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• Founder of AWP Network to Speak at the 2017 African Diaspora Investment Symposium

  

  Mary Olushoga, Founder of AWP Network will speak at the Second Annual African Diaspora Investment Symposium set to take place on January 27 – 28, 2017 in Silicon Valley. The event will be held at the DoubleTree by Hilton in San Jose, California. Olushoga will participate on the panel discussion titled, “Women Entrepreneurs in Africa,” which…

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  December 21, 2016

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• Attend: 2017 CashlessAfrica Expo

  

  The CashlessAfrica conference is a platform for financial services supply side actors to share their innovation, rethink their current models and gain valuable market insight of the African digital financial services market. The expo will also host a Hackathon session to drive collaboration, co-create solutions to compelling financial services challenges across Africa and the CashlessAfrica champion…

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  December 21, 2016

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• Apply: Nigeria Service Delivery Innovation Challenge

  The Federal Ministry of Health of Nigeria (FMOH) is leading the development of the Global Financing Facility Investment Case and seeks to incorporate private sector driven innovative approaches. FMOH in partnership with Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria, Healthcare Federation of Nigeria (implementing partners) and IFC (coordinating partner) is soliciting submissions from innovators, entrepreneurs, organizations,…

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  December 15, 2016

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• “I am not giving up yet” Serial Entrepreneur Launches WeMove.co

  

  Software Engineer, Celestine Ezeokoye can best be described as an entrepreneur with a deep history in Nigeria’s tech ecosystem. He has been written about, criticized and is now looking to break new grounds in the transportation sector. In 2013, Ezeokoye co-founded Tiketmobile as an interstate bus ticketing service but ran out of funds shortly after,…

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  December 15, 2016

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• Meet the Winners of the 2016 African Entrepreneurship Award

  

  BMCE Bank of Africa has announced winners of the second edition of the African Entrepreneurship Award, which allocates $1 million to businesses in three categories: education, environment and uncharted. The award ceremony, chaired by President Othman Benjelloun seeks to compensate and mark “a fundamental turning point for African Entrepreneurship.” First Place, $150,000: Environment: Mahmud Johnson, Liberia…

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  December 15, 2016

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• Founder of AWP Network Launches Small Business Corner Column in The Guardian Nigeria

  

  Mary Olushoga, Founder of AWP Network has launched in collaboration with The Guardian Nigeria, a small business corner column where she will tell the stories of entrepreneurs to inspire, empower and encourage others to turn their ideas into a reality and build successful businesses. She will also use the platform to discuss policy-related issues and address small…

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  December 12, 2016

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• Women in leadership: 3 strategies for getting ahead

  

  Make your work known. Nothing is as important to career advancement as self-advocating. Yet women are often reluctant to take the steps necessary to make sure everyone knows how good they really are. Here’s a tip: Men are uncomfortable with self-promotion, too, and they also worry that co-workers and bosses won’t like them for being…

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  December 12, 2016

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• Have more than one business? Here’s how to manage them at the same time, effectively

  

  Here are a few ideas about how you can juggle multiple business interests: Bed down your first business before starting another Starting a new business venture has a major strain on your time and your money for at least a few months. If you try to start two businesses at nearly the same time, one…

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  December 12, 2016

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• How African Retailer Dashikipride Got American Celebrity Endorsements

  

  Nicki Minaj, Remy Ma, Monica – who hasn’t worn DashikiPride? The family run e-commerce business founded by Lilian, Mirian, Marysonia, Vincent and Kenneth Ugokwe, sells dashikis. The AWP Network met with owners of this forward-thinking company to discuss what inspired them to start, how they work together as business partners and family members, and how…

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  December 8, 2016

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• Photos from the 2016 Inspire Young Leaders Summit at Afe Babalola University

  

  The Inspire Young Leaders Summit is an annual youth leadership conference organized by Team INSPIRE with the aim of nurturing young leaders from within the educational system to prepare them for the responsibilities ahead. The summit brings together young leaders from top universities across the nation and seeks to create a platform that allows these…

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  December 6, 2016

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