Tag: strategy

• Start a Business on the Ampion Venture Bus

  Ampion is looking for business people, designers, and coders. If you are passionate about developing new ideas or creating a new business, then this is the perfect trip. You will spend a week with other incredible creators looking to build something great as part of a brilliant road trip. Being part of Ampion means that you…

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  September 1, 2014

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  Africa, African youths, Ampion Venture Bus, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, collaboration, competition, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, idea, Innovation, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, small business, solutions, Startup, strategy, sustainability, The AWP Network, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs

• Web Series Launched for Afro-Caribbean Women

  

  Media entrepreneur, Marisa Mitchell recently launched the Brango show – a web series created to inform Caribbean women on various topics pertaining to everyday life. The Brango show will be hosted by Kizzi Belfon, Marisa Mitchell, Noreen Wall and Stephanie Fleary, all of whom are from Grenada. The show will be directed and produced by Chantal Jones. Topics discussed on the show…

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  September 1, 2014

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  Africa, Afro-Caribbean, AWP Network, Brango Show, business, collaboration, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Inspiration, Kizzi Belfon, launch series, Marisa Mitchell, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Noreen Wall, solutions, Stephanie Fleary, strategy, support, sustainability, The AWP Network, women, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, Youths

• How Technology is Making African Fashion More Accessible

  

  Let’s put these numbers into perspective, mobile devices account for 37 percent of our overall website traffic and 23 percent of sales. Of course, technology plays a huge role in enhancing our business process and operations. We were one of the first Pan-African inspired fashion houses to launch a mobile app for iOS devices (iPhones, iPads,…

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  August 29, 2014

  Business, Education, Interviews

  54 Kingdoms, Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Fashion, fashion entrepreneurs, Ghana, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kwaku Awuah, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Nana Poku, Nigeria, small business, solutions, Startup, startup stories, strategy, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, Youths

• MobileWeb in Africa: App Developer Competition

  Are you a top app developer? The fifth edition of the most interactive mobile focused event in Sub-Saharan Africa, returns to Johannesburg on the 10th & 11th of September. AppCircus brings together a global community of app developers through events and an online incubation platform. In only 3 years, AppCircus has organized more than 100…

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  August 27, 2014

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  Africa, African youths, app competition, AWP Network, business, challenge, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, growth, idea, Innovation, Mary Olushoga, mobile, Mobile Web in Africa, small business, solutions, South Africa, Startup, strategy, support, tech, technology, The AWP Network, women developers, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, Youths

• Employee by Day, Startup CEO By Night: Meet the Speakers

  

  Anie Akpe is founder of Innov8tiv magazine and IBOM LLC. She is also Vice President of mortgage operations at Municipal Credit Union where she manages a $575 million portfolio. As founder of IBOM LLC, Akpe aids small businesses around the world, particularly those owned by African entrepreneurs in the Diaspora, guiding business development and leading sound…

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  August 20, 2014

  Business, Events

  Africa, African youths, Anie Akpe, AWP, AWP Network, business, business support, change, collaboration, Community2Community, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, IBOM LLC, idea, Ijeoma Genevieve Mbamalu, Innov8tiv magazine, Innovation, Inspiration, leadership, Marie-Yolaine Eusebe, marketing, Mary Olushoga, MUI-The PR Company, MUIPR, Orobosa Owie, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, Youths

• Fashion Entrepreneur Launches Luxury Brand With Kickstarter Campaign

  

  Founded on a mission to create jobs for local artisans in Kenya, fashion entrepreneur Mugo Muna started borawear.com after graduating from Cornell University. Bora Wear is a luxury fashion brand for African men. The company makes one-of-a-kind handmade belts and employs a community of local Kenyan artisans to handcraft each buckle through a sand casting…

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  August 18, 2014

  Business, Education, Interviews

  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, Bora Wear, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Crowdfunding, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Fashion, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kenya, Kickstarter, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mugo Muna, Nigeria, small business, solutions, Startup, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, Youths

• Fashion Entrepreneur Creates Luxury Brand for African Women

  

  Owner and Creative Director at Elizabeth Waldorf, Jane Ole founded her company to create timeless designs for African women who appreciate luxury, elegance, and style. The AWP Network met with Jane to learn more about how she got started and her plans for growing the company. How did you come up with the name of…

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  August 14, 2014

  Business, Education, Interviews

  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Elizabeth Waldorf, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Fashion Entrepreneur, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Jane Ole, Luxury Brand, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Nigeria, strategy, support, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, Youths

• Innovation and Health: Nigerian Entrepreneur Creates Website to Educate Africans on Ebola

  

  As a direct response to the crisis ravaging through communities in West Africa, and as Nigeria braces for more Ebola cases, medical doctor and techpreneur, Seyi Taylor has created an interactive website to inform and educate the public on the deadly virus. His company, Big Cabal Media recently launched EbolaFacts.com. The site aims to capitalize on the growing…

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  August 8, 2014

  Business, Education, Events

  access, Africa, African youths, AWP Network, Bankole Oluwafemi, Big Cabal Media, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, Ebolafacts.com, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, growth, idea, information, Innovation, Mary Olushoga, program, progress, Public Health, Seyi Taylor, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, Youths

• U.S. – Africa Business Forum: Investments Announced for African Women Entrepreneurs

  

  Caterpillar Foundation announced a partnership with the U.S. Department of State’s African Women’s Entrepreneurship Program (AWEP) to create the first ever AWEP-Women’s Entrepreneurial Centers of Resources, Education, Access, and Training for Economic Empowerment (WECREATE) in sub-Saharan Africa. Caterpillar Foundation and the U.S. State Department are providing $1 million each to create these self-sustaining women’s business…

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  August 7, 2014

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  Africa, African Women’s Entrepreneurship Program, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, empowerment, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, Global Women’s Economic Empowerment Initiative, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Intel, investments, Investors, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, Office of the First Lady, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, training, Walmart, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, Youths

• Apply: Women4Africa 2015 Awards

  Nominations are open for the 4th Annual Women4Africa Awards night to be held in Kensington, London in May 2015. All nominations will be treated in confidence and only viewed by the selection panel and category sponsors.   Women4Africa has continuously grown and is widely considered the premier platform for celebrating African women achievers from around the…

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  August 6, 2014

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  Africa, awards, AWP Network, business, collaboration, development, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Europe, girls, Innovation, Inspiration, leadership, Mary Olushoga, progress, recognition, solutions, strategy, The AWP Network, UK, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Women4Africa, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, Youths