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Announcing new deployment and cost management solutions for Azure OpenAI Service including self-service Provisioned. Learn more

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Explore Microsoft Copilot documentation, resources, and training to leverage AI technology and enhance productivity. Start your Copilot learning journey.

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Configure ISV to customer private offers in Microsoft Partner Center for Azure Marketplace.

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Learn about decentralized identity as a user-controlled approach using blockchain to manage identity without a centralized authority.

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At SoloHub, our mission is to help Africa-focused skilled professionals monetize their passions through innovative and straightforward ideas. By building a decentralized application with an identity overlay network atop the Bitcoin blockchain, powered by Microsoft, we provide a SaaS solution that empowers these professionals. This approach aligns with the sustainable development goal of reducing poverty in all its forms.

For more information, visit SoloHub.

Real-Life Use Cases

1. Plumber

Challenge: A skilled plumber struggles to find consistent work and monetize his skills effectively.

Solution: SoloHub offers a decentralized platform where the plumber can create a verified profile, showcasing his skills, certifications, and customer reviews. He receives a giveaway license to monetize his passion, allowing him to offer services directly to clients without intermediaries.

Outcome: The plumber gains direct access to a larger customer base, can set competitive prices, and secure payments through smart contracts, ensuring transparency and trust. This leads to increased income stability and professional growth.

2. Graphic Designer

Challenge: A talented graphic designer finds it challenging to reach potential clients and manage payments securely.

Solution: Using SoloHub, the graphic designer can build a decentralized profile, displaying a portfolio of work, client testimonials, and industry certifications. The platform’s AI recommends personalized monetization strategies, such as offering design packages or subscription services.

Outcome: The designer attracts more clients through enhanced visibility and trust, manages payments securely via smart contracts, and explores new revenue streams, boosting overall income and career opportunities.

3. Software Engineer

Challenge: A software engineer wants to freelance but faces difficulties in establishing credibility and securing consistent projects.

Solution: SoloHub enables the software engineer to create a verified profile, listing skills, past projects, and certifications. The AI suggests innovative project ideas and automates routine tasks, while smart contracts ensure secure and timely payments.

Outcome: The engineer builds a robust freelance career, gaining trust through verified credentials and reviews, finding consistent projects, and increasing income through efficient project management and secure transactions.

4. Igbo Business Trader

Challenge: An Igbo business trader struggles to expand his market reach and manage transactions transparently.

Solution: SoloHub helps the trader establish a decentralized profile, showcasing business offerings, customer reviews, and trade certifications. The AI recommends strategies for market expansion and automates transaction management using smart contracts.

Outcome: The trader gains access to a broader market, builds trust through verified credentials, and manages secure, transparent transactions, leading to business growth and increased revenue.

Conclusion

SoloHub is dedicated to accelerating African talent, fostering innovation, and driving economic growth across the continent. By providing decentralized solutions and leveraging AI, we empower skilled professionals to monetize their passions effectively, contributing to the sustainable development goal of reducing poverty in all its forms.

Thank you 🎉 #soloteam

Learn about Microsoft’s approach to building a more inclusive, equitable, and sustainable future for everyone.

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Learn how to accelerate time to value, speed up innovation, and drive benefits for your customers, employees, and organization with Microsoft Cloud industry solutions.

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Sologid Technology Hub, a pioneering software-as-a-service company dedicated to connecting Africa’s skilled professionals and innovative thinkers with global opportunities, today announced the availability of SoloHub on Microsoft AppSource, an online cloud marketplace providing tailored line-of-business solutions.

Sologid Technology Hub leverages advanced AI technology to showcase African talents, promote their exceptional work, and match them with potential investors, partners, and employers worldwide. Our mission is to accelerate African talent, foster innovation, and drive economic growth across the continent. SoloHub, our AI-powered platform, rapidly transforms intellectual capabilities into digital assets, providing startups, entrepreneurs, and small to medium-sized businesses with cost-effective, personalized alternatives to traditional entrepreneurship programs. The platform offers tailored learning experiences, expert support, and seamless integration, making it accessible to anyone with a great idea. This approach benefits customers by offering a fraction of the cost and time of traditional programs, ensuring efficient and affordable digital transformation.

„We created SoloHub to democratize access to entrepreneurial education and resources,“ said Lawrence Chiagozie, Founder & CTO of SoloHub. „Our platform enables startups, entrepreneurs, and small to medium-sized businesses to transform their innovative ideas into valuable digital assets efficiently and affordably. By leveraging AI and expert support, we aim to empower anyone with a great idea to achieve digital transformation.“

“Microsoft welcomes SoloHub to AppSource, where global customers find thousands of line-of-business partner solutions that work with the Microsoft products they already use,” said Giovanni Mezgec, Vice President, Modern Work + Business Applications Field & Partner Marketing, Microsoft Corp. “AppSource and trusted partners like SoloHub help customers do more with less by increasing efficiency, buying confidently, and spending smarter.”

Sologid Technology Hub, the parent company of SoloHub, is dedicated to connecting Africa’s skilled professionals and innovative thinkers with global opportunities. Leveraging advanced AI technology, we showcase African talents, promote their exceptional work, and match them with potential investors, partners, and employers worldwide. Our mission is to accelerate African talent, foster innovation, and drive economic growth across the continent. At Sologid Tech Hub, we believe in the power of African ingenuity and are committed to creating a thriving ecosystem where talent meets opportunity.

For more information, press only: Emmanuel Adebayo, +234 813 227 3731, adebayo.e@sologid.com

In the warm embrace of our family compound, my mother, with her gentle hands and hopeful spirit, planted three humble pieces of melon seed—popularly known as Egusi. Little did we know, those tiny seeds were destined to spark a transformation that would reach far beyond our home and touch the lives of many.

As the days turned into weeks, we watched in awe as the seeds sprouted and grew, weaving their way through the rich Nigerian soil. It wasn’t just a garden; it was a testament to my mother’s unwavering faith in the power of nature and her dream for a better future.

One sunny afternoon, as I captured the thriving melon vines on video, an idea blossomed. What if we could share this miracle with the world? What if these seeds could become more than just food? That’s when we decided to embark on a revolutionary journey to sell our Egusi on the blockchain.

By leveraging blockchain technology, we aim to use the returns to plant more melon seeds, fund research and development focused on Web3 DApps, and build a smart contract based on proof-of-clarity. We believe that our food is our medicine. Therefore, understanding its behavioral health and production process from end-to-end is crucial. And we’re starting with Egusi.

But our vision doesn’t stop there. We’re committed to empowering our community, especially the elderly women who have long been the guardians of our traditional practices. We will create factories where these wise women can be employed to handpick the melon seeds, ensuring quality and preserving our cultural heritage.

Our story is not just about planting seeds; it’s about planting hope, innovation, and a future where technology and tradition walk hand in hand. Join us on this extraordinary journey and witness how a simple act of planting Egusi can transform lives, one seed at a time.