Tag: Cape Town

• Register Your AgriBusiness with AWIEF

  

  This is a call for digital registration of women-owned agribusinesses in Eastern and Southern Africa. This registration will facilitate the development of a digital database for women-owned agribusinesses in Africa, the first agribusiness intelligence network targeting women agri-entrepreneurs. The aim is to create a network of women in agribusiness, increase information flow within women agribusiness…

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  July 30, 2018

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  Africa, Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum, African woman, African women, African Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum, African women power, African youths, agribusiness, Agribusiness partnership, Angola, awards, AWIEF, AWIEF Accelarator, AWIEF Accelerator, AWIEF Conference, AWP Network, Botswana, Burundi, business, business support, Cape Town, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, conference, development, digital database, digital registration, Djibouti, Eastern Africa, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Events, Fatoumata Ba, girls, Grace Ongile, growth, ICO Conferences & Events Limited, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, intelligence network, Irene Ochem, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, Lesotho, Malawi, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, mobile technology, Mozambique, my voice matters, Namibia, Ndidi Nwuneli, Nigeria, Njideka Harry, Obiageli Ezekwesili, program, progress, Rwanda, small business, solutions, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Southern Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, Swaziland, Tanzania, technology, The African Women Power Network, The AWP Network, Uganda, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths, Zainab Saleh, Zambia, Zimbabwe

• AWIEF Launches #VALUE4HER: Program For Strengthening Women’s Agribusiness Enterprises in Africa

  

  #VALUE4HER is a 22-month project aimed at increasing VALUE for women agripreneurs through market access, improving knowledge, skills, networks and advocacy for addressing some of the key barriers for women’s empowerment in agriculture and agribusiness. Women are actors in numerous agricultural value chains, offering huge potential for their participation in markets, but few are involved in…

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  July 2, 2018

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  Africa, Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum, African woman, African women, African Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum, African women power, African youths, awards, AWIEF, AWIEF Accelarator, AWIEF Accelerator, AWIEF Conference, AWP Network, business, business support, Cape Town, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, conference, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Events, Fatoumata Ba, girls, Grace Ongile, growth, ICO Conferences & Events Limited, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Irene Ochem, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Ndidi Nwuneli, Nigeria, Njideka Harry, Obiageli Ezekwesili, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The African Women Power Network, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths, Zainab Saleh

• Attend: 2018 Africa Early Stage Investor Summit

  

  This year, the Africa Early Stage Investor Summit is set to kick off Cape Town’s Global Entrepreneurship Week, encompassing a number of leading industry events and numerous networking opportunities. The Summit organizers Venture Capital for Africa (VC4A) and the African Business Angels Network (ABAN) have partnered with AfricaCom and AfricArena to offer a full-week VIP Investor Pass giving access…

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  June 7, 2018

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  access, Aerobotics, Africa, African Angel Investor Summit, African Women Power Network, African youths, Asoko Insight, awards, AWP Network, business, business acceleration, business accelerator, business opportunity, business support, Cape Town, challenge, change, Coin Afrique, collaboration, competition, development, digital, Edgepoint Digital, education, Electronic Settlement Limited, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Finland, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, investments, investor, Investors, Lagos, leadership, Lynk Jobs Ltd., marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, MAX, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Norway, ogaVenue, Ongair, Opportunity, Pesabazaar.com, Prepclass, Printivo, program, progress, Rasello Company, Rensource, Sendy Ltd., small business, Snapplify, Sokowatch, solutions, South Africa, startups, strategy, support, sustainability, Sweden, TalentBase, technology, The African Woman Power Network, The AWP Network, Timbuktu, Tizeti Network Ltd., women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, World Bank, XL Africa, XL Africa Venture Showcase, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Women Entrepreneurs Apply: 2018 AWIEF Awards

  

  The AWIEF Awards recognizes, honors and celebrates women entrepreneurs and business owners in Africa and across industry sectors, for their economic performance and contribution to Africa’s growth and social development. AWIEF salutes these women for their passion and determination in making a difference in their respective countries and on the continent. Women who have demonstrated…

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  April 9, 2018

  Events

  Africa, Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum, African woman, African women, African Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum, African women power, African youths, awards, AWIEF, AWIEF Accelarator, AWIEF Accelerator, AWIEF Conference, AWP Network, business, business support, Cape Town, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, conference, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Events, Fatoumata Ba, girls, Grace Ongile, growth, ICO Conferences & Events Limited, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Irene Ochem, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Ndidi Nwuneli, Nigeria, Njideka Harry, Obiageli Ezekwesili, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The African Women Power Network, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths, Zainab Saleh

• MestAfrica Wants to Invest in You – $50,000 Available

  

  Are you the founder of a technology startup operating in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya or South Africa and have ambitions to scale across Africa? If you are, then submit your company for the MEST Africa Challenge! Country winners will travel to the finals at the MEST Africa Summit in Cape Town to compete for up to…

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  April 5, 2018

  Events

  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, Cape Town, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Ghana, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, MEST Africa, MEST Africa Summit, mobile technology, my voice matters, 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, youth unemployment, Youths

• Win €25,000: Apply for the Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East

  

  Applications for the 8th Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East are now being accepted. This prize, awarded by Orange, rewards innovative projects based on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) which improve the living conditions of people in Africa and the Middle East in fields such as education, healthcare, farming, mobile payments or sustainable…

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  March 1, 2018

  Events

  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, Botswana, Bulles Magazine, Burkina Faso, business, business support, Cameroon, Cameroun, Cape Town, CAR, Côte d’Ivoire, Central African Republic, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Democratic Republic of the Congo, development, DRC, education, Egypt, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, FoodoGraphy, girls, growth, Guinée Bissau, Guinée Conakry, Guinée Equatoriale, Guinea Bissau, Guinea Conakry, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Jordan, Lagos, leadership, Liberia, Ma Tontine, Madagascar, Mali, marketing, Mary Olushoga, MedTrucks, mobile technology, Morocco, Morrocco, my voice matters, Nanoé, Niger, Nigeria, Orange Social Venture Prize, program, progress, Senegal, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Tunisia, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Meet the 20 Startups Accepted into the World Bank Group Digital Acceleration Program

  Twenty (20) of the most promising African digital startups will take part in the XL Africa residency, the flagship initiative of the business accelerator launched last April by the World Bank Group’s infoDev program. From Nov. 6-17 in Cape Town, the entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to learn from their mentors and peers, increase their regional visibility,…

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  November 8, 2017

  Business, Education, Events, Interviews

  access, Aerobotics, Africa, African Angel Investor Summit, Asoko Insight, business acceleration, business accelerator, business opportunity, Cape Town, Coin Afrique, digital, Edgepoint Digital, Electronic Settlement Limited, Entrepreneurs, Finland, investments, Investors, Lynk Jobs Ltd., MAX, Norway, ogaVenue, Ongair, Opportunity, Pesabazaar.com, Prepclass, Printivo, Rasello Company, Rensource, Sendy Ltd., Snapplify, Sokowatch, startups, Sweden, TalentBase, Timbuktu, Tizeti Network Ltd., XL Africa, XL Africa Venture Showcase

• Founder of AWP Network wins award at AWIEF 2017

  

  Mary Olushoga, Founder of the African Women Power (AWP) Network won the empowerment award at the recently concluded AWIEF conference, which took place in Cape Town, South Africa. AWIEF, which stands for the Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum is a Pan-African initiative and platform created to bring attention and focus to the innovative and entrepreneurial spirit…

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  October 31, 2017

  Business, Education, Events, Interviews

  Africa, Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum, African women power, African youths, awards, AWIEF, AWIEF Conference, AWP Network, business, business support, Cape Town, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Irene Ochem, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The African Women Power Network, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• USAID and 500Startups Organize “Geeks on a Plane – Africa Tour”

  Geeks on a Plane (#GOAP) is an invite-only tour for startups, investors, and executives to learn about high-growth technology markets worldwide. We travel by planes, trains, and automobiles to the most exciting international startup scenes with the sole mission of uniting geeks and exploring cross-border opportunities. The result: a lifelong bond with fellow travelers, a…

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  January 30, 2017

  Events

  Accra, Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, Cape Town, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Geeks on a Plane, Ghana, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Johannesburg, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Yabacon Valley, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Attend: Tech4Africa Conference in Cape Town

  The annual Tech4Africa conference will take place in Cape Town. Tech4Africa focuses on deep technical workshops and sessions for practitioners who impart knowledge, perspective, African context, and inspiration. The conference places emphasis on learning, interaction, engagement, and discussion – a place for new ideas, and to encourage people to make and change things.   Want to…

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  August 12, 2014

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  AWP Network, business, Cape Town, Mary Olushoga, South Africa, Tech4Africa, technology, The AWP Network