Tag: African women power

• Apply: She Leads Africa Accelerator Program

  The She Leads Africa Accelerator is a three (3) month-program to identify, support and fund the next generation of Nigeria’s brightest female entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs will receive exclusive access and mentorship from some of Nigeria’s leading business personalities, pitch day in front of local and international investors and media attention from across the globe. Apply here:…

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  April 4, 2016

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  Accelerator program, Africa, African women power, African youths, Afua Osei, awards, AWP Network, Belo-Osagie, business, business accelerator, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Dangote, development, education, entrepreneur, entrepreneur showcase, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, high growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, Olushoga, popup coworking space, program, progress, She Leads Africa, SheHive, SheLeadsAfrica, small business, smallbiz, solutions, South Africa, Startup, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Tony Elumelu, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, women leadership, Yasmin Belo-Osagie, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• What Entrepreneurs Can Learn About Failure from the Executive Director of W.TEC

  

  What does failure mean to you?  Failure would definitely be the opposite of success. Success to me means living with joy and contentment. It also means doing great things with the talent and skills that God has given me, and stretching myself beyond the limits of what I think I can do. It certainly does not…

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  February 29, 2016

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  Africa, African women power, African youths, Altheus Limited, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, destination management, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, failure, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Jason Njoku, Lagos, leadership, lesssons, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Onyeka Akumah, profit, program, progress, QwikGist, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, sutainability, technology, The AWP Network, Travelbeta, West Africa, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• She Leads Africa Hosts #SheHiveAbuja

  She Leads Africa has announced the launch of SheHiveAbuja, a pop-up co-working space for young African women. The space will enable entrepreneurs to learn new business skills, develop relationships with fellow entrepreneurs and connect directly with investors. WHEN: March 17 – 20, 2016 Tickets range from N7,500 (naira) for a day pass to N15,000 (naira) for a…

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  February 21, 2016

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  Africa, African women power, African youths, Afua Osei, awards, AWP Network, Belo-Osagie, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Dangote, development, education, entrepreneur, entrepreneur showcase, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, high growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, Olushoga, popup coworking space, program, progress, She Leads Africa, SheHive, SheLeadsAfrica, small business, smallbiz, solutions, South Africa, Startup, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Tony Elumelu, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, women leadership, Yasmin Belo-Osagie, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• She Leads Africa Hosts #SheHiveAccra, Ghana

  

  She Leads Africa recently concluded its professional bootcamp She Hive Accra. She Hive Accra provides young and ambitious women with new skills related to climbing the corporate ladder, developing a pitch deck, identifying job opportunities, speaking with investors, and achieving your goals. During the six (6) days participants heard from international and local experts such as Airtel…

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  February 6, 2016

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  Africa, African women power, African youths, Afua Osei, awards, AWP Network, Belo-Osagie, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Dangote, development, education, entrepreneur, entrepreneur showcase, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, high growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, Olushoga, popup coworking space, program, progress, She Leads Africa, SheHive, SheLeadsAfrica, small business, smallbiz, solutions, South Africa, Startup, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Tony Elumelu, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, women leadership, Yasmin Belo-Osagie, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• She Leads Africa Launches SheHive in Accra

  She Leads Africa has announced the launch of She Hive, a pop-up co-working space for young African women in Accra. The space will enable entrepreneurs to learn new business skills, develop relationships with fellow entrepreneurs and connect directly with investors. Members can work out of the community space where they will have access to private meeting…

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  December 8, 2015

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  Africa, African women power, African youths, Afua Osei, awards, AWP Network, Belo-Osagie, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Dangote, development, education, entrepreneur, entrepreneur showcase, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, high growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, Olushoga, popup coworking space, program, progress, She Leads Africa, SheHive, SheLeadsAfrica, small business, smallbiz, solutions, South Africa, Startup, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Tony Elumelu, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, women leadership, Yasmin Belo-Osagie, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• The AWP Network Congratulates Winners of the 2015 She Leads Africa Pitch Contest

  She Leads Africa continues to uncover extremely talented female entrepreneurs and provides them with the resources needed to succeed. These empowered women entrepreneurs will go on to create the inventions that transform the way we live, build the businesses that employ thousands, and lead our economies to greater prosperity. This is the vision that we are investing in and we believe young…

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  September 29, 2015

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  Africa, African women power, African youths, Afua Osei, awards, AWP Network, Belo-Osagie, Book1Car, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Dangote, development, education, entrepreneur, entrepreneur showcase, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, HeatFree Hair, high growth, Huawei Fellowship, idea, Impact Investors, Innovation, Inspiration, Investing for African women, Kamokini, Kasope Ladipo – Ajayi, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Olushoga, Omo Alata, popup coworking space, program, progress, She Leads Africa, SheHive, SheLeadsAfrica, Shule Direct, small business, smallbiz, solutions, South Africa, Startup, Sterio.me, strategy, Sunze Tech, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Tony Elumelu, Ujirani, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, women leadership, Yasmin Belo-Osagie, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• She Leads Africa Launches SheHive Coworking Space in Lagos

    She Leads Africa recently announced the launch of  She Hive, a pop-up coworking space for young African women in Lagos. The space will enable entrepreneurs to learn new business skills, develop relationships with fellow entrepreneurs and connect directly with investors. On Sunday September 20 there will be an open house hosted by premium financial services company, PAL Pensions. While enjoying…

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  September 9, 2015

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  Africa, African women power, African youths, Afua Osei, AWP Network, Belo-Osagie, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Dangote, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Nigeria, Olushoga, popup coworking space, program, progress, She Leads Africa, SheHive, small business, solutions, Startup, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Tony Elumelu, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, women leadership, Yasmin Belo-Osagie, Young Entrepreneurs, Youths

• Attend: The Miss Culture Intercontinental Pageant

  

  Therapeutic Interventions Inc.  and Women’s Leadership Empowerment presents the “Miss Culture Intercontinental Pageant.” The pageant provides the African woman and women of African descent a voice to showcase her leadership abilities, character, intelligence, values, inner beauty and to inspire other outstanding women to succeed on an international stage. Come out and “represent your country” – Nigeria, Cameroon, Sierra Leone,…

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  May 19, 2015

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  African women power, Angola, AWP Network, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Fatima Koroma, Fatmata Koroma, Howard University, Mary Olushoga, Miss Culture Intercontinental Pageant, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, The AWP Network, Therapeutic Interventions Inc., Women’s Leadership Empowerment

• I Started My Business with $40, You Can Too!

  

  Innovation and Design: Nigerian Shoemaker tells Her Story I started my business with about 7000 Naira and with the support of my former colleagues at Nokia Nigeria. They supported me by purchasing my products. Their support means so much to me, it kept me going through tough times, I am forever grateful to them. How…

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  May 13, 2015

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  Africa, African women power, African youths, awards, AWP, AWP Network, business, business growth, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Etisalat, girls, growth, idea, Idong Harrie, Idong Harrie Company, Idong Harrison, Idong Harrison Umoh, Idong Umoh, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, Manufacturing, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, Shell, shoe production, shoes, small business, solutions, South Africa, storytelling, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The African Women Power Network, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Voices of African Women Entrepreneurs: Farmer Means Business

  Agropreneur, Cynthia Mosunmola Umoru meets with the AWP Network to discuss what it is like to be a farmer in Nigeria. My business, Farmshoppe was born out of the need to provide fresh food produce to customers. During my university days, I had the privilege of going shopping for women who were busy executives and could…

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  March 9, 2015

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  Africa, African women power, African youths, agribusiness, agriculture, Agropreneur, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Cynthia Mosunmola Umoru, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, farm, Farmer means business, Farmers, farming, Farmshoppe, fresh produce, girls, Goldman Sachs, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Olufemi Omotayo, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, supply chain management, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Voices of African Women Entrepreneur, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, women farmers, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths