Growth500.com is an investment portal for fastest growing small, medium, and large businesses in East Africa.

Growth500.com is an investment portal that seeks to fulfil this gap by providing essential business, industry, and market information collected from the fastest growing small, medium, and large businesses in East Africa. We want to make it simpler, quicker and more affordable for businesses, investors, and other stakeholders to find business and industry performance information.

Growth 500 will provide businesses, investors, and other stakeholders with the following benefits:

* Compare business performance with other fast growing businesses of similar size in the same industry both nationally and regionally.

* Attract strategic investors and venture capitalists to invest in fast growing businesses based in East Africa for possible mergers and acquisitions.

* Provide performance-related information to boost the buying and selling of shares to individual and institutional investors through private placements and/or IPOs.

Popfolio

Poptopus is a brand new way of enabling artists, bloggers and advertisers to work together to share music, as well as information on new products and services, while generating income.



LINK:http://www.popfolio.net/

Promote the exchange of anything and everything that can make people feel good.

BeAGoodBuzz has been created to promote the exchange of anything and everything that can make people feel good. they want to build an online resource of Good Buzz culture, and a network of Good Buzz people.

It doesn't matter who you are, where you're from, or what you do, just Be a Good Buzz™



LINK: http://beagoodbuzz.com/

Review techmambo site For A FREE Backlink.

Techmambo has recently received a PageRank of 6 from Google which is considered a great ranking for high quality and high authority web sites. If you own your own web site or business, it can be very valuable for you to receive a link from a Page Rank 6 site, so we decided to do a very simple promotion which will allow you to receive a backlink from a high traffic site that can really boost your Search Engine Ranking and also help you get a higher page rank.

Criteria for getting a free backlink:

* The review should link to the home page using the anchor text ”Techmambo“.
* The review should be a minimum 200 words.
* It must have a link to this rules post somewhere in the review.
* You must give an honest review.

Here is an example -

techmambo writes many new and unique articles for company and product reviews. If you do a review of their site, they will link to your review and send their readers to browse around your site.

For every 5 reviews we receive, we will have a post linking to your site. If you already read Techmambo, why not take 10 minutes to write a review and receive a valuable backlink in exchange? Once you are done, please contact us with the link to your review.

For those web sites who have a similar niche to us, we will include a review of the best sites if we think our loyal readers can get value from your web site. This would send additional traffic your way for free. Thanks and we look forward to reading your reviews!

Bravisa is an online tool for anyone to earn money

Bravisa is an online tool for anyone to earn money by selling a wide range of products without ever having to buy, stock, ship, or service those products.

How it works>
Pick Products
Pick or design products from a growing list of base products and manufacturers. Add as many products as you wish to your free bStore.

Set Prices
Markup Bravisa wholesale prices to set your selling prices.
Promote Products
Tell the world about your bStore by linking to blogs and sites where you can get traffic.

Earn Money
All your orders will be directly fulfilled. Earn money from every sale without spending anything.

A New Way to Secure and Monetize Social Networks.

Vidoop is a technology innovation company obsessed with making the InternePublisht better.

The Ultimate Sales Tool

Qoof Ltd. was founded in September 2005 by Richard Kligman and is led by a focused, experienced and aggressive executive team with proven track records. Unlike social networks, which are focused on entertainment, Qoof is solely focused on maximizing our clients’ sales revenue and harnessing the power of their message through video.

Qoof's business model is built upon the outcome of two changing trends - the explosive shift from TV to Internet watching and the demise of traditional Direct response television marketing. From Madison Avenue advertisers to Mom and Pop entrepreneurs, Qoof's unique suite of services enables users to market, sell and most of all, increase revenue on the Internet.
Qoof's Suite of Services:

Usermercials™ is a consumer software application that leverages the power of broadband video content to enable users to finally generate solid revenue from their partnerships with online retail affiliate program.

Koolar Web Directory

ContentLink™: An In-Text Advertising Solution for Publishers and Advertisers

Kontera ContentLink™s are contextually relevant keywords discovered in real time on a publisher’s web page that are automatically turned into a link to the most relevant and highest paying text ad from one of Kontera’s thousands of advertisers.

What ContentLink™ can do for you?
Kontera’s ContentLink™ In-Text Advertising solution lets you monetize your content in real-time, enabling an incremental increase in ad revenue by providing a new source of untapped ad inventory that does not compete with the other ad programs running on the site. ContentLink™ also creates a valuable user experience by serving relevant and informational ads that match the user’s interest and frame of mind.

Broadcast your mobile ad to a universe of free online classifieds, paid sites and print publications.

iqzone allows anyone with a camera phone to take a photo or video clip of anything to post a classified ad in less than 60 seconds. Sellers can broadcast their mobile ad to a universe of free online classifieds, paid sites and print publications. Buyers can connect with sellers in real-time by setting mobile alerts for items or services they are interested in. They can also search for items using their mobile phone or the web.

Exploring your online potential

Zungu is the root word of mzungu, which in Swahili means one who wanders in circles. Mzungu, or wazungu, was also the word used for the first white people who came to East Africa and is still used today.

His name is Erik Hersman, and He is an mzungu raised in East Africa. He bring many years of internet experience as a web marketer in a large corporation and as an interactive marketing agency strategist for Fortune 500 clients, small- and medium-sized businesses such as:

* Tyco
* ADT Home Security
* Maersk
* EarthLink
* AOL
* Sun Sports (Sunshine Network)


ZUNGU can revolutionize your business, beat your competitors and realize incredible returns on your marketing dollars by offering the following services:

STRATEGY :: Any Marketing Is Only As Good As It's Strategy
You might need an email plan, web visibility or usability testing, or a search marketing plan. Whatever your needs are, we will show you how it all works together to create synergy. An integrated marketing plan, bringing together your website, email, search and offline marketing is crucial for your success.

SEARCH ENGINE MARKETING :: Local for Locals
google logoLocal search marketing is one of the least understood and most overlooked areas of marketing for small- to medium-sized businesses. Learn how to use Google, Yahoo!, MSN and the Internet Yellow Pages to your advantage. Beat the competition, open new conduits to customers you didn't know you didn't have. Best of all, measure your campaign and it's effectiveness

EMAIL MARKETING :: Attract, Personalize, Stay in Touch
Learn how to create effective and meaningful email campaigns. Email is the perfect medium to augment any marketing campaign - offline or online. Email is easy to abuse, it's powerful and has the ability to do great damage or create massive amounts of business

WEB DESIGN :: Usability and Functionality
You've got a website already, that's the first step. How do you know if it's working for or against you? Let Zungu show you how to monitor and analyze your website to ensure high returns. Does your website have the type of functionality that your users require? Is it easy to use and navigate through?

AFFILIATE MARKETING :: Multiply Your Sales Force
Affiliate marketing isn't for everyone, but it might be just what you're looking for depending upon your business. Contact Zungu for a free consultation on whether this type of marketing will work for you.

Got a cool startup, and looking for a new way to get the word out?

Got a cool startup, and looking for a new way to get the word out? Well, if you have a giant pile of cash and plane tickets to LA, not to mention an oh-so-exclusive invite, you can pitch at DEMO 07.

vSocial enables content owners to custom brand, target, virally distribute and monetize their message via video.

vSocial, powered by vCONNECT, is a social networking for video platform that enables content owners, site operators and online marketing organizations to custom brand, target, virally distribute and monetize their message via video.

vSocial.com is our showcase video community, and it’s built for individuals like you. Tell us how to make it better and we will

What is social networking for video?

Social networking is all about enabling like minds to find and communicate with one another in a contextually meaningful fashion. It’s about users, their profiles, their content and their extended network. Whether this network is formally organized or loosely and opportunistically coupled around common interests matters not.

Online video can deliver a monologue, cultivate a conversation, convey a position or just entertain.

We believe that integrating the power of social networking with the digital spark that is online video is destined to be a game changer for you personally and for your business or organization.

Why? Two reasons. One is that it is hard to argue against global reach carried on the wings of viral distribution models. Two is that the concept of delivering rich messages that can be brand-active and monetized (via advertising) in a self-serve fashion opens the doors to a lot of different applications

AdsBlackList.com enables you to maximize your AdSense revenue with minimal effort.

AdsBackList is a unique, one of a kind websites more like an extension to your Adsense account but not affiliated with Google, Inc. Connection between ABL and Google Adsense is that tiny little window called "Competitive Filter List". Consider it as your battle station, and ABL as your high-tech weapon from the future. Our mission at ABL is to sound a wakeup call for all Adsense publishers, to give you a state of the art tool which connects you to thousands of other publishers with one common goal: find, report and block MFA ads!


This website is dedicated to Google Adsense Publishers, and to all those who want to become one. To find out how can ABL help you, please read on.

Adsense used to be a very clean way to make money online while doing what you like (managing your blog or website), but then, out of nowhere, Made for Adsense sites started massive advertising campaigns using our adsense accounts. When we say massive, we really mean it because Adsense is kind of turning into Wallstreet's Stock Market, where it's all about ROI (Return of Investment).

If you're not familiar with term MFA (Made for Adsense), the shortest explanation is this: it's a website with content that is primarily made of adsense ads, or any other advertisement system. So you might ask yourself, what does this have to do with me? Well, these webmasters pay loads of money to advertise their MFA sites on Google Adwords which then serves their contextual ads on your own website(s) through Adsense program.

How to use Sponsored ReviewTo create buzz about a new website.

With SponsoredReviews, you set your own price. Depending on the size of your readership and the quality of your blog posts, you can earn anywhere from $10 to $1000 per review. If you are a major site, you might be able to get even more.

Why buy a Sponsored Review?

* To launch a new product or service.
* To create buzz about a new website.
* To get honest and constructive feedback from professional reviewers and their audiences.
* To build high quality links in order to increase your websites search engine rankings.
* To create direct traffic from a highly targeted audience.

you can create and distribute coupons with ZiXXo

ZiXXo provides the most cost-effective advertising available, bar none. And unlike every other form of advertising, you receive immediate feedback on their effectiveness through their redemption. Best of all, you can create and distribute coupons!

Regardless of the business you are in, and your business objectives, you can use a coupon to achieve these objectives. What are your objectives? Promote new items, drive business during slow times, reward long-time customers, bring in new customers - the list goes on and on. Whatever your business objective is, we can help you create a winning coupon that achieves that objective.

Once you create a coupon in ZiXXo, or upload an existing coupon, you’ll start getting feedback on how effective it is through redemption, click-through reporting and user-generated ratings. This enables you to fine-tune your promotion to maximize sales. No other type of advertising offers this level of insight into its effectiveness.

With ZiXXo, even the smallest local business can compete with the major national companies on an even playing field.

Atlantic Coast Regional Fund a $200 million regional fund focused on 28 countries on near the African Coast of the Atlantic Ocean

AFIG is currently raising the Atlantic Coast Regional Fund (“ACRF”, the “Fund”), a $100 to $200 million regional fund focused on 28 countries on or near the African Coast of the Atlantic Ocean from Morocco to Angola (the “Region”). The Fund will target strong growth companies operating in West and Central Africa, preferably with a regional scope. ACRF will consider investments in all sectors, with particular focus on industrial firms, financial institutions and companies investing in infrastructure and other related sectors.

Target companies will be mature and cash-flow generative companies operating in sectors with high entry barriers and/or enjoying market dominance. In addition, target companies will exhibit a proven track record in terms of managerial competence, satisfactory and measurable performance and a solid business plan. ACRF expects to generate a net Internal Rate of Return of 20% - 25% in US$ terms, resulting in returns in excess of two times invested capital.

Geographic Focus The Region targeted by ACRF is defined as follows:
* Western Africa encompassing the 15 Economic Community of West African States (“ECOWAS”) countries, plus Mauritania and Morocco
* Central Africa encompassing the 6 CEMAC countries, plus the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and Angola.

Aureos Capital : an independent private equity fund manager focused on the emerging markets.

Aureos Capital Limited is an independent private equity fund manager focused exclusively on the emerging markets. Aureos specialises in providing expansion and buyout capital for low to mid-cap businesses with prospects for strong growth and profitability across Asia Pacific, Africa and Latin America.

Established in July 2001, Aureos has to date raised and managed US$570m in 24 funds worldwide. Ten of these funds have been raised since 2001, with approximately US$395m of committed capital. In addition, Aureos manages 14 funds previously sponsored and administered by CDC Group plc.

Building on Aureos’ strong track record established over 16 years of fund management in some of the world’s most challenging markets, Aureos is in the process of complementing its current portfolio by raising US$500m of additional capital over the next two years.

ImThere : a user-driven event site that integrates mobile devices.

ImThere, a Ramped Media project, is a user-driven event site that heavily integrates mobile devices.

For users, ImThere makes discovering new venues, artists, events, and friends easier than ever. Whether they’re at home on their computer or on the town using their mobile phone, ImThere is the best way to find something to do. Based on a user’s location and interests, ImThere adapts itself to display relevant content that they will truly care about. With ImThere’s social networking abilities, staying in the loop with friends is no longer a problem. From planning an evening to recommending new venues and artists, ImThere allows users to interact with their friends online in new and truly useful ways.

For venue owners and artists, ImThere is a powerful way to get noticed. Since ImThere makes it simple for users to discover new venues and artists based on their interests, venue owners and artists will gain new customers and fans just by being part of ImThere. It’s easy for venue owners and artists to use ImThere. Simply create a listing, submit pictures, and add upcoming events. Once their page is created, users will be able to interact by posting reviews and pictures of the venue or artist. Never before has this one-to-one communication been so efficient with customers and fans.

LinkedCampus helps campus-focused businesses connect with their customers by text messaging.

LinkedCampus is all about grasping the vast base of mobile phone users located on college campuses. In the past, local businesses were stuck relying on slower, less effective advertising methods such as billboards, newspaper ads, flyers, etc...

With LinkedCampus, local businesses are now able to reach their customer's mobile phones using a self-service platform. Anyone from local pizza shops to college professors can use LinkedCampus to get their message out instantly and effectively.

LinkedCampus helps campus-focused businesses connect with their most valuable customers by harnessing the power of text messaging. We offer a web-based marketing tool that allows organizations to reach college students like never before. Gone are the days of ineffective email and flyers posted on bulletin boards; LinkedCampus allows local businesses the ability to impact college communities instantly and effectively.

What if you had advertising that your readers actually wanted to click on?

That's exactly what they'll get when you use bloglinkr...because all of the advertisers on bloglinkr are other blogs. You select the categories that you want your readers to see, and instead of content-less sales pitches and discounted products, your readers will see links to blogs in the categories you've selected ...and you'll get paid for each click. You'll even get paid when people click ads on blogs that you've referred to bloglinkr.

You'll get more click-throughs with bloglinkr because your readers will actually be interested in the content you want them to click on.

What if you could advertise your blog, increase your backlinks, raise your search engine position, and generate more traffic to your site at a price any blogger can afford?

We're keeping bloglinkr ads cheap. That way you can get started on a minimal budget, and continue to market your blog month after month without having to have venture capital funding to make it happen. You'll get more click-throughs and backlinks for your money with bloglinkr. Get started with as little as $25 and recieve hundreds of backlinks, clicks and visitors every month.