Tag: Job creation

• Apply for Pitched Nigeria and Win a $10,000 Grant

  

  Are you creating a business or running an early-stage company? Pitched addresses two gaps in emerging markets: access to capital and startup quality. While Pitched supplies prize money to its winners, the organization develops startup quality so that founders are more likely to thrive on their own. At the same time, increasing startup quality helps make…

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  September 12, 2018

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• Columbia University Hosts Its 13th African Economic Forum

  

  Scheduled to take place April 2, 2016 under the theme “A Continent Connecting: Solutions from Within,” this year’s conference will build upon last year’s theme of “Build Africa Beyond Potential,”  providing an opportunity for fresh views and further discussions about African innovations to African problems. The solutions to many problems are rooted in bridging gaps across…

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  February 3, 2016

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• Small Business Key in Job Creation: South African Minister

  Small businesses have a key role to play in providing opportunities and creating new jobs in emerging economies, South Africa’s Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies said. Speaking at the International Small Business Congress held at the Sandton Convention Centre, Davies said South Africa needed to develop a more symbiotic relationship between big companies and…

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  September 27, 2012

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  Africa, change, development, Job creation, news, small business, South Africa, sustainability

• The AWP Network at Columbia University’s 9th Annual African Economic Forum

  

  Mary Olushoga represented the African Women Power (AWP) Network by providing stories and examples on how women can continue to play an important role in Africa’s economic transformation.         View pictures here:      

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  April 22, 2012

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  Africa, AWP Network, change, Columbia University, development, Engagement, Job creation, Mary Olushoga, Speakers, Transformation, UN Women, women entrepreneurs