Tag: small business
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YES, I Started my Business With my Mobile Phone
Mobile Technology and Business: In May 2011, I started my business with my mobile phone – says Founder of Africholidays Travel Agency. A growing number of African women entrepreneurs start their dream businesses with a mobile phone – Ayomide Condotti is the perfect example. Emerging entrepreneurs in the developing world use various technological tools and…
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The AWP Network on GOOD
A Businesswoman’s Best Friend: An Online Network Supports African Entrepreneurs The African Women Power (AWP) Network is literally a product of the digital age: It was born from a tweet and now is housed at a WordPress blog. Today, the network is dedicated to providing budding African businesswomen support in the form of an…
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FREE Business Education Webinar to Benefit Youths
The African Women Power (AWP) Network (www.awpnetwork.com), announced today that it will develop and stage a series of FREE business education webinars developed exclusively for African women and youths who want to be entrepreneurs. AWP touted for its unique ability to turn dreams into reality, carries out its mission via a blog that provides inspirational…
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Win $20,000 from Google
Google is committed to nurturing the next generation of computer scientists as well as encouraging more women to get into coding, so we have special prizes for all-student or all-female teams that make the second round — $1,000 dollars. If your application is the best within one of the three categories defined below in your…
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Women In The Black Conference
Women In The Black (WITB) hosted the 14th Annual “Who’s the Boss” Women’s Business Conference on Saturday, June 9th. The African Women Power (AWP) Network along with over 100 women business owners, attended the event. Speakers discussed topics on marketing, financials, strategy, technology, and social media. Sandi Webster – Author and Principal…
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Problem – Please Help
Has anyone fired their entire (or almost entire) staff and started over again with hiring? A company lost a core employee in April and things have not been the same since then. Can anybody relate? Do you have suggestions for this small business owner? Please share your ideas and experiences. Have small business issues that…
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Voices of African Women Entrepreneurs: Maximize your Social Impact
Cotton Tree Philanthropy Advisors, Inc. (CTPA) is a company looking to solve Africa’s socioeconomic problems. Founder and President, Desiree Younge, provides insight on what inspired her to start her business and what women can learn from male entrepreneurs. How did you come up with the name of your business? The name Cotton Tree Philanthropy Advisors, Inc.…
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African Entrepreneur gets Approval from Google as a trusted Photographer
Maureen Erokwu started her business under the Emmy Chinelo photography brand, but with a current certification from Google as a trusted photographer, she has since rebranded her business and expanded her services. I lost my job in May 2010 and since then, it has been difficult to find work. In this economy, when you lose…
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Be Innovative! Halima tells African Women Entrepreneurs
Founded on a passionate mission to not just move Nigeria forward but to provide women with an innovative method of providing excellent customer service, Halima Gidado-Mijindadi, Founder and Creative Director of Brides & Babies Inc., sits down with the African Women Power Network to discuss her experience and reasons why she started her business. Halima…
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