilizing AGOA trade preferences. Rahama and Margaret share perspectives from small business owners bridging US and African markets, creating jobs both in the US and the African countries where they operate, and changing the narrative around African goods. Through the conversation, Margaret and Rahama reflect on how they built their companies and their engagement with different US agencies and policies along the way.
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Co-hosts for this season, Oge Onubogu and Witney Schneidman are joined by Margaret Nyamumbo and Rahama Wright, entrepreneurs who have built successful brands connecting African products to US markets by utilizing AGOA trade preferences. Rahama and Margaret share perspectives from small business owners bridging US and African markets, creating jobs both in the US and the African countries where they operate, and changing the narrative around African goods. Through the conversation, Margaret and Rahama reflect on how they built their companies and their engagement with different US agencies and policies along the way.
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