Tag: AWP Network

• Innovation and Education: Young Serial Entrepreneur sets out to Transform South Africa’s Education System

  Coined by CNN.com as one of Africa’s Marissa Mayers, Rapelang Rabana is founding CEO of Yeigo Communications and ReKindle Learning. Yeigo is credited with creating ground-breaking applications and services that took advantage of the internet, mobile and cloud computing technologies to tackle the cost of communication in South Africa. In 2008, the Swiss-headquartered Telfree Group…

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  August 13, 2013

  Business, Education, Interviews

  Africa, AWP Network, Determination, development, education, education system, Forbes Africa, growth, Innovation, Inspiration, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, Nigeria, Rapelang Rabana, serial entrepreneur, South Africa, Success Stories, sustainability, technology, Transformation, women and girls

• $150,000 for Innovative African Solutions to African Challenges

  The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) announced the call for entries for the 2014 Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA). The prestigious Prize, presented annually since 2012, aims at encouraging innovations that contribute to sustainable development in Africa. In an effort to drive African-led development, the IPA invites African entrepreneurs and innovators to propose projects that unlock new African…

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  August 8, 2013

  Education, Events

  Africa, African Innovation Foundation, AWP Network, business, change, development, education, Innovation, making a difference, Mary Olushoga, Nigeria, progress, sustainability, Youths

• What qualities do I need to become an entrepreneur?

  I am sure that there are many more qualities that one needs. But three (4) Rs come to mind. 1. Be Relevant – if your work is not relevant, it will not be recognized. Questions to think about are: (a) what problem (s) are you solving? If you are relevant and solving a problem, I…

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  August 2, 2013

  Business, Education

  advice, Africa, AWP Network, change, Determination, education, Mary Olushoga, small business, sustainability, Youths

• How do I market my business on a limited budget?

  There are many ways to market your business on a limited budget. Social Media is one of the effective ways to do this. Once you choose to establish your social media presence, you will need to create time because you have to respond to your clients-not responding to potential clients or customers in a timely…

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  July 30, 2013

  Business, Education

  AWP Network, Budget, Cost, development, education, growth, Innovation, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Price, small business, Social Media Marketing, Youths

• Apply for the $100,000 ONE Africa Award

  The ONE Africa Award aims to recognize, reward, and advance the exceptional work of organizations founded by Africans, based in Africa, and dedicated to helping Africa achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The $100,000 award will bring recognition to innovative African efforts to fight poverty and will incentivize more of such efforts. (The award may…

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  July 25, 2013

  Events

  AWP Network, change, development, Innovation, Mary Olushoga, Millennium Development Goals, ONE Africa Award, poverty, progress, sustainability

• The AWP Photo Competition – Meet the Judges

  

  1. Mametja Moshe, (Johannesburg, South Africa) is Executive Director at Identity Mineral Resources (Pty) Ltd., an African mining investment company. Before joining the Identity group of companies, Mametja worked as an Investment Banker at Morgan Stanley covering the South African, Zambian, and Nigerian Mergers & Acquisitions and Equity capital markets for the mining industry. Mametja…

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  July 22, 2013

  Business, Education, Events, Interviews

  advocacy, AWP Network, Calabarboy, challenge, Chamese Bennett, change, collaboration, competition, development, Entrepreneurs, girls, Ijeoma Genevieve Mbamalu, Innovation, John Ajah, Kola Osinowo, Mametja Moshe, Mara van den Bold, Mary Olushoga, MUI-The PR Company, MUIPR, partnerships, Photo competition, Photography Competition, Photos, Reginald Bassey, Ruky Okotcha, women, Youths

• Why Most Businesses Fail in the First Six Months

  

  By James Jorner When you decide to start a business, you have two goals in mind: to solve a problem and to make profit. But these two things are not as easy as they usually sound. If they were, every building you pass by each day would be a successful business. There are stages businesses…

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  July 18, 2013

  Business, Education, Events

  Africa, AWP Network, business, development, failure, growth, information, Innovation, Mary Olushoga, next steps, Nigeria, progress, risk, small business, strategy, Youths

• Small Businesses Tackle Poverty in Mauritius

  

  By Nasseem Ackbarally Port Louis — Raja Venkat, a food vendor on the sidewalk of Immigration Square in the centre of Port Louis, the Mauritian capital, sits on his tricycle with a bag full of dhal puris – small, round, flat Indian bread stuffed with pulses – which he sells together with tomato sauce and…

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  July 15, 2013

  Education, Events

  Africa, AWP Network, development, education, girls, growth, Mauritius, Nigeria, poverty, progress, small business, solutions, women, Youths

• The AWP Network Entrepreneurial Photo Competition

  

  Please read and follow the instructions. Not following the instructions will get you disqualified. Four (4) Simple Steps: 1. Read the instructions and complete this application form: www.awpphotocompetition.com 2. Take a picture showing us either of the following (1) what it means to be an entrepreneur in your local community, (2) what entrepreneurship means to…

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  July 8, 2013

  Business, Education, Events

  Africa, AWP Network, change, competition, development, emerging entrepreneurs, Mary Olushoga, Nigeria, progress, sustainability, women and girls, Youths

• The AWP Network Photo Competition

  What is the AWP Network Photo Competition? The AWP Network believes that any African anywhere in the world can make a difference and an impact in their local community. Our goal is to engage young Africans anywhere in the world and under the age of 30. You don’t have to wait until you go back…

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  July 8, 2013

  Business, Education, Events

  Africa, AWP Network, collaboration, emerging, Entrepreneurs, Innovation, making a difference, Mary Olushoga, Nigeria, Photo competition, pictures, women and girls, Youths