Tag: Lagos

• Audu Maikori On What It Takes To Start A Record Label In Nigeria

  

  Audu Maikori, C.E.O of Chocolate City Group, appeared on the The Africa Music Law Show with Uduak Oduok to discuss what it takes to start a record label in Nigeria. In the interview, he talks about the state of the Nigerian music industry and working with American artists. Listen to Interview here On How Artists Conduct Themselves on…

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  December 23, 2014

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  Africa, African youths, Audu Maikori, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, Chocolate City Group, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, Music industry, my voice matters, Nigeria, Nigerian music industry, program, progress, record label, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The Africa Music Law Show, The AWP Network, Uduak Oduok, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• IBM Announces Global Entrepreneur Program for Cloud Startups

  

  IBM recently announced the launch of the IBM Global Entrepreneur Program for Cloud Startups. Are you ready to propel radical ideas and innovate how we live and work? Join over 5000 startups and learn how working with IBM is a game-changer. IBM has a long and deep commitment to the entrepreneurial community. Global in nature…

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  December 15, 2014

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  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, cloud computing, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, global entrepreneurs, growth, IBM Global Entrepreneur Program for Cloud Startups., idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, Startup, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Finding Success in Brazil: South African Entrepreneur Tells Her Story

  

  Sometimes as an entrepreneur, you do not always have to start your business from scratch. Your path to entrepreneurship could be an expansion strategy for an existing company. If this is a path that you would like to consider, take the time to identify the industry that you would like to make a difference in,…

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  December 1, 2014

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

• Vogue Italia Calling African Fashion Entrepreneurs

  Vogue Talents, International Business Consortium Nigeria, Ecowas Fashion week,  and Africa International fashion week in partnership with Studio 24 presents: “Scouting for Africa,” a project sponsored by Access Bank PLC Nigeria and Baileys. This project is aimed at emerging womenswear, menswear,  or accessories designers of African nationality or designers of any nationality but based in Africa.…

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  November 25, 2014

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

• You Are Invited to the Christopher Kolade Symposium

  The 6th annual Christopher Kolade Symposium (CKS) will focus on the analytics of leadership in Nigeria, a retrospective look at our leadership successes and challenges in the past 100 years; and recommendations on the ideal leadership for the next century.   When: December 4, 2014 Where: Oriental Hotel, Skyline Terrace 1, 3 Lekki Road, Victoria Island, Lagos Keynote…

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  November 20, 2014

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  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, Christopher Kolade Symposium, collaboration, competition, development, education, Emir of Kano, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, 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

• Founder of the AWP Network, Mary Olushoga Wins Africa Data Challenge

  

  November 18, 2014 – The Planet Earth Institute hosted the first-ever ‘Africa Data Challenge,’ as part of its #ScienceAfrica UnConference. The challenge is a groundbreaking competition that invites well-qualified parties to pitch their ideas for projects that harness data for real human impact in Africa. While the ‘data revolution’ is a major theme in conversations on…

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  November 18, 2014

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

• Starting My Business Was About Solving a Problem

  

  The AWP Network met with the Founder of CapitalSquare Workspace Solutions Limited, Modupe Macaulay. Based in Lagos, Nigeria – CapitalSquare offers an affordable co-working space for professionals, startups, and small businesses. With competitive pricing options, its welcoming community suits many customers. Founder and CEO, Modupe Macaulay earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Covenant…

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  November 3, 2014

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  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, capitalsquare, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Modupe Macaulay, my voice matters, 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

• Lagos-based Company WeCyclers Wins 2014 Sustainia Award

  

  Chaired by Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nigerian initiative – Wecyclers recently won the 2014 Sustainia Award. The solution enables low-income communities to make money from waste piling up in their streets. By deploying a fleet of cargo bicycles to collect and recycle un-managed waste, Wecyclers lets families exchange garbage for consumer goods via an SMS-based point system. Wecyclers…

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  November 2, 2014

  Business, Interviews

  Africa, African youths, Arnold Schwarzenegger, AWP Network, Bilikiss Adebiyi, Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, Sustainia Award, technology, The AWP Network, WeCyclers, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• 8 Quotes from African Women Entrepreneurs at the CUNY Young African Leadership Symposium

  

  Mary Olushoga, Founder of the AWP Network moderated the women’s panel at the 2014 CUNY Young African Leadership Symposium, which took place at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. On the panel were entrepreneurs: Funke Bucknor-Obruthe – owner and creative director at Zapphaire Events, Karen Nungari-Waweru – special education specialist,  and Mobolaji Akiode – professional basketball player…

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  October 29, 2014

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  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, CUNY Young African Leadership Symposium, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Funke Bucknor-Obruthe, growth, Hope 4 Girls Africa, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Karen Nungari-Waweru, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mobolaji Akiode, my voice matters, 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, Zapphaire Events

• Nigeria’s Minister of Communication Technology Wins GEM Tech Award

  

  Honorable Omobola Johnson, Nigeria’s 1st Minister of Communication Technology and founding chairperson of Women in Management and Business (WIMBIZ), a non-governmental organization seeking to improve the success rate of female entrepreneurs as well as increase the proportion of women in senior positions in corporate organizations just won the GEM Tech Award. The GEM-TECH Awards is organized…

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  October 28, 2014

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  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Gender, gender equality, girls, growth, ICT, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, ITU, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, Omobola Johnson, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, UN Women, WimBiz, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths