Tag: The AWP Network

• 440 NG to Invest in Nigerian Startups

  88mph has teamed up with L5 Lab to bring early-stage investing to Nigeria. 440 NG is a joint venture between 88mph and L5Lab. The company provides startups with a $20k-110k investment for a 10-25% equity. 440 NG will focus on startups that target the African markets and are scalable via web or mobile. The company accepts up…

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  May 23, 2014

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  440NG, Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, growth, idea, impact, Innovation, Inspiration, investments, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Nigeria, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, startups, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• The AWP Network Presents the HR || PR Business Series

  

  The AWP Network recently developed a PR || HR Business series for young people who want to become entrepreneurs. AWP touted for its unique ability to turn dreams into reality, carries out its mission through an online platform that shares the inspirational and entrepreneurial stories of African women and youths. On Friday, May 23, 2014…

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  May 19, 2014

  Business, Education, Events

  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business development, business support, business sustainability, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mayven PR, Nigeria, PR, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, tools, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths, Yvonne Unubun

• Apply: USADF – Power Africa Off-Grid Energy Challenge

  Are you an entrepreneur or part of a dynamic organization or company that works on off-grid technologies in one of the six Power Africa countries? Do you have a winning idea to provide energy to underserved communities in your country? USADF is accepting proposals for Off-Grid solutions from the following countries: Kenya, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Liberia, Tanzania,…

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  May 15, 2014

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  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Ethiopia, Ghana, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kenya, leadership, Liberia, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Nigeria, Power Africa, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, sustainability, Tanzania, technology, The AWP Network, USADF, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs

• Apply: Future Young Leaders in Education

  WISE Learners’ Voice brings the all-important views of students to the issue of rethinking education. The Program builds their communication, entrepreneurship, and leadership skills – to ensure that decision-makers hear their views and that they are equipped to take on leading roles in their fields and in the world of education. The Program is based…

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  May 13, 2014

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  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Apply: Yale Young African Scholars Program

  The Yale Young African Scholars Program (YYAS) is a high-intensity five-day program designed for African students who will graduate from secondary school in 2015 or 2016, are 18 years or younger at the time of the program, and have the talent, drive, energy, and ideas to make meaningful impacts as young leaders, even before they…

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  May 12, 2014

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  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Mary Olushoga, program, small business, solutions, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs

• Apply: 2014 IndiAfrica Young Visionaries Fellowship

  IndiAfrica Young Visionaries Fellowship seeks to identify promising young entrepreneurs in India and Africa to offer them opportunities for growth and collaboration across the two geographies. Entries are invited from entrepreneurs under 40 years of age from Africa and India, who have demonstrated success in terms of achieving significant profit and/or substantial social impact through…

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  May 7, 2014

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  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business plan competition, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, growth, idea, India, IndiAfrica, Innovation, Inspiration, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Nigeria, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, Youths

• Apply: The Emerging Institutions Fellowship

  The Emerging Institutions Fellowship Program (EIFP) provides hands-on service opportunities for young business and development professionals from around the world at Africa’s leading for-profit and nonprofit firms. The fellowship is designed to match the financial capital invested in emerging African businesses with the human capital needed to take these institutions to scale. Who are Emerging…

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  May 2, 2014

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  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Emerging Institutions Fellowship Program, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Fellowship, growth, Innovation, LDI Africa, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, Youths

• The AWP Network Presents the HR || PR Business Series

  The AWP Network recently developed a PR || HR Business series for young people who want to become entrepreneurs. AWP touted for its unique ability to turn dreams into reality, carries out its mission through an online platform that shares the inspirational and entrepreneurial stories of African women and youths. On Thursday, May 8 2014…

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  April 29, 2014

  Education, Events

  Africa, African youths, Ann Ayinde, AWP Network, business, Business Series, business support, Career Solutions, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, HP, Human Resources, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, PR, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, Youths

• African Girls in Technology: WITIN Forum Uncovers New Innovations

  

  by Olufemi Omotayo (Director – AWP Network)   Nigerian girls are techies too! Women in Technology in Nigeria (WITIN) provides networking, entrepreneurship, and professional development opportunities for women and girls. WITIN educates, inspires and equips women and girls to pursue and keep careers in STEM while embracing the emerging tech market as inventors and innovators.…

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  April 28, 2014

  Business, Education, Events, Interviews

  Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Africa, African girls in technology, African youths, Africans in technology, apps, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, conference, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, feedback, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Iyabo Osifeso, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Martha Alade, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Nigerian Girls, Olufemi Omotayo, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, WITIN, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• The WIE Africa Symposium

  The second annual WIE Africa symposium will take place in Lagos on Saturday, May 3 2014. WIE Africa aims to challenge the perception of Africa as a whole by showcasing successful African women and innovation. The theme for this year’s symposium is “The Global Leader.” WIE, which stands for Women: Inspiration and Enterprise, first launched in…

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  April 22, 2014

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  Africa, AWP Network, business, business support, change, collaboration, development, education, empowerment, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Nigeria, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, WIE, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs