AWP Network

Making a Difference in the Lives of African Entrepreneurs

Voices of African Women Entrepreneurs: Farmer Means Business

Agropreneur, Cynthia Mosunmola Umoru meets with the AWP Network to discuss what it is like to be a farmer in Nigeria. My business, Farmshoppe was born out of the need to provide fresh food produce to customers. During my university days, I had the privilege of going shopping for women who were busy executives and could…

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March 9, 2015

Business, Education, Interviews

Africa, African women power, African youths, agribusiness, agriculture, Agropreneur, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Cynthia Mosunmola Umoru, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, farm, Farmer means business, Farmers, farming, Farmshoppe, fresh produce, girls, Goldman Sachs, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Olufemi Omotayo, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, supply chain management, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Voices of African Women Entrepreneur, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, women farmers, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
Apply: 2015 AWiB Women of Excellence (WOE) Award

Every year in October, AWiB presents inspiring stories and incredible accomplishments of deserving women in the business community. AWiB works tirelessly on the Women of Excellence (WOE) recognition to cultivate a culture of appreciation and generate many role models for the coming generation. AWiB, as an association committed to the personal and professional development of female professionals…

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March 3, 2015

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Africa, African youths, AWiB, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leaders, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, recognition, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
Apply: 2015 MILEAD Fellowship for African Girls

Moremi Initiative for Women’s Leadership in Africa identifies 25 of Africa’s most outstanding emerging women leaders. The MILEAD Fellows Program is a long-term leadership development program designed to identify, develop, and promote emerging young African women leaders to attain and thrive in leadership in their community and Africa as a whole. The program targets dynamic young women interested…

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March 1, 2015

Events

Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Ghana, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leaders, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, MILEAD, MILEAD Fellows, mobile technology, Moremi Initiative for Women’s Leadership, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young girls, young voices, young women, youth, Youths
Apply: 2015 Entrepreneur of the Year Competition

The Sanlam / Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year® awards aims to honour, benefit, and uplift South African SMEs. The competition celebrates excellence in entrepreneurship, serving as an inspiration to others to succeed in the world of business. Entrepreneurs who enter may be considered for the following categories in the Sanlam / Business Partners Entrepreneur…

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March 1, 2015

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Africa, African youths, awards, AWP, AWP Network, business, business owners, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, Sanlam, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
Workistry.com To Host Online Job Fair

Workistry.com is a candidate search engine aiming to connect job seekers to employers by making it easy for employers to match their open positions to qualified talents. Workistry is poised to revolutionize the job market. At Workistry, we present an alternative to the traditional ways of finding jobs, which are typically local newspapers, word of mouth…

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March 1, 2015

Events

Africa, African youths, AWP Network, Benjamin Onuoha, business, business support, careers, challenge, change, China Muoka, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Jobs, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, resume, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, talents, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, workistry, workistry.com, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths
AWP Network Partners With the H.O.P.E Foundation to Train Secondary School Students

The AWP Network is glad to announce a strategic partnership with the H.O.P.E Foundation at Covenant University. The purpose of this partnership will be to train students at Lagos State Model College, Meiran. The project involves working with students at Lagos State Model College, Meiran and helping them to hone their business pitches and to develop…

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February 24, 2015

Business, Education, Events, Interviews

Africa, African youths, awards, AWP, AWP Network, AWPN, business, business pitch, business plan, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, concept development, Covenant University, development, DREAM project, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, H.O.P.E Foundation, idea, ideation, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, Lagos State Model College, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Meiran, mobile technology, my voice matters, nextgen, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths
Know A Child Changing The World?

Do you know a child with the drive, passion, and history in standing up against violations to children’s rights? Nominate him or her to be the next International Children’s Peace Prize winner. The International Children’s Peace Prize is presented annually to an exceptional child, whose courageous…

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February 24, 2015

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Africa, African youths, award, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, change agent, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, International Children’s Peace Prize, KidsRights Youngsters, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, prize winner, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
Do You Have An Idea? Apply: GIST Tech-I Competition

Are you a scientist? An entrepreneur? A researcher? An innovator? A student? Are you just someone who has a great idea or startup company and are looking to change the world? Whoever you are, if you have a great idea then Tech-I is for you! The Tech-I competition is open to everyone between the ages…

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February 23, 2015

Events

Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, GIST Tech-I Competition, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths
Attend: Women In The World New York Summit

This year’s summit participants include Helen Mirren, Academy Award-winning actress who stars on Broadway in the upcoming play The Audience; Aamir Khan, movie actor and creator-host of the award-winning Indian talk show Satyamev Jayate; Ava DuVernay, director of Selma; Christiane Amanpour, host of CNN International’s Amanpour; Ellen Kullman, CEO of DuPont; Padmasree Warrior, CTO of Cisco; Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe, director of the St. Monica’s Girls Tailoring Centre in…

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February 20, 2015

Events

Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Women in the world, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths
Apply: Google’s 2015 Science Fair

The Google science fair is in partnership with Lego Education, National Geographic, Scientific American, and Virgin Galactic. It invites students between 13 and 18 from anywhere in the world to enter submissions online. The science fair has produced some incredibly impressive winners in years past, including a flashlight that requires only the ambient heat from…

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February 20, 2015

Events

Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, Google Science Fair, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths