Tag: Inspiration

• This Year, Plan to Create Your Own Reality

  The day that I resigned from my job, November 4, 2011, coincidentally was the same day my niece, Eliza Olushoga, was born. After years of working a routine 9 to 5 job, I suddenly felt empowered and determined to create my own reality. I set out to do something different, exciting, and out of the…

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  March 24, 2014

  Business, Education

  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, BBC World Have Your Say, BET, Black Enterprise, business, Business Resources, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, growth, Huffington Post, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Mary Olushoga, progress, Reality, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, Vision, women, women and girls, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth unemployment, Youths

• Apply: 2014 FIRE Awards

  The African Network Information Center – AFRINIC announces the call for entries for the 2014 FIRE Awards. The Fund for Internet Research and Education (FIRE) aims at encouraging ICT development innovations that contribute to sustainable development in Africa.  The FIRE programme Awards is granted to initiatives already completed or in their final implementation phase and…

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  March 12, 2014

  Events

  access, Africa, African Network Information Center, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, ICT, Innovation, Innovators, Inspiration, Mary Olushoga, Nigeria, Participation, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, women and girls, Youths

• Capital Square Lagos Launches Business Courses for Entrepreneurs

  CapitalSquare Lagos is a co-working space for young creative entrepreneurs.  The creative hub has partnered with BAU Online and Strategy Q  to run a 12-week business course titled “Entrepreneurship & Innovation.” The courses will take place on Saturdays from 11:30am until 2:30pm and will be a hybrid of online classes, practical workshops, business clinics, and participants…

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  February 27, 2014

  Events

  Africa, AWP Network, business, business clinics, business plan, business support, capitalsquare, collaboration, competition, development, education, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, Mary Olushoga, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, Youths

• Voices of African Women Entrepreneurs: Nollywood Producer Means Business

  

  Nollywood, Nigeria’s film industry is the second largest film industry in the world. Its rapid expansion is as a result of the innovative use and quick adaptation of new media and digital technology. The AWP Network met with leading Nollywood writer, executive producer, and co-founder of the Royal Arts Academy, Uduak Isong. Founded in 2009…

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  February 3, 2014

  Business, Education, Interviews

  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, change, collaboration, development, education, Emem Isong, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, film, film innovators, growth, idea, industry, Innovation, Innovators, Inspiration, Jobs, marketing, Mary Olushoga, myvoicematters, Nigeria, Nollywood, progress, Royal Arts Academy, small business, solutions, storytelling, support, sustainability, technology, Uduak Isong, voices, women, women and girls, Young Entrepreneurs, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• Voices of African Women Entrepreneurs – I Am My Own Biggest Challenge

  

  The AWP Network met with Ronke Lawal, Founder of RSL Management Services and business mentor at the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women. Lawal has served as a business mentor since June 2013. Her company, RSL Management Services specializes in marketing, brand development, and PR services. The company offers a unique service to businesses committed to increasing the sales…

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  January 27, 2014

  Business, Education, Interviews

  Aderonke Lawal, Africa, African, African women power, African youths, AWP Network, branding, business support, Business tips, challenge, change, collaboration, development, Diaspora, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Europe, growth, Innovation, Inspiration, London, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, PR Services, progress, Ronke Lawal, RSL Management services, small business, strategy, support, sustainability, United Kingdom, voices, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, Youths

• Creativity and Enterprise: Finding Business Opportunity in Gaming

  

  Muoyo Okome is Founder and CEO of Mega Rock L.L.C., a company that develops games and entertainment applications for mobile devices. Mega Rock Studios has developed several games to include Find the Words, Bike Race of Ninja Temple and its second part, A Harlem Shake Subway Run. With over 2.2 million subscribers, Mega Rock games are available on…

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  November 11, 2013

  Business, Education, Interviews

  Africa, African stories, AWP Network, Bike Race of Ninja Temple, Black entrepreneurs, business, collaboration, Creativity, development, Enterprise, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, gaming, Innovation, Inspiration, Mary Olushoga, Mega Rock, mobile apps, mobile games, Muoyo Okome, Nigeria, Princeton University, UPenn, Wharton, Youths

• A Young African on What Entrepreneurship Means to Her

  

  A young African participates in our photo essay series and shares with us what entrepreneurship means to her. Name: Akachi Nwoke Business Name: Visages Parfait Beauty Place Location: FCT Abuja, Nigeria What does Entrepreneurship mean to you: Entrepreneurship to me, means freedom. I am a young university graduate and a makeup artist from Nigeria. I share my story…

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  October 7, 2013

  Business, Education, Interviews

  Africa, Akachi Nwoke, AWP Network, business, change, development, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, FCT Abuja, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, photo essay, progress, small business, SMEs, support, Sure-Lift Tranx, sustainability, Visages Parfait, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth unemployment, Youths

• A Young African on What Entrepreneurship Means to Him

  

  A Young African participates in our photo essay series and shares with us what entrepreneurship means to him. Name: Ahmadu Abdullah Location: Kuje, FCT Abuja, Nigeria What does Entrepreneurship mean to you: Entrepreneurship to me, means creativity. When people think of entrepreneurs, they think of someone in an office setting but this definition for me, includes the common…

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  October 2, 2013

  Business, Education, Interviews

  Africa, Ahmadu Abdullah, AWP Network, business, change, development, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, FCT Abuja, Innovation, Inspiration, Kuje, Lagos, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, photo essay, progress, small business, SMEs, support, Sure-Lift Tranx, sustainability, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth unemployment, Youths

• My Voice Matters: Young Africans Tell their Entrepreneurial Stories

  

  Name: Adebayo Adelekan Location: Lagos, Nigeria Why did you start your business:  I didn’t start this business. My name is Adebayo and I am inspired by Elizabeth Ojelua, CEO of Sure-Lift Tranx – a shoe manufacturing company. The story that I am about to share, will inspire you and everyone out there. This story tells me that there…

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  September 25, 2013

  Business, Education, Interviews

  Adebayo Adelekan, Africa, AWP Network, business, change, development, Elizabeth Ojelua, Entrepreneurs, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, Manufacturing, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, photo essay, progress, SMEs, support, Sure-Lift Tranx, sustainability, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth unemployment, Youths

• Innovation in Africa: Here’s what Young African Women Entrepreneurs Have to Say

  

  How can we support and improve Innovation in Africa? Supporting innovation in Africa is no easy task. Political instability, civil wars, terrorism, and uncertainty often disturb the ecosystem of progress and sustainable development. The AWP Network met with three (3) of Africa’s most innovative young women entrepreneurs who share their thoughts on how to improve…

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  August 19, 2013

  Business, Education, Interviews

  Africa, AWP Network, Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola, business, change, change agents, changemakers, development, Echoing Green Fellow, education, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Innovative Ideas, Inspiration, interviews, Mary Olushoga, Nigeria, Nkem Uwaje, progress, Rapelang Rabana, South Africa, strategy, Sustainable development, women, women and girls, Youths