Tag: Inspiration

• 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

• 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

• Join the AWP Network at the ‎2014 Young African Leadership Symposium

  

  A new generation of women and young people throughout Africa are emerging and developing innovative strategies to overcome daily problems at the local and national level. Unfortunately, their combined capacities have not been fully harnessed nor realized. Questions to think about:  Where are the pioneering efforts being made in education, training, and skills development for…

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  October 6, 2014

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  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Fadumo Dayib, Funke Bucknor-Obruthe, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Karen Waweru, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mobolaji Akiode, 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

• Apply: WEPs CEO Leadership Award 2015

  

  The Leadership Award of the Women’s Empowerment Principles – Equality Means Business (WEPs) is a partnership initiative of UN Women and the UN Global Compact, which seeks to recognize business leaders for their exceptional championship of gender equality and support for the 7 Principles. Nominations are now open for the prestigious 2015 WEPs CEO Leadership…

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  October 1, 2014

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  Africa, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, gender equality, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, leadership, Leadership awards, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, The AWP Network, UN Women, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Women’s Empowerment Principles, Young Entrepreneurs

• Apply: NITDA Software Development Challenge

  

  The NITDA e-SOLVE is organizing its 1st software development challenge. The core objective of this challenge is to empower Nigerian software developers. Entries are invited from all the (6) geopolitical zones. Individual entries will be reviewed by an experienced and unbiased panel of judges. The best entry from each zone will be invited for the finals. Finalists are then…

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  September 24, 2014

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

• She Leads Africa: Empowering the Next Generation of Women Entrepreneurs

  

  What happens when a University of Chicago – Booth School of Business graduate meets the daughter of one of Africa’s richest men? They start a company.  The AWP Network meet with founders of She Leads Africa to learn more about the organization, the services they provide, and what they are doing to support women entrepreneurs. There…

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  September 22, 2014

  Business, Education, Interviews

  Africa, African women power, African youths, Afua Osei, AWP Network, Belo-Osagie, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Dangote, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Nigeria, Olushoga, program, progress, She Leads Africa, small business, solutions, Startup, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Tony Elumelu, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, women leadership, Yasmin Belo-Osagie, Young Entrepreneurs, Youths

• Join Dee Poku and the WIE Network in New York

  

  WIE is an innovative global conference that connects established trailblazers with emerging leaders. WIE, which stands for Women, Inspiration and Enterprise launched its first symposium in New York City in 2010. Its dynamic symposiums and salons provide a toolkit for success for tomorrow’s CEOs. At the symposium, you’ll meet with executives, entrepreneurs, potential collaborators and…

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  September 17, 2014

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  Africa, AWP Network, business, business support, change, collaboration, Dee Poku, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, leaders, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, New York, program, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, WIE Network, WIE Symposium, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices

• AWP Network Event: Agribusiness Forum for Women Farmers

  

  The AWP Network worked with women farmers in Taraba State, Nigeria. For this training session, AWP partnered with locally-based entrepreneur Zanau Hassan Maikusuwa, a seasoned farmer and CEO of Farmfields Agro-Allied Services. Zanau Hassan will continue to coordinate and manage the day-to-day activities of the program. The program aims to teach innovative farming techniques through collaborative…

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  September 14, 2014

  Business, Education, Events

  Africa, African women, African youths, agribusiness, agriculture, AWP Network, business, business support, collaboration, development, education, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial skills, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Farmers, Farmfields Agro-Allied Services, farming, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, strategy, support, sustainability, Taraba State, technology, The AWP Network, Voices of Women Entrepreneurs, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, women farmers, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, Youths, Zanau Hassan Maikasuwa, Zanau Hassan Maikusuwa

• AWP Network Event: From Idea to Execution

  

  Many people have ideas but may not know how to move from idea to execution. The AWP Network hosted this event to teach start-up entrepreneurs in Lagos, Nigeria how to properly execute their vision, move their business ideas forward despite Nigeria’s challenging business climate and more importantly, learn about advantageous strategies on how to proceed with ease.…

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  September 12, 2014

  Business, Education, Events

  Africa, African youths, Africholidays, awards, AWP Network, Ayomide Condotti, Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola, business, business support, Clara Ohakim, collaboration, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, execution, Future Software Resources, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, Mary Olushoga, Nigeria, Nigeria Leadership Initiative, Nkem Uwaje, Oreoluwa Somolu, possibilities, small business, strategy, technology, The AWP Network, The Dover Hotel, unemployed youths, Voices of Women Entrepreneurs, W-TEC, WeCyclers, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Women Power, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth unemployment, Youths