Category: Business

• Voices of African Women Entrepreneurs: Nollywood Producer Means Business

  

  Nollywood, Nigeria’s film industry is the second largest film industry in the world. Its rapid expansion is as a result of the innovative use and quick adaptation of new media and digital technology. The AWP Network met with leading Nollywood writer, executive producer, and co-founder of the Royal Arts Academy, Uduak Isong. Founded in 2009…

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  February 3, 2014

  Business, Education, Interviews

  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, change, collaboration, development, education, Emem Isong, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, film, film innovators, growth, idea, industry, Innovation, Innovators, Inspiration, Jobs, marketing, Mary Olushoga, myvoicematters, Nigeria, Nollywood, progress, Royal Arts Academy, small business, solutions, storytelling, support, sustainability, technology, Uduak Isong, voices, women, women and girls, Young Entrepreneurs, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• Voices of African Women Entrepreneurs – I Am My Own Biggest Challenge

  

  The AWP Network met with Ronke Lawal, Founder of RSL Management Services and business mentor at the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women. Lawal has served as a business mentor since June 2013. Her company, RSL Management Services specializes in marketing, brand development, and PR services. The company offers a unique service to businesses committed to increasing the sales…

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  January 27, 2014

  Business, Education, Interviews

  Aderonke Lawal, Africa, African, African women power, African youths, AWP Network, branding, business support, Business tips, challenge, change, collaboration, development, Diaspora, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Europe, growth, Innovation, Inspiration, London, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, PR Services, progress, Ronke Lawal, RSL Management services, small business, strategy, support, sustainability, United Kingdom, voices, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, Youths

• The 2013 AWP Network Power List

  

  Be the change. Be Inspired. Be you. Recognizing (40) African women with powerful, inspiring, and influential voices. Introducing Africa’s leading women!  1. Honorable Omobola Johnson (Nigeria) – Early in the year, AWP Network founder, Mary Olushoga wrote an article asking if African Female Techpreneurs are Lagging Behind? and what should be done to ensure the…

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  December 2, 2013

  Business, Education

  Amini Kajunju, Anie Akpe-Lewis, AWP Network, Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Dinah Musindarwezo, Esther Agbarakwe, Farai Gundan, FEMNET, Funmi Iyanda, Garca Machel, Hussainatu Blake, IBOM, Ini Onuk, Juliana Rotich, Kenya, Leymah Gbowee, Liberia, Lorna Rutto, Malawi, Mametja Moshe, Marieme Jamme, Mary Olushoga, Minna Salami, Mpule Kwelagobe, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria, Nkem Uwaje, Nomsa Daniels, Oby Ezekwesili, Ola Orekunrin, Omobola Johnson, Oreoluwa Somolu, Ory Okolloh, President Joyce Banda, President Sirleaf Johnson, Rai Sow, Rainatou Sow, Rapelang Rabana, Rebecca Enonchong, Rhoda Wilson, Rita Dominic, Saran Kaba Jones, Semhar Araia, Spectra Speaks, Toyin Saraki, Uduak Oduok, Vivian Onano, Wendy Ackerman

• I Want to Start A Business But I Have NO Money

  

  The AWP Network receives letters and emails from young Africans in various parts of the world asking if it is possible to start a business with no capital. Haleemah, a young woman based in Nigeria writes, “In a situation where the person has an idea, skill, and passion but no capital, what do you suggest that they…

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  November 19, 2013

  Business, Education, Interviews

  Adamu Waziri, Africa, AWP Network, BayRoyal International Limited, Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola, Bino and Fino, BudgIT, content, content provider, Daniel Osei-Antwi, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Farmfields Agro-Allied Services, Future Software Resources, Gidi_Traffic, Harvard, iConnect project, Innovation, Innovative content, Mary Olushoga, Nigeria, Nkem Uwaje, Oluseun Onigbinde, Peter Owoeye, possibilities, Rapelang Rabana, ReKindle Learning, Sierra Leone, small business, small business development, WeCyclers, women, Yeigo Communications, Youths, Zanau Hassan Maikasuwa

• Creativity and Enterprise: Finding Business Opportunity in Gaming

  

  Muoyo Okome is Founder and CEO of Mega Rock L.L.C., a company that develops games and entertainment applications for mobile devices. Mega Rock Studios has developed several games to include Find the Words, Bike Race of Ninja Temple and its second part, A Harlem Shake Subway Run. With over 2.2 million subscribers, Mega Rock games are available on…

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  November 11, 2013

  Business, Education, Interviews

  Africa, African stories, AWP Network, Bike Race of Ninja Temple, Black entrepreneurs, business, collaboration, Creativity, development, Enterprise, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, gaming, Innovation, Inspiration, Mary Olushoga, Mega Rock, mobile apps, mobile games, Muoyo Okome, Nigeria, Princeton University, UPenn, Wharton, Youths

• Winners Announced: The AWP Network Photo Contest

  Grand Prize Winner: Cassandra Ntiamoah, Atlanta, Georgia, USA,  “Africhic” A contemporary clothing line design with an African twist. Runner-Up, Ahmadu Abdullah/ @vanheusen_2, FCT Abuja, Nigeria Runner-Up, Akachi Nwoke /@visagesparfait , FCT Abuja, Nigeria, Visages Parfait   The AWP Network congratulates all winners and thanks everyone who shared their stories. See additional photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/100746889@N02/    …

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  November 1, 2013

  Business, Events

  Africa, AWP Network, business support, Ghana, Mary Olushoga, Nigeria, photo contest, small business grants, winners, women and girls, Youths

• A Young African on What Entrepreneurship Means to Her

  

  A young African participates in our photo essay series and shares with us what entrepreneurship means to her. Name: Akachi Nwoke Business Name: Visages Parfait Beauty Place Location: FCT Abuja, Nigeria What does Entrepreneurship mean to you: Entrepreneurship to me, means freedom. I am a young university graduate and a makeup artist from Nigeria. I share my story…

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  October 7, 2013

  Business, Education, Interviews

  Africa, Akachi Nwoke, AWP Network, business, change, development, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, FCT Abuja, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, photo essay, progress, small business, SMEs, support, Sure-Lift Tranx, sustainability, Visages Parfait, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth unemployment, Youths

• A Young African on What Entrepreneurship Means to Him

  

  A Young African participates in our photo essay series and shares with us what entrepreneurship means to him. Name: Ahmadu Abdullah Location: Kuje, FCT Abuja, Nigeria What does Entrepreneurship mean to you: Entrepreneurship to me, means creativity. When people think of entrepreneurs, they think of someone in an office setting but this definition for me, includes the common…

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  October 2, 2013

  Business, Education, Interviews

  Africa, Ahmadu Abdullah, AWP Network, business, change, development, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, FCT Abuja, Innovation, Inspiration, Kuje, Lagos, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, photo essay, progress, small business, SMEs, support, Sure-Lift Tranx, sustainability, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth unemployment, Youths

• My Voice Matters: Young Africans Tell their Entrepreneurial Stories

  

  Name: Adebayo Adelekan Location: Lagos, Nigeria Why did you start your business:  I didn’t start this business. My name is Adebayo and I am inspired by Elizabeth Ojelua, CEO of Sure-Lift Tranx – a shoe manufacturing company. The story that I am about to share, will inspire you and everyone out there. This story tells me that there…

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  September 25, 2013

  Business, Education, Interviews

  Adebayo Adelekan, Africa, AWP Network, business, change, development, Elizabeth Ojelua, Entrepreneurs, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, Manufacturing, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, photo essay, progress, SMEs, support, Sure-Lift Tranx, sustainability, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth unemployment, Youths

• My Voice Matters: Young Africans Tell their Entrepreneurial Stories

  

  Name: Nanna Oghenereke Augusta Location: Calabar, Cross River, Nigeria Why did you start your business: I started Reqe Designs because fashion is my passion. My business allows me to do more for myself and the people around me. For me, being an entrepreneur is about bringing people-based solutions to the forefront. For me, it’s not about…

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  September 23, 2013

  Business, Education, Interviews

  Africa, AWP Network, business, Calabar, Cross-River, development, Entrepreneurs, Innovation, Lagos, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, photo essay, progress, Reqe Designs, support, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth unemployment, Youths