Category: Business

• The AWP Network to Train Women Farmers in Taraba State, Nigeria

  

  The AWP Network recently made the commitment to train women farmers in Taraba State, Nigeria. The AWP Agropreneur Program will teach innovative farming techniques through collaborative learning and workshops. This program will allow women farmers in Taraba State, Nigeria to hone in on their entrepreneurial skills, increase farming productivity, and household income. With this, we…

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  June 24, 2014

  Business, Education, Events

  Africa, African youths, agribusiness, agriculture, AWP Network, business, business support, business sustainability, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Farmers, Farmfields Agro-Allied Services, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, Taraba State, technology, The AWP Network, training, Voices of Women Entrepreneurs, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth unemployment, Youths, Zanau Hassan Maikusuwa

• The AWP Network at the Crans Montana Forum

  

  Founder of the AWP Network, Mary Olushoga attended the Crans Montana Forum in Brussels where she was selected as a ‘New Leader for Tomorrow.’ The event brought together Heads of State, Ministers, International Organizations, MPs and Businesses from Europe, Africa, the Arab world, Central Asia, South America, and Far East. The event in Brussels also…

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  June 12, 2014

  Business, Events

  Africa, Angola, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, change, collaboration, Congo, Crans Montana Forum, development, economic empowerment, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, 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, Youths, Zimbabwe

• Slides: HR||PR Business Series

  

  The AWP Network conducted a google chat series with Yvonne Unubun, Founder and PR Consultant at Mayven PR. She informed entrepreneurs how key (PR) tools can move business ideas forward. See Slides below. Have questions? Email: info [at] mayvenpr.com

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  June 9, 2014

  Business, Education

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

• Slides: HR || PR Business Series

  

  The AWP Network conducted a google chat series with Ann Ayinde, HR Manager at Career Solutions Africa and Product Manager for HR4SMEs – a tool designed to help SMEs manage their HR processes and systems. See Slides below. Have questions? Email: Ann [at] careersolutionsafrica.com

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  June 4, 2014

  Business, Education

  Africa, African Experts, African youths, Ann Ayinde, AWP Network, business, business development, Business Series, business support, career solutions Africa, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, HR process and systems, HR4SMEs, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, Youths

• Fearless and Bold: Iheoma Obibi Opens Nigeria’s First Online Adult Novelty Store

  

  The inspiration for my business came after I attended a breakout session organized by Life Coach, Esther Passaris, at the African Feminist Forum in Kampala,Uganda (2010).  At the time, I had a growing customer base but did not know how to take the business idea to the next level. Passaris got me to identify obstacles…

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  June 3, 2014

  Business, Education, Interviews

  adult novelty, Africa, African Feminist Forum, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, ecommerce, education, employment, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, growth, idea, Iheoma Obibi, Innovation, Inspiration, Intimate Pleasures, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Nigeria, possibilities, program, progress, retail, sales, sex toys, sex-positive, small business, smallbiz, solutions, store, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Uganda, Unemployment, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, Youths

• The AWP Network Presents the HR || PR Business Series

  

  The AWP Network recently developed a PR || HR Business series for young people who want to become entrepreneurs. AWP touted for its unique ability to turn dreams into reality, carries out its mission through an online platform that shares the inspirational and entrepreneurial stories of African women and youths. On Friday, May 23, 2014…

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  May 19, 2014

  Business, Education, Events

  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business development, business support, business sustainability, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mayven PR, Nigeria, PR, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, tools, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths, Yvonne Unubun

• African Girls in Technology: WITIN Forum Uncovers New Innovations

  

  by Olufemi Omotayo (Director – AWP Network)   Nigerian girls are techies too! Women in Technology in Nigeria (WITIN) provides networking, entrepreneurship, and professional development opportunities for women and girls. WITIN educates, inspires and equips women and girls to pursue and keep careers in STEM while embracing the emerging tech market as inventors and innovators.…

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  April 28, 2014

  Business, Education, Events, Interviews

  Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Africa, African girls in technology, African youths, Africans in technology, apps, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, conference, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, feedback, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Iyabo Osifeso, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Martha Alade, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Nigerian Girls, Olufemi Omotayo, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, WITIN, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Language and Culture – How Genii Games is Using Technology to Spark Innovation

  

  Innovator and entrepreneur, Adebayo Adegbembo founded Genii Games shortly after participating in the tech-in-education hackathon organized by the Co-creation hub. Genii Games is the parent company of Asa – a growing collection of interactive mobile applications that teach Nigerian culture and languages.  Asa uses animation, voice, text, colorful graphics, and interactive games to capture the interest…

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  April 17, 2014

  Business, Education, Interviews

  Africa, African stories, African youths, Africans in technology, Android, app, Asa, AWP Network, Blackberry, BlackBerry10 mobile competition, branding, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Etisalat Pan-African Prize for Innovation, french, Genii Games, girls, growth, hackathon, idea, igbo, Innovation, Inspiration, iOS, Lagos, languages, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile, mobile technology, Mobile Web West African, Nigeria, Nigerian education sector, possibilities, progress, small business, solutions, stories, strategy, support, sustainability, tech in education, technology, The AWP Network, women, women entrepreneurs, yoruba, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, Youths

• Voices of Young African Entrepreneurs: The Rave about Printivo

  

          Satisfied customers have raved about Printivo.com on social media. We followed the comments and reached out to the company to learn more about the services they provide. Printivo.com is recognized as Nigeria`s leading online print provider. The company works with a community of designers who upload their portfolios to a database…

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  April 3, 2014

  Business, Education, Interviews

  Africa, African, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, Nigeria, Oluyomi Ojo, Printivo, printivo.com, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, young, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth unemployment, Youths

• This Year, Plan to Create Your Own Reality

  The day that I resigned from my job, November 4, 2011, coincidentally was the same day my niece, Eliza Olushoga, was born. After years of working a routine 9 to 5 job, I suddenly felt empowered and determined to create my own reality. I set out to do something different, exciting, and out of the…

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  March 24, 2014

  Business, Education

  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, BBC World Have Your Say, BET, Black Enterprise, business, Business Resources, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, growth, Huffington Post, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Mary Olushoga, progress, Reality, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, Vision, women, women and girls, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth unemployment, Youths