Tag: strategy

• Join Dee Poku and the WIE Network in New York

  

  WIE is an innovative global conference that connects established trailblazers with emerging leaders. WIE, which stands for Women, Inspiration and Enterprise launched its first symposium in New York City in 2010. Its dynamic symposiums and salons provide a toolkit for success for tomorrow’s CEOs. At the symposium, you’ll meet with executives, entrepreneurs, potential collaborators and…

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  September 17, 2014

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  Africa, AWP Network, business, business support, change, collaboration, Dee Poku, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, leaders, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, New York, program, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, WIE Network, WIE Symposium, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices

• Apply: West African Clean Energy Business Plan Competition

  

  The African Development Bank (AfDB) through its Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa  (SEFA), the Climate Technology Initiative – Private Financing Advisory Network (CTIPFAN) and the Regional Clean Energy Investment Initiative (RCEII) of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), together with their West Africa CTI PFAN partners are inviting West African entrepreneurs with promising clean…

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  September 17, 2014

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  Africa, African Development Bank, AWP Network, business, business plan competition, clean energy, development, education, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, green business, growth, idea, Innovation, marketing, Mary Olushoga, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, The AWP Network, West Africa Forum for Clean Energy, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, Youths

• Apply: Andela Fellowship

  

  The Andela Fellowship is a highly selective, 4-year, paid professional opportunity to work with some of Nigeria’s leading technology companies. The fellowship is a new kind of academic experience. It is like a university, except instead of paying tuition, you earn an income. The initial months of the Andela Fellowship involves immersion training in full-stack…

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  September 16, 2014

  Events

  Africa, African youths, Andela, Andela Fellowship, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, collaboration, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, growth, idea, Innovation, marketing, Mary Olushoga, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, training, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, Youths

• Join the AWP Network and Innov8tiv Magazine for a Conversation on Technology

  

                                                       

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  September 15, 2014

  Events

  Africa, African youths, Akaliza Keza Gara, AWP Network, business, collaboration, development, Edel Technology, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Ethel Cofie, growth, Innov8tiv magazine, Innovation, Mary Olushoga, Shaking Sun, small business, strategy, techbiz, technology, The AWP Network, Urban tech, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Women in Tech, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices

• AWP Network Event: Agribusiness Forum for Women Farmers

  

  The AWP Network worked with women farmers in Taraba State, Nigeria. For this training session, AWP partnered with locally-based entrepreneur Zanau Hassan Maikusuwa, a seasoned farmer and CEO of Farmfields Agro-Allied Services. Zanau Hassan will continue to coordinate and manage the day-to-day activities of the program. The program aims to teach innovative farming techniques through collaborative…

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  September 14, 2014

  Business, Education, Events

  Africa, African women, African youths, agribusiness, agriculture, AWP Network, business, business support, collaboration, development, education, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial skills, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Farmers, Farmfields Agro-Allied Services, farming, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, strategy, support, sustainability, Taraba State, technology, The AWP Network, Voices of Women Entrepreneurs, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, women farmers, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, Youths, Zanau Hassan Maikasuwa, Zanau Hassan Maikusuwa

• AWP Network Event: From Idea to Execution

  

  Many people have ideas but may not know how to move from idea to execution. The AWP Network hosted this event to teach start-up entrepreneurs in Lagos, Nigeria how to properly execute their vision, move their business ideas forward despite Nigeria’s challenging business climate and more importantly, learn about advantageous strategies on how to proceed with ease.…

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  September 12, 2014

  Business, Education, Events

  Africa, African youths, Africholidays, awards, AWP Network, Ayomide Condotti, Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola, business, business support, Clara Ohakim, collaboration, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, execution, Future Software Resources, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, Mary Olushoga, Nigeria, Nigeria Leadership Initiative, Nkem Uwaje, Oreoluwa Somolu, possibilities, small business, strategy, technology, The AWP Network, The Dover Hotel, unemployed youths, Voices of Women Entrepreneurs, W-TEC, WeCyclers, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Women Power, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth unemployment, Youths

• AWP Network Event: Employee by Day, Startup CEO By Night

  

  Most small businesses are started by individuals who work a regular job while launching their startup. It is not always easy to think about starting a new business while working a full-time job, this takes careful planning and excellent time management skills. The question becomes, how do you properly transition from being an employee to…

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  September 11, 2014

  Business, Education, Events

  Africa, Anie Akpe, AWP Network, business, business support, China Mouka, collaboration, Community2Community, conversations, education, Engaged Conversations, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, growth, IBOM LLC, idea, Ijeoma Genevieve Mbamalu, Innovation, Inspiration, Jessica Sosa, leadership, Marie-Yolaine Eusebe, Mary Olushoga, MUIPR, NYC Business Solutions Center, Orobosa Owie, small business, solutions, Startup, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Voices of Women Entrepreneurs, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices

• Apply: Africa Data Challenge

  

  The Planet Earth Institute (PEI) is an international NGO and charity working for the scientific independence of Africa. The organization invites you to be part of the Africa Data Challenge and pitch your ideas for projects that can help translate this agenda to those on the continent. It could be a local student training program, a workshop…

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  September 10, 2014

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  Africa, Africa Data Challenge, African youths, AWP Network, business, change, collaboration, development, education, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, idea, Innovation, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Nigeria, PEI Unconference, Planet Earth Institute, strategy, support, sustainability, The AWP Network, women and girls, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, Youths

• Scholarship for African Students

  

  As of fall 2014, the Master of Science in Foreign Service (MSFS) at Georgetown University began offering a full-tuition scholarship for a talented graduate student from sub-Saharan Africa. MSFS is a two-year, full-time graduate degree program in international affairs. Students will take courses in international relations, international trade, international finance, statistics and analytical tools, and…

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  September 8, 2014

  Education, Events

  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, Côte d’Ivoire, challenge, change, collaboration, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Georgetown, Georgetown University, Ghana, growth, idea, Innovation, Kenya, leadership, Liberia, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Nigeria, progress, Senegal, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Supplier Event for Women Entrepreneurs in Nigeria

  

  ExxonMobil Foundation, in partnership with WEConnect International – the leading global supplier of diversity initiatives and the leading advocate of women-owned businesses as suppliers to global and national corporations and government bodies- is organizing a one day workshop for about 200 majority (51%) female owned businesses across Nigeria. This event will present an opportunity for…

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  September 3, 2014

  Events

  Africa, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, ExxonMobil Foundation, growth, Lagos, marketing, Mary Olushoga, strategy, supplier event, support, The AWP Network, WEConnect International, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs