Tag: women entrepreneurs

• $50,000 in Prizes: Apply – GE Brilliant Hacks

  

  The best manufacturers in the world rely on a skilled workforce, quality materials, optimal processes, and reliable machines. When any of these start to fail, they create delays, costs overruns, waste, and anxiety on the shop floor. That’s why GE is investing in the Brilliant Manufacturing Suite, powered by the Predix platform, to create software…

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  February 22, 2017

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, GE Brilliant Hacks, GE Brilliant Manufacturing, girls, growth, hackathon, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, internet of things, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Predix platform, program, progress, small business, software, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Win $20,000 in the Facebook Bots for Messenger Developer Challenge

  Facebook is challenging developers across the Middle East and Africa to create innovative bots in the Bots for Messenger Developer Challenge. This aligns with Facebook’s commitment to promote innovation in the Middle East and Africa by providing developers and start-ups with the tools they need to build, grow, monetize, and measure products and services. Facebook…

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  February 16, 2017

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, bots, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Facebook, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, messenger challenge, 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

• $500 Up For Grabs: Apply for the Unilever-WeCyclers Product Design Competition

  

  In line with Unilever’s commitment to continually conserve the environment, create more job opportunities and promote entrepreneurship among the youths; the company has partnered with Wecyclers, to empower youths and make sustainable living a commonplace in Nigeria.We want to challenge the designers, innovators, and creators of tomorrow. That’s why we are promoting a product design…

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  February 13, 2017

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  accessibility, Africa, African youths, Arnold Schwarzenegger, AWP Network, Bilikiss Adebiyi, Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola, Bilikiss Kola-Abiola, business, business support, Case Foundation, CChub, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, creators, designers, developing countries, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Environment, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Innovators, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, Pitch For Lagos competition, product design, progress, Renewable Energy, small business, solutions, Steve Case, strategy, support, sustainability, Sustainia Award, technology, The AWP Network, Unilever, Unilever Sustainable Living Young Entrepreneurs Awards, waste, WeCyclers, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Looking for Funding? Here Are 7 Financing Programs for Nigerian Entrepreneurs

  

  Are you an entrepreneur in Nigeria, here are 7 funding programs you should know.  For many entrepreneurs around the world, access to financing is a major concern. In “Listening and Learning for Success – What Nigerian Women Entrepreneurs Need,” I describe the needs of women entrepreneurs in Nigeria. Amongst the top issues discussed, was finding…

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  February 1, 2017

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, GEEP, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, Lagos State Employment Trust Fund, LCM, leadership, LoftyInc Capital Management, LSETF, Made in Nigeria Business Challeng, marketing, Mary Olushoga, MINC, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Omojuwa Small Business Support Fund, program, progress, small business, SMEs, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, TEEP, The AWP Network, The Government Enterprise and Empowerment Program, Tony Elemelu Entrepreneurial Program, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• USAID and 500Startups Organize “Geeks on a Plane – Africa Tour”

  Geeks on a Plane (#GOAP) is an invite-only tour for startups, investors, and executives to learn about high-growth technology markets worldwide. We travel by planes, trains, and automobiles to the most exciting international startup scenes with the sole mission of uniting geeks and exploring cross-border opportunities. The result: a lifelong bond with fellow travelers, a…

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  January 30, 2017

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  Accra, Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, Cape Town, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Geeks on a Plane, Ghana, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Johannesburg, 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, Yabacon Valley, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• LoftyInc Capital Management Announces $25 Million Fund for African Entrepreneurs

  

  Idris Bello, co-founder of LoftyInc Capital Management states, “we are excited to announce a new $25m Afropreneurs Fund II, which will focus on early stage Africa-facing enterprises that leverage technologies to create social impact and tackle big problems. The key goal of the Afropreneur Funds is to leverage these investments for social impact, contributing as…

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  January 30, 2017

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  Africa, African youths, Afropreneur fund, Afropreneurs fund, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Idris Bello, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, LoftyInc Capital Management, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, social impact, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• African Startup CountlessMiles Launches Service for Experiential Travel

  

  The AWP Network connected with Monisola Baruwa, Founder of CountlessMiles to learn more about her business, what inspired her to start and how she plans to grow her business. She states: my company CountlessMiles aims to transform the perception of travel by curating unique, personalized, cultural and immersive destination experiences for Africans traveling globally by…

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  January 22, 2017

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  Africa, African women power, African Women Power Network, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Countless Miles, CountlessMiles, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, Monisola Baruwa, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Travel, travel agency, travel platform, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Apply to the Andela Fellowship for Software Development

  

  The Andela Fellowship is a four-year, paid technical leadership program designed to shape its fellows into elite software developers. Through training and work with top global technology companies, fellows will master the professional and technical skills needed to become technology leaders, both on the African continent and around the world. The program requires that fellows dedicate…

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  January 22, 2017

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  Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, Andela, Andela Fellowship, awards, AWP, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, coding, collaboration, competition, computers, development, digital, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, ICT, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, software developer, software developers, software development, solutions, sotware engineers, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, tech education, tech entrepreneurs, technology, The AWP Network, training, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• €100,000 Prize: Know A Child Changing The World?

  

    Do you know a child with the drive, passion, and history in standing up against violations to children’s rights? Nominate him or her to become the next International Children’s Peace Prize winner. The International Children’s Peace Prize is presented annually to an exceptional child, whose courageous or otherwise remarkable actions have made a difference…

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  January 19, 2017

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  Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, award, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, change agent, children’s rights, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, International Children’s Peace Prize, KidsRights Youngsters, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, Peace Prize, prize winner, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Win $5,000 – Participate in the Virtual/Augmented Reality Healthcare Hack-A-Thon

  Join TipHub for an exciting code-a-thon event to explore innovative ways to use VR/AR to solve healthcare issues. This event is powered by Tiphub and sponsored by NewWave Telecom & Technologies as part of Diaspora Demo Summit Code Challenge. Theme: Most innovative use of AR / VR for healthcare Tools: Unity, Github, Hololens Unity Edition…

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  January 18, 2017

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