Tag: SMEs

• Apply: Bayer Foundation Women Empowerment Award

  

  For the first time, Bayer Foundation is launching a Women Empowerment Award. With this award, Bayer Foundation wants to empower women as key change makers and help female entrepreneurs generate social impact in Sub-Saharan Africa. Through the Women Empowerment Award, Bayer Foundation offers a partnership which goes far beyond a one-off cash prize. The award…

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  February 24, 2021

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  active mentoring, Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, business training, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Elumelu, empowerment, empowerment fund, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, GEEP, girls, growth, Hafsatu Hamza-Babaji, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, investment, Kaduna, Lagos, leadership, LoftyInc Capital Management, LSETF, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mentoring, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Nigeria empowerment fund, program, progress, small biz, small business, SMEs, solutions, South Africa, Startup, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, Teen Tycoons, TEEP, TEEP program, The AWP Network, Tony Elemelu Entrepreneurial Program, Tony Elumelu, Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Program, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• Apply for the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Program

  

  Application for the the $100m Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Program (TEEP) for emerging African entrepreneurs is now open. In 2015, TEEP has empowered 1,000 African entrepreneurs selected from over 20,000 applicants with startup investment, active mentoring, business training, entrepreneurship boot camp and regional networking across Africa. Entrepreneurs with an average age range of 21-40 from 51 African…

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  February 24, 2021

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  active mentoring, Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, business training, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Elumelu, empowerment, empowerment fund, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, GEEP, girls, growth, Hafsatu Hamza-Babaji, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, investment, Kaduna, Lagos, leadership, LoftyInc Capital Management, LSETF, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mentoring, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Nigeria empowerment fund, program, progress, small biz, small business, SMEs, solutions, South Africa, Startup, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, Teen Tycoons, TEEP, TEEP program, The AWP Network, Tony Elemelu Entrepreneurial Program, Tony Elumelu, Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Program, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• Tony Elumelu Foundation Seeks Mentors for Its Business Program

  

  The Tony Elumelu Foundation seeks mentors for its entrepreneurship program. To achieve its goal of 1:2 mentor/mentee ratio at most, we would like to take advantage of your network to recruit additional mentors. Kindly share this link with those you deem fit to mentor and grow the selected African Entrepreneurs – Qualities of a TEF…

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  April 29, 2019

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  active mentoring, Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, business training, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Elumelu, empowerment, empowerment fund, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, GEEP, girls, growth, Hafsatu Hamza-Babaji, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, investment, Kaduna, Lagos, leadership, LoftyInc Capital Management, LSETF, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mentoring, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Nigeria empowerment fund, program, progress, small biz, small business, SMEs, solutions, South Africa, Startup, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, Teen Tycoons, TEEP, TEEP program, The AWP Network, Tony Elemelu Entrepreneurial Program, Tony Elumelu, Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Program, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment

• 5 Young Senegalese Entrepreneurs accepted Into StartUp Accelerator

  

  Five (5) young Senegalese entrepreneurs have been selected to receive six (6) months of business incubation and $2,000 seed-funding to kick-start their business. The Senegal Start-Up Accelerator is designed to support innovators in the fishing and agricultural sectors by helping them to develop their commercial solutions and maximize their impact. Over the course of six…

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  January 4, 2019

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  active mentoring, Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, business training, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Elumelu, empowerment, empowerment fund, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, GEEP, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, investment, Kaduna, Kosmos Energy, Lagos, leadership, LoftyInc Capital Management, LSETF, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mentoring, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Nigeria empowerment fund, program, progress, Reach for Change, small biz, small business, SMEs, solutions, South Africa, Startup, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, Teen Tycoons, TEEP, TEEP program, The AWP Network, Tony Elemelu Entrepreneurial Program, Tony Elumelu, Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Program, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• Apply for the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Program

  

  The fifth round of the $100m Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Program (TEEP) for emerging African entrepreneurs is now open. In 2015, TEEP empowered 1,000 African entrepreneurs selected from over 20,000 applicants with startup investment, active mentoring, business training, entrepreneurship boot camp and regional networking across Africa. Entrepreneurs with an average age range of 21-40 from 51 African countries…

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  January 2, 2019

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  active mentoring, Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, business training, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Elumelu, empowerment, empowerment fund, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, GEEP, girls, growth, Hafsatu Hamza-Babaji, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, investment, Kaduna, Lagos, leadership, LoftyInc Capital Management, LSETF, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mentoring, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Nigeria empowerment fund, program, progress, small biz, small business, SMEs, solutions, South Africa, Startup, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, Teen Tycoons, TEEP, TEEP program, The AWP Network, Tony Elemelu Entrepreneurial Program, Tony Elumelu, Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Program, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• Need Funding for Your Business? Apply for the Bank of Industry Loan

  

  LoftyInc Allied Partners Limited has been appointed by the Bank of Industry (BOI) as a Business Development Service Provider (BDSP) to potential Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria. This serves as a notice to inform eligible candidates/MSMEs who might be interested in accessing loans from the Bank of Industry of opportunities to access such through…

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  August 10, 2018

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, Bank of Industry, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, GEEP, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, Lagos State Employment Trust Fund, LCM, leadership, Loftyinc Allied Partners, LoftyInc Capital Management, LSETF, marketing, Mary Olushoga, MINC, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Omojuwa Small Business Support Fund, program, progress, small business, SMEs, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, TEEP, The AWP Network, The Government Enterprise and Empowerment Program, Tony Elemelu Entrepreneurial Program, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• TACT Nigeria to Host SME Conference in Lagos

  The Tact Nigeria SME Sustainability & Growth Conference is in commemoration of the United Nations’ MSME day. The aim of the conference is to facilitate a much-needed conversation between government and SMEs, together with solution providers in development finance, banking, and consulting, on the challenges SMEs face in business, especially in raising capital. The event will provide an…

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  June 18, 2018

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, Banking, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, consulting, development finance, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, government, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, SME Conference, SMEs, solution provider, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, TACT Nigeria, technology, The AWP Network, United Nations MSME day, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Tony Elumelu Foundation Seeks Mentors for Its Business Program

  

  The Tony Elumelu Foundation seeks mentors for its entrepreneurship program. To achieve its goal of 1:2 mentor/mentee ratio at most, we would like to take advantage of your network to recruit additional mentors. Kindly share this link with those you deem fit to mentor and grow the selected African Entrepreneurs – Apply here: Tony Elumelu Mentors…

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  March 27, 2018

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  active mentoring, Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, business training, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Elumelu, empowerment, empowerment fund, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, GEEP, girls, growth, Hafsatu Hamza-Babaji, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, investment, Kaduna, Lagos, leadership, LoftyInc Capital Management, LSETF, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mentoring, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Nigeria empowerment fund, program, progress, small biz, small business, SMEs, solutions, South Africa, Startup, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, Teen Tycoons, TEEP, TEEP program, The AWP Network, Tony Elemelu Entrepreneurial Program, Tony Elumelu, Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Program, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• Call for Entrepreneurs in Nigeria’s North East and Niger Delta Regions

  

  Selected entrepreneurs from these two regions (North East and Niger Delta Nigeria) will each receive: funding of up to $5000 from a separate endowment of $1,000,000 as non-returnable seed capital to implement their business ideas, after undergoing business training and mentoring. The beneficiaries of this program will be announced alongside the successful 1000 entrepreneurs in…

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  January 15, 2018

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  active mentoring, Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, business training, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Elumelu, empowerment, empowerment fund, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, GEEP, girls, growth, Hafsatu Hamza-Babaji, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, investment, Kaduna, Lagos, leadership, LoftyInc Capital Management, LSETF, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mentoring, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Nigeria empowerment fund, program, progress, small biz, small business, SMEs, solutions, South Africa, Startup, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, Teen Tycoons, TEEP, TEEP program, The AWP Network, Tony Elemelu Entrepreneurial Program, Tony Elumelu, Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Program, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• Looking for Funding? Here Are 7 Financing Programs for Nigerian Entrepreneurs

  

  Are you an entrepreneur in Nigeria, here are 7 funding programs you should know.  For many entrepreneurs around the world, access to financing is a major concern. In “Listening and Learning for Success – What Nigerian Women Entrepreneurs Need,” I describe the needs of women entrepreneurs in Nigeria. Amongst the top issues discussed, was finding…

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  February 1, 2017

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, GEEP, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, Lagos State Employment Trust Fund, LCM, leadership, LoftyInc Capital Management, LSETF, Made in Nigeria Business Challeng, marketing, Mary Olushoga, MINC, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Omojuwa Small Business Support Fund, program, progress, small business, SMEs, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, TEEP, The AWP Network, The Government Enterprise and Empowerment Program, Tony Elemelu Entrepreneurial Program, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths