Tag: development
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BLACK GIRLS ROCK! Camp for Leadership and Excellence
The two-week intensive leadership program will be held at Columbia University from July 20 to August 3, 2013. Through a highly selective application process, BLACK GIRLS ROCK! will accept female applicants who exhibit strong leadership qualities, high moral character, and excellent academic standing. Queens Camp participants are encouraged to triumph over new leadership development challenges…
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Young Innovators Competition – $10,000
This competition is open to entrepreneurs between the ages of 18 and 26 with an original tech idea or developed solution to one of its six listed global challenges. The ITU launched the Young Innovators Competition in a move to foster innovation among the next generation of social entrepreneurs working to change the world through…
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Free Entrepreneurship Bootcamp Training
The DAIN Network is organizing a Free Entrepreneurship Boot camp Training for Agribusiness startups in Accra, Ghana – April 23rd and 24th. The target groups for the workshop include entrepreneurs, farmers, startups, and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) who are into the agribusiness. The sole purpose of this Boot camp is to teach people how…
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Social Media and your Business
This article will help you to understand how social media can support your business, personal, and professional brand. Understanding your brand and using social media as an effective tool can immensely help you to move your business ideas forward. Many entrepreneurs within the shores of Africa do not understand the importance of online branding and social…
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Women’s education as a silver bullet for sustainable growth
While there has been remarkable progress, report warns that there are still many challenges ahead for countries in the South, including an ageing population, environmental degradation, and inequality. Poverty and inequality are particularly worrying, as an estimated 1.57 billion people, representing 30 percent of the population in the 104 countries studied for the report, still…
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Empowering Women Entrepreneurs to Drive Growth
Participate in the 4th edition of the business plan competition for women entrepreneurs in emerging markets. The competition is open to women entrepreneurs of emerging countries who have created a business plan, which fulfills the eligibility and evaluation criteria. Since its creation in 2009, Women in Business has provided support, coaching, visibility and finance to…
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Know someone who is changing the world?
The Tech Awards is now accepting applications for 2013. The Tech Awards is a signature program of the Tech Museum, an international awards program that honors innovators from around the world who are applying technology to benefit humanity. In 2013, Tech Awards will honor 10 international innovators who are applying technology to confront humanity’s most…
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Apply for the Entrepreneurial Leadership Fellowship
The ALA Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership seeks to appoint two exceptional young professionals with a demonstrated passion for entrepreneurial leadership and the African continent to an exciting 16-month position that will see them build their own capacity as an entrepreneurial leader while preparing Africa’s transformative leaders of tomorrow. The ideal candidate should: – Be an…
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Improve Lives with $40,000 prize
The Hitachi Foundation is committed to finding and investing in young leaders who want to succeed and take their communities with them. We are in search of America’s newest generation of entrepreneurs whose businesses are about making a living and making a difference. The Yoshiyama Young Entrepreneurs Program identifies and supports inspiring young entrepreneurs whose…
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