Tag: competition

• AWP Exclusive: Pictures from the Women & Girls Summit

  

  The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Her Excellency, Dame (Dr.) Patience Faka Jonathan convened the inaugural 2014 Women & Girls Summit in collaboration with the National Centre for Women Development and Friends Africa. The summit is expected to release a communiqué highlighting key conclusions from the meeting, as well as, key announcements…

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  October 22, 2014

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  2014 Women & Girls Summit, Abuja, Africa, Akudo Anyanwu-Ikemba, AWP Network, Bola Shagaya, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Determination, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Friends Africa, girl education, growth, Hafsat Abiola, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, Onyeka Onwenu, Patience Faka Jonathan, Patience Jonathan, possibilities, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Need Money to Jumpstart Your Business Idea? Apply for the Cheetah Fund

  

  The €400,000 Cheetah Fund will support African pioneers with the seed money needed to kick-start or boost their world-changing projects. If pioneers manage to crowdfund at least 30% of their target amount via 1%Club within 30 days, the Cheetah Fund will grant them the remaining amount. The Cheetah Fund is powered by the Dutch National Postcode Lottery.…

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  October 19, 2014

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  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, Cheetah Fund, collaboration, competition, Crowdfunding, crowdsourcing, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• African Entrepreneur Launches Empowerment Fund

  

  Tony O. Elumelu just launched the Elumelu Nigeria Empowerment Fund to revitalise distressed communities across Nigeria. Seeded and managed by the Tony Elumelu foundation, the Elumelu Nigeria empowerment fund, a non-profit organization, will transform communities that have been ravaged by natural disasters, hazards and conflicts, into thriving and economically sustainable communities. The Fund will create…

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  October 19, 2014

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  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Elumelu, empowerment fund, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, Nigeria empowerment fund, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Tony Elumelu, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Top 7 Branding Mistakes Businesses Should Avoid

  

  ‘Too many entrepreneurs underestimate the amount of effort it takes to build a great brand.’ Your brand is your identity, and it’s critical to avoid the all-too-common mistakes that have ruined businesses in the past. While most businesses know that it’s important to have a brand, too many entrepreneurs underestimate the amount of effort it…

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  October 19, 2014

  Business, Education

  Africa, AWP Network, brand, branding, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Nigeria, process, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices

• Entrepreneur Creates Fellowship for African students at Harvard

  

  Christen Sveaas, founder, executive chairman, and owner of Norwegian investment firm Kistefos, set to establish a fellowship for African students. The Kistefos African Public Service Graduate Fellowship Fund will provide support to degree program candidates and executive education program participants from African nations with an interest in improving governance and public resources at all levels.…

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  October 19, 2014

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  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, Christen Sveaas, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, growth, idea, Innovation, Kistefos, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Nigeria, progress, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices

• Innovations for Youth Employment in Africa

  

  Are you from sub-Saharan Africa and between the ages of 18 and 30? then you should apply. Ashoka and the MasterCard Foundation invites you to share how you are increasing employment opportunities for young people in Africa. By entering this challenge, you will join a community of fellow innovators that are transforming the landscape of…

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  October 14, 2014

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  Africa, African youths, Ashoka, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, growth, idea, Innovation, marketing, Mary Olushoga, MasterCard Foundation, my voice matters, Nigeria, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth unemployment, Youths

• Apply: MTN Ghana Mobile App Challenge

  

  The 2014 MTN Apps Challenge will award the most innovative and locally relevant mobile apps. This is only open to citizens of, and those permanently residing in Ghana. Entries of apps shall be accepted in the following categories: Education Lifestyle Games and Entertainment Additional Information: Participants can enter the competition with one or more apps.…

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  October 14, 2014

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  Africa, African youths, App challenge, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Ghana, growth, idea, Innovation, marketing, Mary Olushoga, MTN, program, progress, small business, solutions, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, Youths

• Join the Lagos Build-a-thon with ALN Ventures

  

  If you have a business or an idea and would like to attend. Apply here: ALN Ventures        

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  October 14, 2014

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  Africa, African youths, ALN Ventures, AWP Network, business, business support, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, growth, idea, Innovation, Lagos, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, Youths

• Apply: Vodafone Mobile App Competition

  This competition is only open to citizens of, or those permanently residing in Ghana, India, Kenya, or South Africa and have developed (or can you develop) an app in one of iOS, Android, J2ME, or WP8. appStar is an annual developer contest organized by Vodafone, for developers across several countries on the African and Asian continent, to promote…

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  October 13, 2014

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  Africa, African youths, appStar, Asia, AWP Network, business, business support, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Ghana, growth, idea, India, Innovation, Inspiration, Kenya, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile, mobile technology, my voice matters, program, progress, small business, smallbiz, solutions, South Africa, strategy, sustainability, techbiz, technology, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Innovation and Health: Grand Challenge to Help Health Care Workers Fight Ebola

  The Grand Challenge for Development aims to generate pioneering solutions to help healthcare workers provide better care in the midst of the Ebola epidemic. This challenge will unite the global community in the quest for ingenious ideas that deliver practical and cost-effective innovations in a matter of months. USAID needs new ideas to help ensure that…

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  October 7, 2014

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  Africa, African youths, AWP, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, Ebola, Ebola Grand Challenge, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, growth, Guinea, healthcare, idea, ideas, Innovation, leadership, Liberia, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, small business, solutions, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, USAID, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, Youths