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• New marketplace seeks to expand Africa’s financial ecosystem – Introducing Pocket Money

  

  Pocket Money is a digital lending marketplace determined to transform the financial fortunes of borrowers in Africa by pioneering a ‘cyclic’ lending system that will provide a breath of fresh air even to potential borrowers who had previously been ‘rejected’ by lenders within Pocket Money’s ecosystem. To address this challenge, Pocket Money has come up…

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  May 15, 2019

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• Millennial Youtuber, Florentina Agu Wants to Change How Restaurants Serve Nigerians

  

  Florentina Agu is on a mission to improve restaurant service quality in Nigeria using her YouTube channel as a tool for change. Agu states, “I was inspired to start “Dining Out with Flo” after attending a YouTube masterclass organized by Google Nigeria on July 27, 2018. It was after this event that I decided to…

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  November 5, 2018

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• “It Is An Exciting Time To Be A Woman Entrepreneur, Especially In Tech” – Odunayo Eweniyi, Co-Founder of PiggyBank.ng Speaks to the AWP Network

  

  Odunayo Eweniyi, Co-Founder and Chief Operations Officer of Piggybank.ng, a company that securely makes saving money possible by combining discipline plus flexibility to enable customers grow and reach their savings target. Prior to starting PiggyBank.Ng, Eweniyi along with her co-founders founded PushCV.com, a platform that connects verified employers in Nigeria with pre-screened candidates. In this…

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  August 21, 2018

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• Apply: Vital Voices Grow Fellowship for Women Entrepreneurs

  

  The Vital Voices GROW Fellowship is a leading accelerator program for women owners of small and medium-sized enterprises from around the world. The program includes customized business skills training, technical assistance, leadership development, and access to networks to grow their businesses and increase their leadership impact. Through online and in-person trainings, fellows focus on strategy…

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  August 19, 2018

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• Apply: Builders of Africa’s Future Awards

  

  The Builders of Africa’s Future Awards is developed to celebrate innovation and impact in early-stage African enterprise. The BAF Awards serves to showcase and award entrepreneurs who are running early-stage for-profit and not-for-profits that are addressing Africa’s unique needs through technology or differentiated business models. These needs are in: health, education, energy, financial inclusion, gender inclusion, nutrition,…

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  May 14, 2018

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• Apply: VVEngage for Women In Public Service

  

  Vital Voices is excited to announce the launch of VVEngage, a signature fellowship to support women leaders working within civil society, the public sector and public-policy making institutions, who are dedicated to making positive change in their countries. Through this fellowship, we aim to increase the capacity, decision-making power and effectiveness of women leaders in…

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  May 3, 2018

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• Apply: 2018 Entrepreneur of the Year Competition

  

  The Entrepreneur of the Year® competition is an annual competition that recognises and honours South African entrepreneurs in the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) sector. The competition celebrates excellence in entrepreneurship to inspire others to venture into and succeed in the world of business. South Africa reportedly has low levels of total entrepreneurial activity and as…

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  March 6, 2018

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• Apply: African Diaspora Tech Awards

  

  At the 2018 edition of the African Diaspora Investment Symposium, the African Technology Foundation and the African Diaspora Network will co-present the inaugural African Diaspora Tech Awards in Silicon Valley to recognize technology pioneers, and amplify the ventures of young upcoming entrepreneurs. As the startup ecosystem in Silicon Valley slowly grows in diversity and Africa seeks…

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  December 15, 2017

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  Africa, African Diaspora Investment Symposium, African Diaspora Network, African women leadership, African Women Power Network, African youths, Arrey Obenson, awards, AWP, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, Global Fund for Women, growth, idea, Impact Series, Innovation, Inspiration, investment, investments, JCI, JCI Nigiera, Kola Osinowo, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, mobile technology, Musimbi Kanyoro, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, Silicon Valley, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, voices, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Pitch Your Business at the 2018 African Diaspora Investment Symposium

  The African Diaspora Network has announced its first Startup Pitch Event for Diaspora Entrepreneurs. A curated list of ten (10) African Diaspora entrepreneurs will have an opportunity to showcase their startups to ADIS participants. Startups will be selected based on the criteria of innovation, uniqueness, growth potential and impact potential on the continent. The ADIS platform will offer a…

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  October 23, 2017

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• Empowering Founders: Attend the VC4A Startup Academy

  

  The VC4A Startup Academy is offering direct access to expertise proven to work for successful entrepreneurs and investors operating across Africa. Founders can take their business to the next level by learning about the latest insights, download tools and listen to advice from 35 experts active in the emerging African startup ecosystem. The first course is…

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  September 18, 2017

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