Tag: Lagos

• World Bank Group Launches Acceleration Program for African Startups – Up to $1.5 million Available

  

  World Bank Group Launches New Program to Support Africa’s Top Digital Entrepreneurs  With support from prominent African investment groups, XL Africa will help the 20 selected start-ups attract early stage capital between $250,000 and $1.5 million. The World Bank Group launched XL Africa, a five-month business acceleration program designed to support the 20 most promising digital…

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  April 20, 2017

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business acceleration, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, digital entrepreneurs, digital startups, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, startups, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Venture Capital, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, World Bank Group, XL Africa, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• “With Limited Resources, It Takes Longer To Build Traction,” Says Founder of Fulaba.com

  

  Guinean-American of Fulani descent, Haby Barry is the founder of Fulaba.com, an exclusive retailer for high-end, high-quality Fulani earrings. Barry arrived at her company name, “Fulaba” by combining the word ‘Fulani’ and the word beautiful in the Fulani language, ‘nolaba.’ In this interview with the AWP Network, she talks about her business challenges and her…

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  April 7, 2017

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, AWP Network The African Women Power Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Fulaba, Fulani Earrings, girls, growth, Haby Barry, highend retailer, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The African Women Power, The African Women Power Network, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Pitch Your Business At the South African Innovation Summit in Cape Town – Apply For the $18,000 FemBioBiz Acceleration Program

  

  The FemBioBiz Acceleration Program aims to develop the leadership, technological and business skills of women-owned businesses in the SADC region to support deal-making and business acceleration in the Biosciences arena. Leading women entrepreneurs or senior managers in bioscience-based companies in any of the 12 SANBio member states can apply; South Africa, Malawi, Mozambique, Angola, Namibia, Seychelles,…

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  April 6, 2017

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  Accelerator program, Africa, African youths, Angola, awards, AWP Network, bioscience, Botswana, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, FemBioBiz, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, Lesotho, Malawi, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mauritius, mobile technology, Mozambique, my voice matters, Namibia, Nigeria, program, progress, senior managers, Seychelles, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, Swaziland, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths, Zambia, Zimbabwe

• Tinuola Aina – United Nations Global Champion for Change Organizes Women Empowerment Conference

  

  On Wednesday, March 29, 2017 – UN Women Global Champion for Change, Tinuola Aina organised a women empowerment conference in Lagos, Nigeria. In attendance were the following speakers: Emilia Asim-Ita – Senior Consultant, Strategy & External Relations at ThistlePraxis Consulting, Oluyemisi Adedayo of the Bunmi Adedayo Foundation and Taiwo Ayenuro, founder of the Young Mothers Empowerment…

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  April 4, 2017

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, Bunmi Adedayo Foundation, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Emilia Asim-Ita, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Oluyemisi Adedayo, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, Taiwo Ayenuro, technology, The AWP Network, ThistlePraxis Consulting, Tinuola Aina, UN Women Global Champion for Change, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, Young Mothers Empowerment Network, young voices, youth, Youths

• Apply Now: Adansonia Training Program for Entrepreneurs in Africa

  

  A group of professors and researchers from Bocconi University in Milan are currently recruiting entrepreneurs to participate in its Adansonia, pan-African entrepreneurship training program. Participation in this entrepreneurial program is completely FREE and open to all aspiring African entrepreneurs, regardless of age. Entrepreneurs joining Adansonia will get the opportunity to take an online course sponsored by Bocconi…

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  April 3, 2017

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

• Apply: 2017 World Summit Awards

  

  WSA is a nomination based award system. To apply you need to be nominated by either a WSA National Expert or a Youth Ambassador. Nominations to the international WSA are possible through national contests and national Expert panel selection. If your project is chosen to be nominated in one of the WSA categories, your WSA National Expert…

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  April 3, 2017

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, Digital Content, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, Global, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, UN MDGs, Unemployment, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, World Summit Youth Award, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• World Economic Forum In Search of Leading Female Tech Innovators in Africa

  

  The search is on for the World Economic Forum’s top leading female tech innovators in Africa, who will be invited to share their experiences and engage with leaders at the Forum’s regional meeting this spring. The contest is open to any female entrepreneur whose business is less than three (3) years old, uses innovative technology…

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  March 31, 2017

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, civil society, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, female, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Innovators, Inspiration, Kigali, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, politics, program, progress, proprietary technology, small business, social impact, solutions, South Africa, strategy, Sub-Saharan Africa, support, sustainability, tech, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, World Economic Forum, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Apply: $1 Million African Entrepreneurship Award

  

  The BMCE Group Bank of Africa has announced the third edition of the African Entrepreneurship Award. The African Entrepreneurship Award, initiated by its President Othman Benjelloun, shows BMCE Bank of Africa’s ambition to foster entrepreneurship in Africa by rewarding talents and technology beyond borders. The initiative aims to support entrepreneurs from Africa or of African origin…

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  March 23, 2017

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  Abideen Adelu, Achiri Nji, Africa, Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship, African Entrepreneurship Award, African youths, automated processes, awards, AWP Network, Benti Gelalcha, BMCE Bank of Africa, BMCE Group Bank of Africa, business, business support, Cameroon, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, computers, development, digital, education, Enterpreneurs, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Environment, Ernie Aylward, Ethiopia, Frederico Peres da Silva, girls, growth, ICT, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Jennifer Shigoli, Joyce Kyalema, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, Liberia, machinery, Mahmud Johnson, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, Morocco, Mozambique, Murtula Sanni, my voice matters, Nigeria, Omar Kadiri, President Othman Benjelloun, program, progress, recognition, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, Tanzania, technology, The AWP Network, Uganda, uncharted, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• $7 million Grant Available for Renewable Energy Projects in Africa

  

  ACF 2017 is a financial support mechanism designed to provide local developers and entrepreneurs with the technical expertise and funding required to bring their renewable energy projects to life. The submission period runs from March to May 8, 2017. An independent judging panel will include industry and legal experts as well as representatives from multilateral…

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  March 8, 2017

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  Access Power, Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Department of Energy, development, Dutch development bank, education, engineers, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Funding, Funds, girls, grants, Green Solutions, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, manufacturers, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Power Africa, power project developers, program, progress, Refrigeration, Renewable Energy, small business, solar panels, solutions, South Africa, strategy, students, Sub-Saharan Africa, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Calling ALL University Students: The AWP Network at Afe Babalola University

  

  Young people in Africa are creative and full of ideas. Many times their fresh outlook on life is what will take our society to the next level.  However, most times they are hindered by the lack of opportunities to showcase their creativity, coupled with inadequate mentoring and insufficient capital. Introducing #SIC2017 The SIC entrepreneurial challenge…

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  March 6, 2017

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  Abisoye Ajayi, Afe Babalola University, Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, awards, AWP Network, bright ideas, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, EasyshopEasycook, education, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial challenge, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Femi Longe, girls, growth, higher education, idea, Iheoma Obibi, Ingressive, Innovation, Inspiration, Intimate Pleasures, Itoro Eze-Anaba, Jolaoluwa Ayeye, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Maya Horgan Famodu, mentorship ecosystem, Mirabel Centre, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Nkemdilim Begho, Pearls Africa, program, progress, Reginald Bassey, Saudat Salami, Shade Ladipo, small business, solutions, South Africa, Stand To End Rape Initiative, strategy, support, sustainability, talents, technology, The AWP Network, Tolulope O. Adeyemo, Waaw Foundation, WEConnect International, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths