Tag: South Africa

• Women in leadership: 3 strategies for getting ahead

  

  Make your work known. Nothing is as important to career advancement as self-advocating. Yet women are often reluctant to take the steps necessary to make sure everyone knows how good they really are. Here’s a tip: Men are uncomfortable with self-promotion, too, and they also worry that co-workers and bosses won’t like them for being…

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  December 12, 2016

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

• Have more than one business? Here’s how to manage them at the same time, effectively

  

  Here are a few ideas about how you can juggle multiple business interests: Bed down your first business before starting another Starting a new business venture has a major strain on your time and your money for at least a few months. If you try to start two businesses at nearly the same time, one…

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  December 12, 2016

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, 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 AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• How African Retailer Dashikipride Got American Celebrity Endorsements

  

  Nicki Minaj, Remy Ma, Monica – who hasn’t worn DashikiPride? The family run e-commerce business founded by Lilian, Mirian, Marysonia, Vincent and Kenneth Ugokwe, sells dashikis. The AWP Network met with owners of this forward-thinking company to discuss what inspired them to start, how they work together as business partners and family members, and how…

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  December 8, 2016

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Dashiki, DashikiPride, Dashikis, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kenneth Ugokwe, Lagos, leadership, Lilian Ugokwe, Lillian Ugokwe, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Marysonia Ugokwe, Mirian Ugokwe, mobile technology, Monica, my voice matters, Nicki Minaj, Nigeria, program, progress, RemyMa, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Vincent Ugokwe, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• Photos from the 2016 Inspire Young Leaders Summit at Afe Babalola University

  

  The Inspire Young Leaders Summit is an annual youth leadership conference organized by Team INSPIRE with the aim of nurturing young leaders from within the educational system to prepare them for the responsibilities ahead. The summit brings together young leaders from top universities across the nation and seeks to create a platform that allows these…

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  December 6, 2016

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  Afe Babalola University, Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, conference, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Inspire Young Leaders Summit, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, Team Inspire, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth leadership, youth unemployment, Youths

• Founder of AWP Network on Adonai TV Discussing Jobs or Skills

  

  Mary Olushoga, Founder of AWP Network on Adonai TV discussing jobs or skills. LISTEN IN:                

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  November 30, 2016

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  Adonai TV, 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, Maxwell Osei, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, 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, Youths

• Attend: 2017 African Diaspora Investment Symposium

  

  The second annual African Diaspora Investment Symposium will offer insights on development trends and opportunities in Africa, including topics ranging from financial inclusion to energy, agriculture, key trends on investment, to African women leadership and entrepreneurship. ADIS is a two-day conference hosted by the African Diaspora Network to recognize and foster the entrepreneurial, innovative spirit…

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  November 30, 2016

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  Africa, African Diaspora Investment Symposium, African women leadership, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, investment, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, 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, Youths

• Win $10,000: Apply for the 2017 AFIF Entrepreneurship Award

  

  The AFIF Entrepreneurship Award aims to spotlight leading innovation private sector projects happening in Africa. This is the moment when entrepreneurs showcase their remarkable achievements, where partners and participants get to know about outstanding projects pushing boundaries in their community and country, and where other entrepreneurs can be inspired and receive much-needed know-how. The award…

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  November 30, 2016

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  AFIF Entrepreneurship Award, 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, Media, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, private sector, program, progress, projects, promotion, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Meet the Winners of the Orange Social Venture Prize for Africa and the Middle East

  

  For the sixth year in a row, the Orange Group recognizes innovative projects that further development within the region. The objective of the prize is to stimulate entrepreneurial initiatives that use new technologies to meet the needs of people in Africa and the Middle East. More than 750 candidates responded to the call for projects, which…

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  November 21, 2016

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, Botswana, Bulles Magazine, business, business support, Cameroun, CAR, Côte d’Ivoire, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, DRC, education, Egypt, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, FoodoGraphy, girls, growth, Guinée Bissau, Guinée Conakry, Guinée Equatoriale, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Jordan, Lagos, leadership, Liberia, Ma Tontine, Madagascar, Mali, marketing, Mary Olushoga, MedTrucks, mobile technology, Morocco, Morrocco, my voice matters, Nanoé, Niger, Nigeria, program, progress, Senegal, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Tunisia, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Meet the 16 Entrepreneurs Vying for the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

  

  The Africa Prize is organized by the Royal Academy of Engineering and aims to recognize and reward innovative African engineers, and to raise the profile of engineering in Africa. Now in its third year, the Africa Prize equips talented engineers with tools and expert advice to develop their innovations into a business. The inventors of…

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  November 21, 2016

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  Achiri Arnold Nji, Africa, Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, African Engineers, African youths, Alex Makalliwa, Aline Okello, Andre Nel, AWP Network, Brian Turyabagye, business, business support, Cameroon, challenge, change, civil and computing to biomedical, collaboration, competition, development, education, Edwin Inganji, electronic engineering., Engineering, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Fredrick Ouko, Ghana, Godwin Benson, growth, Hindu Nabulumba, idea, Innovation, James van der Walt, Joel King’ori Kariuki, Kenya, Kevin Gacheru, Lawrence Ojok, Mary Olushoga, mechanical, Mining, Mozambique, Nigeria, oil and gas, Peter Mbiria, Prize, progress, Sesinam Dagadu, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, Tanzania, technology, Uganda, Wilfred Leslie Owen, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, Youths

• Apply: $100,000 Africa Innovation Challenge

  

  Johnson & Johnson is introducing the Africa Innovation Challenge to encourage entrepreneurial thinking in Africa and the creation of consumer healthcare solutions that address the critical unmet needs of the continent. Throughout Africa, Johnson & Johnson is looking to drive entrepreneurship and help advance promising consumer healthcare solutions. Chosen applicants will receive a combination of awards…

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  November 8, 2016

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  Africa, Africa Innovation Challenge, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, early child development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, healthcare, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Johnson & Johnson, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, maternal health, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, 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, Youths