Category: Education
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Gidi Traffic Uses Social Media for Social Good
Social entrepreneur, Gidi Traffic, solves a social problem using social media. Gidi Traffic is among the first in Nigeria to monetize a twitter handle. Gidi Traffic has built a successful social media brand and is now partnering with Nokia, West Africa to create a mobile application that will help commuters in Lagos with traffic updates,…
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Webinar: Learn how Mobile Technology can help YOU
In this webinar, Kola Osinowo – Nokia West Africa Account Manager, discusses how mobile technology can help YOU to move your business ideas forward. Click here to listen in: https://staging.awpnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/2012-07-20-11-46-how-mobile-technology-can-help-you-to-move-your-business-ideas-forward5.wmv http://videos.videopress.com/oBaDo0ec/2012-07-20-11-46-how-mobile-technology-can-help-you-to-move-your-business-ideas-forward5_fmt1.ogv
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YES, I Started my Business With my Mobile Phone
Mobile Technology and Business: In May 2011, I started my business with my mobile phone – says Founder of Africholidays Travel Agency. A growing number of African women entrepreneurs start their dream businesses with a mobile phone – Ayomide Condotti is the perfect example. Emerging entrepreneurs in the developing world use various technological tools and…
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FREE Business Education Webinar to Benefit Youths
The African Women Power (AWP) Network (www.awpnetwork.com), announced today that it will develop and stage a series of FREE business education webinars developed exclusively for African women and youths who want to be entrepreneurs. AWP touted for its unique ability to turn dreams into reality, carries out its mission via a blog that provides inspirational…
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Problem – Please Help
Has anyone fired their entire (or almost entire) staff and started over again with hiring? A company lost a core employee in April and things have not been the same since then. Can anybody relate? Do you have suggestions for this small business owner? Please share your ideas and experiences. Have small business issues that…
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Voices of African Women Entrepreneurs: Maximize your Social Impact
Cotton Tree Philanthropy Advisors, Inc. (CTPA) is a company looking to solve Africa’s socioeconomic problems. Founder and President, Desiree Younge, provides insight on what inspired her to start her business and what women can learn from male entrepreneurs. How did you come up with the name of your business? The name Cotton Tree Philanthropy Advisors, Inc.…
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African Entrepreneur gets Approval from Google as a trusted Photographer
Maureen Erokwu started her business under the Emmy Chinelo photography brand, but with a current certification from Google as a trusted photographer, she has since rebranded her business and expanded her services. I lost my job in May 2010 and since then, it has been difficult to find work. In this economy, when you lose…
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Voices of Young African Entrepreneurs: The Drive to Create Jobs
The Nigerian Government on the Right Track! The AWP Network sat down with YouWin! Award Winner, Abdulqadir Hussain Zaguru, Co-Founder and CEO of New Qamar Media Ltd, located in Northwest Nigeria. The Nigeria Ministry of Youth Development documents 68 million jobless youths and in response to the high unemployment rate, the government launched the…
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Be Innovative! Halima tells African Women Entrepreneurs
Founded on a passionate mission to not just move Nigeria forward but to provide women with an innovative method of providing excellent customer service, Halima Gidado-Mijindadi, Founder and Creative Director of Brides & Babies Inc., sits down with the African Women Power Network to discuss her experience and reasons why she started her business. Halima…
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Facilitator of Business Resources
Originally posted on AWP Network: The AWP Network helps women and young entrepreneurs leverage available resources to create economic opportunities for themselves and local community residents. We take a hands-on approach to helping you grow your business. We offer the following services: Business plan review and enhancement Customer service skills training for your employees Pitch…
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