Category: Business

• Finding Success in Brazil: South African Entrepreneur Tells Her Story

  

  Sometimes as an entrepreneur, you do not always have to start your business from scratch. Your path to entrepreneurship could be an expansion strategy for an existing company. If this is a path that you would like to consider, take the time to identify the industry that you would like to make a difference in,…

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  December 1, 2014

  Business, Education, Interviews

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

• Young Nigerian Develops Mobile App to Help Increase Civic Participation in the U.S.

  

  Damola Ogundipe, founder of newly created company Civic Eagle has developed a mobile application to help increase civic participation in the United States. A graduate of the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management, Ogundipe oversees all 4 of Civic Eagle’s products and services to include mobile, data analytics, algorithm cloud distribution, and education. Civic…

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  November 21, 2014

  Business, Education, Interviews

  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, Civic Eagle, civic participation, civic social network, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, leadership, Lesley Adeyemi Adewunmi, marketing, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, policy, politics, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Founder of the AWP Network, Mary Olushoga Wins Africa Data Challenge

  

  November 18, 2014 – The Planet Earth Institute hosted the first-ever ‘Africa Data Challenge,’ as part of its #ScienceAfrica UnConference. The challenge is a groundbreaking competition that invites well-qualified parties to pitch their ideas for projects that harness data for real human impact in Africa. While the ‘data revolution’ is a major theme in conversations on…

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  November 18, 2014

  Business, Education, Events, Interviews

  Africa, Africa Data Challenge, African youths, awards, AWP Network, big data, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Data, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Farmers, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, Planet Earth Institute, program, progress, ScienceAfrica, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• 5 Things Entrepreneurs Need to Have

  

  (1) Have a clear strategy – do you have a clear and implementable strategy for your business? (2) Have a willingness to learn – how sharp are your listening skills? Are you open to learning new ideas? (3) Have an ability to network – how well do you understand the importance of building, nurturing, and…

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  November 12, 2014

  Business, Education

  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, leadership, listening skills, marketing, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, network, networking, new ideas, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, time management, Vision, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• 7 Tips for Young Women in Business: Founder of WIE Offers Advice

  

  WIE, which stands for Women, Inspiration, and Enterprise was founded by Dee Poku-Spalding in 2010. An innovative global conference connecting established trailblazers with emerging leaders, WIE’s dynamic symposiums and salons provide a toolkit for success for tomorrow’s CEOs, executives, entrepreneurs, and potential collaborators. The network aims to empower a new generation of women leaders. Over the years, the…

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  November 6, 2014

  Business, Education, Interviews

  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, Business tips, career, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Dee Poku, Dee Poku-Spalding, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, WIE, WIE Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, words of advice, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, young women in business, youth

• Starting My Business Was About Solving a Problem

  

  The AWP Network met with the Founder of CapitalSquare Workspace Solutions Limited, Modupe Macaulay. Based in Lagos, Nigeria – CapitalSquare offers an affordable co-working space for professionals, startups, and small businesses. With competitive pricing options, its welcoming community suits many customers. Founder and CEO, Modupe Macaulay earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Covenant…

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  November 3, 2014

  Business, Education, Interviews

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

• Want to Start a Business? Enterprise Bank wants to Fund your Idea

  Do you have a business idea? Are you looking to start a business? Then, apply to the Enterprise Bank SME empowerment program. You will be required to make up 30 percent of your required capital. Enterprise Bank, upon the applicant meeting all necessary criteria, will fund 70 percent of applicant’s start-up capital. Find the application…

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  November 2, 2014

  Business, Events

  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, economic empowerment, education, empowerment, Enterprise Bank, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, financing, Funding, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, SME, solutions, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth unemployment, Youths

• Lagos-based Company WeCyclers Wins 2014 Sustainia Award

  

  Chaired by Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nigerian initiative – Wecyclers recently won the 2014 Sustainia Award. The solution enables low-income communities to make money from waste piling up in their streets. By deploying a fleet of cargo bicycles to collect and recycle un-managed waste, Wecyclers lets families exchange garbage for consumer goods via an SMS-based point system. Wecyclers…

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  November 2, 2014

  Business, Interviews

  Africa, African youths, Arnold Schwarzenegger, AWP Network, Bilikiss Adebiyi, Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, Sustainia Award, technology, The AWP Network, WeCyclers, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• 5 Reasons Why Entrepreneurs Start a Business

  

    (1) They have a bold idea, (2) They have a fun idea, (3) They have a solution to a problem, (4) They want to test a new idea, (5) They want to make money.    

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  October 28, 2014

  Business, Education

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

• Funke Michaels Hosts Entrepreneurs Roundtable at CUNY

  

  Funke Michaels, Edward Mason Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government led an entrepreneurs roundtable at the 2014 CUNY Young African Leadership Symposium, which took place at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. At the table were Claude Grunitzky – Founder of TRACE Magazine, Vuyo Dunjwa – Executive Chairman of the Sub-Saharan Africa Chamber…

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  October 24, 2014

  Business, Education, Events

  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, Claude Grunitzky, collaboration, competition, CUNY Young African Leadership Symposium, CYAL, development, education, Edward Mason Fellow, emerging entrepreneurs, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial skills, Entrepreneurs, entrepreneurs roundtable, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Conference, Funke Michaels, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, marketing, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, smallbiz, solutions, strategy, Sub-Saharan Africa Chamber of Commerce, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Trace Magazine, Vuyo Dunjwa, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths