Category: Events

• Apply: The YouCAN Pitch Competition

  November 29, 2014 – CAN will organize the #YouCAN  pitch competition at GICAM in Douala, Cameroon in partnership with Sanaga Ventures, VC4Africa, and ActivSpaces. The competition is open to all startups based in Cameroon. The following prizes will be awarded: Best Overall Project: the winner of the Best Overall Project will receive 500,000 CFA Francs in…

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  November 17, 2014

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  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, 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, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Celebrate Women’s Entrepreneurship Day in Nigeria With WOWE and Access Bank

  November 19 is Women’s Entrepreneurship Day (WEDay), which aims to encourage women and men globally to pledge their support to women innovators and job creators in their community with talent, time, or treasure. Join WOWE and Access Bank at the WEDay Global Initiative to garner support and resources for women entrepreneurs in Nigeria. For more…

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  November 17, 2014

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  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, 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, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Women’s entrepreneurship day, WoWe Conference, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• South Africa’s Small Business Minister Launches Startup Nations Initiative

  

  South Africa joins the global network of Startup Nations such as Startup Britain, Startup Chile, Startup Malaysia, Startup China, Startup Norway, Startup Australia and more recently Startup Brazil, Startup Vietnam, and Startup Korea. South Africa’s Small Business Minister, Lindiwe Zulu, recently launched Startup Nations South Africa initiative, a collaborative effort by founding partners, the Innovation…

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  November 11, 2014

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  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, leadership, Lindiwe Zulu, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, Startup nations, 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

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  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

• Apply: 2015 Grindstone Accelerator Program

  

  The South Africa-based Grindstone Accelerator program by Knife Capital is now accepting applications. Knife Capital is a growth equity fund manager and advisory firm that focuses on innovation-driven ventures with proven traction. Its accelerator program, Grindstone, sets out to support 10 companies annually with relevant networks, gap analysis, business support, coaching, and funding. Companies applying to…

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  October 30, 2014

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  accelerator, Accelerator program, Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Grindstone Accelerator program, growth, idea, Innovation, investments, Knife capital, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, 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, youth, Youths

• 8 Quotes from African Women Entrepreneurs at the CUNY Young African Leadership Symposium

  

  Mary Olushoga, Founder of the AWP Network moderated the women’s panel at the 2014 CUNY Young African Leadership Symposium, which took place at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. On the panel were entrepreneurs: Funke Bucknor-Obruthe – owner and creative director at Zapphaire Events, Karen Nungari-Waweru – special education specialist,  and Mobolaji Akiode – professional basketball player…

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  October 29, 2014

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  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, CUNY Young African Leadership Symposium, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Funke Bucknor-Obruthe, growth, Hope 4 Girls Africa, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Karen Nungari-Waweru, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mobolaji Akiode, 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, Zapphaire Events

• Apply: Yale Young African Scholars Program

  

  The Yale Young African Scholars Program (YYAS) is an initiative modeled after the Yale Young Global Scholars Program. This program is intended solely for African students attending secondary school on the African continent. The Yale Young African Scholars Program is a high-intensity 6-day program designed for African students who will graduate from secondary school in…

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  October 28, 2014

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  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, 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, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Yale University, Yale Young Global Scholars Program, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Nigeria’s Minister of Communication Technology Wins GEM Tech Award

  

  Honorable Omobola Johnson, Nigeria’s 1st Minister of Communication Technology and founding chairperson of Women in Management and Business (WIMBIZ), a non-governmental organization seeking to improve the success rate of female entrepreneurs as well as increase the proportion of women in senior positions in corporate organizations just won the GEM Tech Award. The GEM-TECH Awards is organized…

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  October 28, 2014

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  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Gender, gender equality, girls, growth, ICT, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, ITU, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, Omobola Johnson, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, UN Women, WimBiz, 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

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  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

• Arunma Oteh Named West African Business Woman of the Year

  

  The CNBC Africa All Africa Business Leaders Awards [AABLA] just honored Arunma Oteh, Director General at Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission as the 2014 West African Business Woman of the Year. The CNBC Africa award honours remarkable leadership and salutes game changers of business on the African continent for their commitment to excellence, developing best practices,…

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  October 23, 2014

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  Africa, African youths, All Africa Business Leaders Awards, Arunma Oteh, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, CNBC Africa, collaboration, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Nigeria, program, progress, Securities and Exchange Commission, small business, solutions, strategy, support, technology, The AWP Network, West African Business Woman of the Year, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths