Category: Business

• I Started My Business with $40, You Can Too!

  

  Innovation and Design: Nigerian Shoemaker tells Her Story I started my business with about 7000 Naira and with the support of my former colleagues at Nokia Nigeria. They supported me by purchasing my products. Their support means so much to me, it kept me going through tough times, I am forever grateful to them. How…

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  May 13, 2015

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• “I Am On Mission To Create More African Superhero Comics” – Roye Okupe talks to the AWP Network

  

  Roye Okupe is targeting a new demographic of Africans fans with the project E.X.O. – the legend of Wale Williams.   How did you come up with the name for this idea? When thinking about a name for my business, I struggled a bit. For 2 weeks, I went back and forth searching for available domain names…

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  May 1, 2015

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• What Does the Scientific Independence of Africa Mean?

  

  Mary Olushoga, of the AWP Network and one of the Africa Data Challenge winners, explains what African scientific independence means to her.                    

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  April 8, 2015

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• Founder of the AWP Network on How to Improve the Lives of Women Farmers

  

  “It’s about creating an ecosystem and putting women farmers in the supply chain of how agriculture is done specifically in Nigeria.” Africa Data Challenge Winner Mary Olushoga – Helping Nigerian women farmers become entrepreneurs Co-winner of the Planet Earth Institute’s Africa Data Challenge, Mary Olushoga is the founder of AWP Network. In this interview, she…

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  April 7, 2015

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• AWP Network Entrepreneur Features on CNN Startup Africa

  

  From awpnetwork.com to CNN Startup Africa We first met Bukola Dawodu when she participated in the AWP Network photo contest, although she did not win the contest, Dawodu has maintained a great mentoring relationship with AWP Founder, Mary Olushoga. In her photo contest application, Dawodu wrote, “I started my business when I could not find a…

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  March 12, 2015

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  Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, awards, AWP Network, AWP Network photo contest, Bukola Dawodu, business, business support, challenge, change, CNN, CNN Startup Africa, collaboration, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, Success Stories, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• Founder of the AWP Network to Receive Award at the House of Lords, Palace of Westminster

  

  Mary Olushoga, Founder of the AWP Network will receive an award from U.K based organization, the Planet Earth Institute. The award ceremony will take place at the House of Lords, Palace of Westminster in London and will be chaired by PEI Trustee, Lord Paul Boateng. The event will feature presentations, as well as contributions from relevant experts on…

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  March 12, 2015

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• Founder of the AWP Network Listed Among Most Influential Women in Nigeria

  

  In celebration of International Women’s Day and in its quest to inspire a generation of women to do greater things in diverse fields of endeavour, Y!/YNaija.com, in partnership with Leading Ladies Africa project brings to you Nigeria’s 100 Most Influential Women – #YWomen100. These are women who steer the course of history in a usually male dominated environment,…

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  March 12, 2015

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• 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

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• 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

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• Women’s World Banking Introduces Africa Advisory Council

  

                  As Women’s World Banking strives to broaden the horizons for low-income women across Africa, it developed the council with two main goals in mind: to draw upon council members’ insights to refine Women’s World Banking’s strategic work, and to recruit council members to serve as ambassadors for…

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  February 20, 2015

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  Ade Ashaye, African Women Power Network, Anne-Marie Chidzero, Arunma Oteh, AWP Network, business, Debra Mallowah, development, education, Elisabeth Medou Badang, Financial Sector Deepening Africa, Frannie Léautier, Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, growth, Jennifer Riria, Luke Mckend, Malawi, Mary Olushoga, Monique Nsanzabaganwa, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria, Nomkhita Nqweni, strategy, Tanzania, The AWP Network, Women’s World Banking