Tag: mentorship

• Meet the Young Entrepreneurs Up for the $100,000 Anzisha Prize

  

  Entrepreneurship is central to Africa’s economic growth and is one of the keys to unlocking job opportunities for young people across the continent. Today, Mastercard Foundation in partnership with the African Leadership Academy (ALA) is pleased to announce that 20 of Africa’s youngest and brightest entrepreneurs will join the Anzisha Fellowship–a lifelong affiliation that will help…

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  October 3, 2018

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• Apply: Innovate Ventures Accelerator in Somaliland – $30,000 Prize

  Are you an early stage start-up based in the Somali region? Are you working at the cutting edge of innovation, or developing a tech-enabled product or service addressing a big local need? Are you passionate about your business idea? The Innovate Accelerator is a 12-week program that comprises mentorship and training by domain experts and…

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  April 10, 2018

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• $150k Available for Startups – Apply to the Katapult Accelerator

  

  Katapult Accelerator is a hands-on program to help you scale your business. During this program, you will receive daily hands-on mentorship and gain access to a global network of leading mentors. You will also receive free services from corporate partners and access to potential customers. Finally, you will receive investment into your startup as part…

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  November 19, 2017

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• Meet the 15 Young Entrepreneurs Up for the $100,000 Anzisha Prize

  

  Supported by African Leadership Academy (ALA) in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, the Anzisha Prize celebrates and cultivates the next generation of young African entrepreneurial leaders who are creating job opportunities, solving local development problems and driving economies. Selected from 14 countries, nearly half of all candidates are young women representing sectors as diverse as…

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  August 21, 2017

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  Africa, African youths, Ajiroghene Omanudhowo, Aly Abd ElAzem, Andrew Ddembe, anzisha prize, Asha Abbas, AWP Network, Benedict Kusi Ampofo, business, business support, Côte d’Ivoire, challenge, change, collaboration, development, Dina Mohamed Ibrahim, Edgar Edmund, Egypt, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Fadwa Moussaif, Faustino Quissico, Geoffrey Mulei, Gerald Matolo, Ghana, growth, Heritiana Fabien Randriamananatahina, Ibrahima Ben Aziz Konate, Ifrah Mohamed, Ignatius Ahumuza, Innovation, Issam Darui, Jessan Kumar Persand, Kenya, Lamine Chamsiya, Madagascar, Maemu Lambani, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, mentorship, Moonga Chowa, Morocco, Mozambique, N’guessan Koffi Jacques Olivier, Niger, Nigeria, Opportunity, progress, Rebecca Andrianarisandy, Satta Wahab, Senegal, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, Tanzania, Thowiba Alhaj, Uganda, Vicente Zau, Victoria Olimatunde, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Yaye Souadou Fall, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Can You Make It to Kenya? Opportunity For Early Stage Fintech Entrepreneurs to Raise up to $100,000

  Digital Financial Services Innovation Lab (DFS Lab) is an early-stage incubator that supports high potential entrepreneurs to refine, grow and launch fintech businesses in developing in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. DFS Lab delivers mentorship and strategic counsel to early-stage startups pioneering transformative business models that empower the poorest, profitably, and at scale. On the…

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  January 16, 2017

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, DFS Lab, Digital Financial Services Innovation Lab, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, fintechb, girls, growth, idea, Incubator, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mentorship, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, South Africa, South Asia, startups, strategy, Sub-Saharan Africa, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Attend: Leadership Forum for African Girls

                       

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  April 6, 2016

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• 2016 Anzisha Prize – $100,000 Prize for Young African Entrepreneurs

  

  The 6th Anzisha Prize application phase is now open, and the search is on to find 12 of Africa’s youngest, most innovative social and business entrepreneurs under the age of 22. Organizers are calling for more nominations from the public this year to ensure they discover the very best talent on the continent. PRIZES:  Each…

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  March 1, 2016

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  Africa, African youths, anzisha prize, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, development, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, growth, Innovation, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, mentorship, Nigeria, Opportunity, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Apply: Women’s Venture Xchange Africa Program

  

  WVXA is a mentorship and exchange program for high-growth women entrepreneurs based in Africa. The pilot program will give four (4) entrepreneurs the opportunity to spend two to four weeks in Nairobi, Kenya beginning with Global Entrepreneurship Week November 16, 2015. The program is run in partnership with the Case Foundation, the Mara Foundation, and the U.S.…

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  October 5, 2015

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, Case Foundation, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, East Africa, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, exchange, girls, Global Entrepreneurship Week, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, Mara Foundation, Mara Mentors, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mentorship, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, U.S. Department of State, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Women’s Venture Exchange Africa, WVXA, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Apply: PIVOT East 2014

  PIVOT East aims to catalyze the growth of mobile startups, so as to amplify and consolidate the gains of East Africa’s Mobile developer and entrepreneurship ecosystem.  The key objective for this year’s event is “to facilitate discovery of the next wave of high potential mobile startups in the region.” The competition has five categories which…

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  March 3, 2014

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  Africa, AWP Network, business, change, competition, development, DR Congo, Ethiopia, growth, Kenya, Mary Olushoga, mentorship, mobile technology, PIVOT East, progress, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Startup, strategy, Tanzania, technology, training, Uganda

• The 2013 Anzisha Prize – $75,000 Prize for Young African Entrepreneurs

  The Anzisha Prize is the premier award for African entrepreneurs aged 15-22 who have developed and implemented innovative businesses or solutions that have a positive impact on their communities. The Anzisha Prize is an initiative of the African Leadership Academy’s Centre for Entrepreneurial Leadership in partnership with the MasterCard Foundation. Application Deadline: April 1st 2013.…

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  February 14, 2013

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  Africa, anzisha prize, change, development, Entrepreneurs, mentorship, sustainability, youth