Tag: entrepreneur

• Arunma Oteh Named Vice President and Treasurer of the World Bank

  

  The AWP Network salutes and congratulates Arunma Oteh, who was recently appointed vice president and treasurer of the World Bank. Oteh previously served as Director General of  Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission. In 2014, Oteh was named West African Business Woman of the Year by CNBC at the Africa All Africa Business Leaders Awards.  Oteh is also listed as one…

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  July 30, 2015

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• Apply: $100,000 ONE Africa Award

  

  The 2015 ONE Africa Award recognizes Africa-driven; Africa led advocacy efforts that have demonstrated success at community, national or regional level. The award aims to recognize, reward, and advance the exceptional work of organizations, founded by Africans and based in Africa, dedicated to helping Africa achieve the Millennium Development Goals. The $100,000 award will bring recognition to innovative…

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  July 28, 2015

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• Apply: GEM-TECH Awards 2015

  

  UN Women and the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) announce the launch of the 2015 Gender Equality and Mainstreaming in Technology (GEM-TECH) Awards nominations. This year, the global community commits to a new UN framework for sustainable development for the next 15 years and in the current draft, the use of ICTs is included as an…

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  July 28, 2015

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, Beijing Platform for Action, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, content, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, equality, GEM Tech, GEM-TECH Awards, Gender, Gender Equality and Mainstreaming in Technology, girls, growth, ICT, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, International Telecommunications Union, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile applications, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Phumzile Mlambo- Ngcuka, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, tech, technology, The AWP Network, UN Women, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Voices of African Women Entrepreneurs: Founder of Ayo Naledi Designs Talks to the AWP Network

  

  The AWP Network met with Ayo Agunbiade, founder of Ayo Naledi designs, a handmade fine jewelry design company to learn more about what inspired her to start her business and how she plans to grow. How did you come up with the name of your business? Years ago, while watching a television show, I heard the name…

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  July 14, 2015

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  Africa, African women, African youths, AWP Network, Ayo Agunbiade, Ayo Naledi, Ayo Naledi designs, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, design, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, jewelry, jewelry design, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Olushoga, program, progress, small business, smallbiz, solutions, South Africa, Startup, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Voices of African Women Entrepreneurs, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Tech Entrepreneurs Selected For Huawei – She Leads Africa Fellowship

  She Leads Africa has selected five (5) of Africa’s most talented female technology entrepreneurs for the Huawei – She Leads Africa Fellowship Program. The five (5) entrepreneurs will travel to Shenzhen and Shanghai to visit China’s exciting technology companies, meet with young technology entrepreneurs and learn about how they can turn their businesses into a…

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  July 12, 2015

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  Africa, African youths, Afua Osei, awards, AWP Network, Book1Car, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, Huawei Fellowship, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, She Leads Africa, Shule Direct, small business, solutions, Sterio.me, strategy, Sunze Tech, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Ujirani, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Yasmin Belo-Osagie, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Join Leading Ladies Africa in Lagos

  In a bid to create a platform where more women connect, engage and learn from one another, Leading Ladies Africa will hold its inaugural edition of its Power Talk Series tagged “Leveraging on the Power of Online Media.” WHERE: The Social Place, Victoria Island, Lagos WHEN: Sunday, July 12 at 2pm The Power Talk Series is a…

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  July 12, 2015

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  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Francesca Uriri, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Mara Mentor, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, online media, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, Subomi Plumptre, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth

• Apply for a Chance to Experience the SME Environment in Eastern Africa

  

  BiD Network is offering (aspiring) investors a chance to experience the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) environment in Eastern Africa. BiD network is hosting a week-long trip to Rwanda to give investors a chance to immerse themselves in the local culture as well as opportunities to learn more about cross-border and emerging market investing. When:…

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  June 17, 2015

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  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, BID Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, Eastern Africa, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, impact investor, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, Rwanda, small business, smallbiz, solutions, South Africa, Startup, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Young African Women Entrepreneurs Offer Advice on How to Start a Business With No Money

  

  Voices of African Women Entrepreneurs “The easiest way to get funding is to build a team. You will be surprised at how quickly your idea takes off when you have a solid group of people equally passionate about your idea. Also, like our parents say, two (or more) heads are better than one. The diversity…

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  May 19, 2015

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP, AWP Network, Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Iheoma Obibi, Innovation, Inspiration, Jane Ole, Kola Abiola, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Modupe Macaulay, my voice matters, Nigeria, Nkem Begho, program, progress, Rapelang Rabana, Ronke Lawal, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Uduak Isong, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• I Started My Business with $40, You Can Too!

  

  Innovation and Design: Nigerian Shoemaker tells Her Story I started my business with about 7000 Naira and with the support of my former colleagues at Nokia Nigeria. They supported me by purchasing my products. Their support means so much to me, it kept me going through tough times, I am forever grateful to them. How…

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  May 13, 2015

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  Africa, African women power, African youths, awards, AWP, AWP Network, business, business growth, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Etisalat, girls, growth, idea, Idong Harrie, Idong Harrie Company, Idong Harrison, Idong Harrison Umoh, Idong Umoh, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, Manufacturing, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, Shell, shoe production, shoes, small business, solutions, South Africa, storytelling, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The African Women Power Network, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• WAAW Foundation: Working to Advance STEM Education for African Girls

  

  Applications for the WAAW Foundation STEM camp for secondary school girls are now open. The theme for the 2015 camp is ‘Computing, Robotics & Renewable Energy For Africa.’ This one-week residential camp promises to be exciting and fun for 40 African girls in Lagos, Nigeria and Nairobi, Kenya. The camp is aimed at  African girls between the ages…

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  May 11, 2015

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  Africa, African girls in technology, African Women Power Network, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nairobi, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, STEM, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Unoma Odili, Unoma Okorafor, Waaw Foundation, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths