Tag: women entrepreneurs

• Register Your AgriBusiness with AWIEF

  

  This is a call for digital registration of women-owned agribusinesses in Eastern and Southern Africa. This registration will facilitate the development of a digital database for women-owned agribusinesses in Africa, the first agribusiness intelligence network targeting women agri-entrepreneurs. The aim is to create a network of women in agribusiness, increase information flow within women agribusiness…

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  July 30, 2018

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  Africa, Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum, African woman, African women, African Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum, African women power, African youths, agribusiness, Agribusiness partnership, Angola, awards, AWIEF, AWIEF Accelarator, AWIEF Accelerator, AWIEF Conference, AWP Network, Botswana, Burundi, business, business support, Cape Town, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, conference, development, digital database, digital registration, Djibouti, Eastern Africa, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Events, Fatoumata Ba, girls, Grace Ongile, growth, ICO Conferences & Events Limited, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, intelligence network, Irene Ochem, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, Lesotho, Malawi, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, mobile technology, Mozambique, my voice matters, Namibia, Ndidi Nwuneli, Nigeria, Njideka Harry, Obiageli Ezekwesili, program, progress, Rwanda, small business, solutions, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Southern Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, Swaziland, Tanzania, technology, The African Women Power Network, The AWP Network, Uganda, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths, Zainab Saleh, Zambia, Zimbabwe

• Attend: Nutrition Africa Investor Forum in Kenya

  

  The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) – an international organization founded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and driven by the mission of a world without malnutrition – is hosting the first-ever Nutrition Africa Investor Forum, to engage and encourage private sector investors to play a key role in improving nutrition across Africa.  The event is hosted in partnership…

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  July 26, 2018

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  Africa, African Business magazine, African youths, awards, AWP Network, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, business, business support, challenge, change, childhood malnutrition, collaboration, competition, development, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, food value chain, Forum, girls, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, investor, Lagos, leadership, malnutrition, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, nutrition, Nutrition Africa Investor Forum, Nutrition-sensitive capital investments, nutritious, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, SUN Business Network, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Nigerian Startup ScholarX Joins Wise Accelerator and Injini Incubator

  

  Founded by Bola Lawal and Maxwell Ogunfuyi, ScholarX was recently accepted into Injini’s five (5) months edtech incubator program. The program is all expense paid, plus a $50,000 investment during the program. In addition to this, ScholarX is one of five (5) initiatives selected for the 2018-19 WISE Accelerator. The WISE Accelerator will support the five selected edtech…

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  July 17, 2018

  Business, Education, Events, Interviews

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

• Introducing Afrimart: B2B E-Commerce Platform

  Afrimart is designed to create new business opportunities for African Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs), general merchants and service providers on the quest for growth and expansion by creating visibility and accessibility to African buyers and suppliers. Afrimart’s e-commerce platform for made in Africa product launched today, offering prospects of catapulting the otherwise less exploited intra-Africa…

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  July 17, 2018

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

• Apply: $100,000 Cartier Women’s Initiative Award

  

  Since 2006, the Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards has supported over 100 female entrepreneurs worldwide. Each year, 18 finalists are selected, 6 of whom will become Laureates. The Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards is looking for committed female entrepreneurs heading initiatives with the potential to grow significantly in the years to come. It is a unique opportunity…

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  July 2, 2018

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  Africa, African youths, award, AWP Network, business, business support, Cartier, Cartier Women’s Initiative, challenge, change, coaching, collaboration, competition, development, education, emerging market, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, financing, girls, grants, growth, idea, ideas, Innovation, Innovators, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• AWIEF Launches #VALUE4HER: Program For Strengthening Women’s Agribusiness Enterprises in Africa

  

  #VALUE4HER is a 22-month project aimed at increasing VALUE for women agripreneurs through market access, improving knowledge, skills, networks and advocacy for addressing some of the key barriers for women’s empowerment in agriculture and agribusiness. Women are actors in numerous agricultural value chains, offering huge potential for their participation in markets, but few are involved in…

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  July 2, 2018

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  Africa, Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum, African woman, African women, African Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum, African women power, African youths, awards, AWIEF, AWIEF Accelarator, AWIEF Accelerator, AWIEF Conference, AWP Network, business, business support, Cape Town, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, conference, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Events, Fatoumata Ba, girls, Grace Ongile, growth, ICO Conferences & Events Limited, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Irene Ochem, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Ndidi Nwuneli, Nigeria, Njideka Harry, Obiageli Ezekwesili, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The African Women Power Network, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths, Zainab Saleh

• £60,000 in Equity-free Funding for Engineers

  

  The Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Fellowships supports creative, entrepreneurial engineers who have demonstrated an exceptional innovation in engineering which they want to develop further. These Fellowships support three (3)  types of people: Researchers wishing to spin out a company from a university or research institute, Recent graduates wishing to start a company, International PhD students…

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  June 29, 2018

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

• The Need for Gender Diversity in Nigeria’s Music Industry, Emma Nyra Speaks to the AWP Network

  

  Emma Nyra speaks to Mary Olushoga, Founder of the AWP Network in this interview, she discusses what inspired her to start her record label and her plans to help increase the number of female artists in Nigeria’s male-dominated music scene. Born Emma Chukwugoziam Obi, ‘Emma Nyra’ left the United States for Nigeria to launch her…

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  June 23, 2018

  Business, Education, Events, Interviews

  Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Emma Chukwugoziam Obi, Emma Nyra, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, female artists, Gender, Gender Diversity, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, mobile technology, Music industry, music scene, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, record label, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, Texas Southern University, The African Woman Power Network, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women empowerment, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• Runa Alam Recognized with Woman Investor of the Year Award

  

  Private Equity Africa (PEA) recently announced the winners of its 2018 GP & Advisor Awards. The awards saw (26) firms collect the much coveted accolades at the 7th Annual PEA Awards Gala Dinner hosted at London’s prestigious Langham hotel, which attracted over 200 industry professionals. Runa Alam, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at DPI, was recognized with the…

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  June 22, 2018

  Business, Education, Events, Interviews

  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, Cebile Capital, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, FMO, girls, growth, Hamilton Lane, HarbourVest, idea, IFC, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mbuyu Capital Partners, mobile technology, Morgan Stanley, my voice matters, Nigeria, Private Equity Africa, program, progress, Proparco, Runa Alam, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, Swedfund, technology, The AWP Network, Woman Investor of the Year, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• African Startup Winning! Accounteer Wins MEST Africa Challenge

  

  Yesterday, Nigeria’s Accounteer was awarded $50,000 in equity investment from the Meltwater Foundation, along with space and support from the MEST Incubator in Lagos. MEST expanded its footprint into Nigeria in 2015, Kenya in 2016, and South Africa and Cote d’Ivoire in 2017 by welcoming Nigerian, Kenyan, Ivorian and South African Entrepreneurs-in-Training (EITs) into its…

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  June 22, 2018

  Business, Education, Events, Interviews

  AdGeek, Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, Côte d’Ivoire, challenge, change, Claimsync, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Ghana, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Meltwater Foundation, MEST, MEST Incubator, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, RetailTower, Saya, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths