Tag: women entrepreneurs

• The AWP Network Makes History By Hosting Taraba State’s First-Ever Pitch Competition

  

    On Tuesday, August 23, 2016 – The AWP Network made history by organizing and hosting Taraba State’s first-ever pitch competition. This is the first time that a pitch competition for entrepreneurs will be held in the Taraba, Nigeria. With high unemployment rates and Nigeria in a recession, the AWP Network deemed it important to…

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  September 14, 2016

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Comrade Udi Adamu, David Abulu, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Jatau Tenmuso David, Lagos, leadership, Magaj Shuaib, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Udi Adamu, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths, Zubairu Emmanuel Ashindo

• Win ‎€15,000 Apply for the 2016 Pitch AgriHack

  Pitch AgriHack! is a new component of the AgriHack Talent program of the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation. This first edition (pilot) is implemented in collaboration with the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the support of partners such as CABI DevLab and mLab East Africa. It involves: a training session (bootcamp) that will…

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  September 12, 2016

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

• Apply: 2016 Appsafrica Innovation Awards

  

  The Appsafrica.com Innovation Awards recognizes innovation and excellence in African mobile and tech. Supported by Mobile Monday, the Mobile Ecosystem Forum (MEF), Uber and the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) winners will be announced at the awards party on November 14th, 2016 in Cape Town. Applications are welcome for the following ten (10) award categories: Disruptive…

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  September 6, 2016

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  Africa, African mobile and tech, African youths, AppsAfrica, Appsafrica.com, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, Disruptive Innovation, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Innovation awards, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mobile Ecosystem Forum, Mobile Marketing Association, Mobile Monday, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Uber, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Attend: Google Launchpad Build Sub-Saharan Africa

  Launchpad Build is an event series aimed at raising awareness, amongst intermediate and expert developers with an existing Web or Android application, on how they can leverage the power of Firebase to improve their productivity. With Firebase, developers are able to quickly develop high-quality applications, grow your user base and earn more money. Come engage…

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  September 6, 2016

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  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Developers, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Firebase, girls, Google, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, Launchpad Build, 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, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Attend: 2016 TMT Finance Africa Conference in Lagos

  The inaugural TMT Finance Africa will take place in Lagos, Nigeria. Join the key regional telecom, media and tech leaders, investors, financiers and dealmakers on September 20. TMT Finance is globally renowned for bringing together key decision makers from telecoms, media and tech, with international and local financiers and investors. Who attends? CEOs, CFOs, Heads of…

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  September 1, 2016

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, dealmakers, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, financiers, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Investors, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Media, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, tech leaders, technology, telecom, The AWP Network, TMT Finance Africa, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Facebook CEO in Nairobi to see Kenyan Innovation in Action

  

  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is visiting Kenya this week on his first trip to Africa, using his time in the country to visit the iHub technology hub in Nairobi, meet with developers and partners, and explore how the country’s pioneering mobile money ecosystem is evolving. Zuckerberg is in Kenya to see how technology innovation is changing…

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  September 1, 2016

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, commerce, competition, Developers, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Facebook, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, Mark Zukerberg, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile money, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, social media, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, tech, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• The 2017 Facebook Challenge for Young African Creatives

  

  The Facebook Challenge will become an official Loerie Award in the Student Category from 2017. The Loerie Awards is the premier annual advertising awards in the advertising industry in Africa and the Middle East. Facebook will work with the Loeries and advertising schools across the continent to develop and promote young creative talent on an ongoing…

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  August 19, 2016

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  Advertising, Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Facebook, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, Loerie Awards, Loeries Creative week, 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, Young Entrepreneurs

• Apply: Business Development Program for African Entrepreneurs

  

  Oxfam believes that SMEs have the potential to contribute to sustainable growth through increased employment, higher income and relevant products and services for people living in poverty, particularly small holder farmers, youth and women. To help SMEs live up to their potential, we know they need more than capital alone. Hence, Oxfam provides business development services…

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  August 18, 2016

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Egypt, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Oxfam, program, progress, small business, SMEs, solutions, Somalia, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, sustainable growth, technology, The AWP Network, Uganda, Vietnam, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Apply: Village Capital FinTech Africa 2016 Program

  

  Village Capital is looking for entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa for its FinTech Africa 2016 program. The event aims to find startups who are not only in the fintech sector, but will be able to increase the financial health of low-income populations. Village Capital lists criteria such as using data and analytics to leverage credit and payments, increase…

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  August 17, 2016

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  Accra, Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, agribusiness, agriculture, AWP Network, business, business accelerator, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, East Africa, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, FinTech, FinTech Africa, FinTech for Agriculture, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, investments, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nairobi, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, VillageCapital, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Apply: African Women’s Public Service Fellowship at NYU

  

  The African Women’s Public Service Fellowship is made possible by a donation from the Oprah Winfrey Foundation. The initiative aims to expand the opportunity for African women to make an impact in public service in their home countries. Fellowship recipients will commit to return to their home countries at the conclusion of the program with the goal…

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  August 16, 2016

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  Africa, African women, African Women’s Public Service Fellowship, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, New York University, Nigeria, NYU, Oprah Winfrey, Oprah Winfrey Foundation, program, progress, Public Service, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths