Tag: mobile technology

• €100,000 Tommy Hilfiger Social Innovation Challenge

  Tommy Hilfiger is pleased to launch the Tommy Hilfiger Social Innovation Challenge, a global initiative that aims to support entrepreneurial startup and scale-up stage businesses that are developing solutions that have a positive social impact on the fashion value chain. Winners will receive:  a year-long mentorship with Tommy Hilfiger’s internal experts globally,  win a grant of…

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  May 10, 2018

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  Advertising, 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 African Women Power Network, The AWP Network, Tommy Hilfiger, Tommy Hilfiger Social Innovation Challenge, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Apply: Stanford Seed Transformation Program for African Entrepreneurs

  

  The Stanford Seed Transformation Program is a 12-month, intensive leadership program for established business leaders which includes four, week-long immersive sessions spread over a six month period. Designed specifically for business owners, the program is delivered in-country (Accra, Ghana) and led by Stanford Graduate School of Business faculty. The goal: is to create a detailed…

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  May 7, 2018

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  Africa, African Women Power Network, 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, scholarship, small business, solutions, South Africa, Stanford, Stanford Seed Africa, strategy, students, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Yale Young Global Scholars Program, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Apply: VVEngage for Women In Public Service

  

  Vital Voices is excited to announce the launch of VVEngage, a signature fellowship to support women leaders working within civil society, the public sector and public-policy making institutions, who are dedicated to making positive change in their countries. Through this fellowship, we aim to increase the capacity, decision-making power and effectiveness of women leaders in…

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  May 3, 2018

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  Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, American Samoa, Ann Inc., ANNpower, ANNpower Vital Voices Initiative, Australia, awards, AWP, AWP Network, business, business support, Cambodia, Caribbean, challenge, change, change agents, collaboration, competition, Cook Islands, development, East Timor, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Federated States of Micronesia, Fellowship, Fiji, French Polynesia, girls, growth, Guam, idea, Indonesia, Innovation, Inspiration, Kiribati, Lagos, Laos, Latin America, leadership, Malaysia, marketing, Marshall Islands, Mary Olushoga, Middle East, mobile technology, my voice matters, Myanmar, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Niue, North Africa, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Pond’s Fellowship Program, process, program, progress, Samoa, small business, Solomon Islands, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, Thailand, The AWP Network, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Unilever, Vanuatu, Vietnam, vital voices, Vital Voices Grow Fellowship, VV Grow, VVEngage, Wallis and Futuna, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, women leaders, World Bank, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Attend: Southern African Structured Trade Seminar

  The three-day event will provide a platform where experts from private equity firms, financial institutions, commodity exchanges, mineral and agribusiness companies will discuss investment match-making and business-to-business facilitation.  The seminar will help delegates to gain economic advantage, mitigate trade risks, develop commodity marketing, all while structuring and packaging commercially viable finance. Regulators will be able…

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  May 3, 2018

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, commodity exchanges, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, private equity, 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, youth unemployment, Youths

• Jim Ovia Supports African Students with a $2 Million Donation

  

  The Jim Ovia Foundation Leaders Scholarship (JOFLS) is a partnership between the Jim Ovia Foundation and the Africa-America Institute that will have a long-term impact in creating a better and brighter future for young Africans. The (JOFLS) is by the generous donation of a $2 million pledge by Mr. Jim Ovia, Founder/Chairman of the Jim…

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  May 1, 2018

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  academics, Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, Ashesi University, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Covenant University, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Jim Ovia, Jim Ovia Foundation, Jim Ovia Foundation Scholarship, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, poor, program, progress, scholarship, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, students, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• Meet Lola Ishola – Founder of Video Messaging App, SoRo

  

  Based out of SugarLand, Texas, Lola Ishola is the creator of SoRo. SoRo is a video messaging app that uses new technologies to enhance communication amongst users through the provision of voice calls and video conferencing capabilities. Ishola earned a Bachelor’s degree from Texas Tech University and is looking to make an impact in Nigeria’s tech sector.…

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  April 26, 2018

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  Africa, African Women in Technology, African Women Power Network, African youths, app, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, communication, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, Lola Ishola, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, SoRo, South Africa, strategy, Sugarland, support, sustainability, technology, Texas, Texas Tech University, The AWP Network, video, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Women in Tech, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• WAAW Foundation Hosts She Hacks Africa Coding Bootcamp

  

  Join the WAAW Foundation to advance STEM Education for African girls. Attend its four (4)week immersive coding boot camp and become a software developer. Want to learn how to create your own web and mobile apps, or even learn about cutting edge data analysis? The WAAW Foundation training workshop will give you the know-how to get started, boost…

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  April 25, 2018

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  Africa, African girls, African girls in technology, African Women Power Network, African youths, applications, awards, AWELE Academy, AWP Network, AWP Network. change, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Engineering, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, Girls education, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nairobi, Nigeria, program, progress, science, She Hacks Africa, SheHacksAfrica, small business, software engineering, solutions, South Africa, STEM, STEM Camp for African girls, strategy, support, sustainability, techbiz, technology, technology leadership, The AWP Network, Unoma Odili, Unoma Okorafor, Waaw Foundation, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Apply: EcoBank Fintech Challenge for African Startups

  Ecobank the leading pan-African banking group, is inviting African fintech entrepreneurs to enter its Ecobank Fintech Challenge. Now in its second year, the initiative gives African startups the chance to promote their fintech solutions, and potentially to partner Ecobank in rolling-out their solutions across Ecobank’s 33 markets. Ecobank is currently welcoming submissions from all start-ups and…

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  April 23, 2018

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  Africa, African fintech entrepreneurs, African startup, African startup ecosystem, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Developers, development, EcoBank, Ecobank fintech challenge, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, FinTech, fintech solutions, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, Lome, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, pan-African, prizes, program, progress, small business, software developers, solutions, South Africa, startups, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Togo, women, women and girls, women developers, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• African Startup Winning! mSurvey Secures $3.5m Series A Investment

  

  mSurvey, the mobile-first consumer feedback platform for businesses and consumers in Africa, today announces a Series A round of USD$3.5m, led by Africa focused venture firm TLcom Capital with investment from Social Capital, Kapor Capital, Golden Palm, and Richard Owen; founding team of Net Promoter Score (NPS). This follows Seed Investment rounds from Cross Culture…

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  April 19, 2018

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

• Two Days Left to Apply for Startup Nigeria Incubation Program

  

  Startup Nigeria is an intervention of the National Social Investment Program (NSIP) under the Office of the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as part of the program to support private sector innovation hubs for the strategic increase of entrepreneurial and technological capacity across Nigeria. It is a three (3) month incubation program…

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  April 19, 2018

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  Abia, Abuja, Africa, African youths, Anambra, awards, AWP Network, Benue, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, Ebonyi, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Enugu, FCT Abuja, girls, growth, idea, Imo, Innovation, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nasarawa, Niger, Nigeria, Plateau, 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, youth unemployment, Youths