Category: Business

• The AWP Network Hosts Leading African Women in Technology in Lagos

  

  On Tuesday, April 25, 2017 – The African Women Power Network hosted leading African women in technology to an engaging conversation on what it means to be a woman in technology. The conversation explored the challenges and the progress made so far in the STEM fields with regards to women and girls in Nigeria. The…

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  May 10, 2017

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  Abisoye Ajayi, Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, Easyshop Easycook, EasyshopEasycook, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Future Software Resources, Futuresoft, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Nkem Begho, Nkem Uwaje, Nkemdilim Begho, Pearls Africa, program, progress, Saudat Salami, small business, solutions, South Africa, STEM, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Tolu Adeyemo, Tolulope O. Adeyemo, Ubong King, Waaw Foundation, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• The AWP Network Honors Itoro Eze-Anaba, Founder of the Mirabel Rape Crisis Center

  

  Thursday, April 27, 2017 – Itoro Eze-Anaba, Founder of the Mirabel Rape Crisis Center was honoured at the AWP Network ‘Get Connected’ Forum for her dedication, service and commitment to women and girls empowerment in Nigeria. Founded in 2013, the Mirabel Centre is a sexual assault referral centre established to provide free holistic, high quality medical…

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  May 8, 2017

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• The AWP Network ‘Get Connected Business Series’ – Meet the Speakers

  

  The African Women Power (AWP) Network will host the “Get Connected Business Series,” during the last week in April. The forum is created with the intention to provide insights and information needed to help entrepreneurs and employees grow and get to the next level. The event begins at 9:30am.  MEET THE SPEAKERS: Saudat Salami is…

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  April 21, 2017

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  Abisoye Ajayi, Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, Blessing Timidi Digha, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, EasyshopEasycook, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Femi Longe, girls, growth, idea, Idong Harrie, Idong Harrison, Idong Harrison Umoh, Idong Umoh, Iheoma Obibi, Ingressive, Innovation, Inspiration, Intimate Pleasures, Itoro Eze-Anaba, Jolaoluwa Ayeye, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Maya Horgan Famodu, Mirabel Centre, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Nkemdilim Begho, Pearls Africa, program, progress, Reginald Bassey, Saudat Salami, Shade Ladipo, small business, solutions, South Africa, Stand To End Rape Initiative, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The African Women Power Network, The AWP Network, Tolulope O. Adeyemo, Tope Longe, Waaw Foundation, WEConnect International, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• “With Limited Resources, It Takes Longer To Build Traction,” Says Founder of Fulaba.com

  

  Guinean-American of Fulani descent, Haby Barry is the founder of Fulaba.com, an exclusive retailer for high-end, high-quality Fulani earrings. Barry arrived at her company name, “Fulaba” by combining the word ‘Fulani’ and the word beautiful in the Fulani language, ‘nolaba.’ In this interview with the AWP Network, she talks about her business challenges and her…

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  April 7, 2017

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• Tinuola Aina – United Nations Global Champion for Change Organizes Women Empowerment Conference

  

  On Wednesday, March 29, 2017 – UN Women Global Champion for Change, Tinuola Aina organised a women empowerment conference in Lagos, Nigeria. In attendance were the following speakers: Emilia Asim-Ita – Senior Consultant, Strategy & External Relations at ThistlePraxis Consulting, Oluyemisi Adedayo of the Bunmi Adedayo Foundation and Taiwo Ayenuro, founder of the Young Mothers Empowerment…

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  April 4, 2017

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• Calling ALL University Students: The AWP Network at Afe Babalola University

  

  Young people in Africa are creative and full of ideas. Many times their fresh outlook on life is what will take our society to the next level.  However, most times they are hindered by the lack of opportunities to showcase their creativity, coupled with inadequate mentoring and insufficient capital. Introducing #SIC2017 The SIC entrepreneurial challenge…

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  March 6, 2017

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• You Do Not Want to Miss the AWP Network Get Connected Business Series in Lagos

  

  The African Women Power (AWP) Network will host the “Get Connected Business Series,” during the last week in April. The forum is created with the intention to provide insights and information needed to help entrepreneurs and employees grow and get to the next level. On Tuesday, April 25, 2017 – The discussion titled, “Tech Dialogues:…

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  March 1, 2017

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  Abisoye Ajayi, Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, Blessing Timidi Digha, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, EasyshopEasycook, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Femi Longe, girls, growth, idea, Iheoma Obibi, Ingressive, Innovation, Inspiration, Intimate Pleasures, Itoro Eze-Anaba, Jolaoluwa Ayeye, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Maya Horgan Famodu, Mirabel Centre, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Nkemdilim Begho, Pearls Africa, program, progress, Reginald Bassey, Saudat Salami, Shade Ladipo, small business, solutions, South Africa, Stand To End Rape Initiative, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Tolulope O. Adeyemo, Waaw Foundation, WEConnect International, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Looking for Funding? Here Are 7 Financing Programs for Nigerian Entrepreneurs

  

  Are you an entrepreneur in Nigeria, here are 7 funding programs you should know.  For many entrepreneurs around the world, access to financing is a major concern. In “Listening and Learning for Success – What Nigerian Women Entrepreneurs Need,” I describe the needs of women entrepreneurs in Nigeria. Amongst the top issues discussed, was finding…

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  February 1, 2017

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• African Startup CountlessMiles Launches Service for Experiential Travel

  

  The AWP Network connected with Monisola Baruwa, Founder of CountlessMiles to learn more about her business, what inspired her to start and how she plans to grow her business. She states: my company CountlessMiles aims to transform the perception of travel by curating unique, personalized, cultural and immersive destination experiences for Africans traveling globally by…

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  January 22, 2017

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• Entrepreneur Launches Onychek.com, Website for Luxury African Fashion

  

  Chekwas Okafor is the founder of onychek.com – an e-commerce site focused on ‘Made in Africa’ luxury fashion and brands. Before launching, Okafor states that he had to teach himself HTML and CSS plus JavaScript. In addition to being an entrepreneur, he describes himself as a self-taught computer programmer. In this interview with the AWP Network,…

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  January 9, 2017

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