Tag: women entrepreneurs

• IBM Announces Global Entrepreneur Program for Cloud Startups

  

  IBM recently announced the launch of the IBM Global Entrepreneur Program for Cloud Startups. Are you ready to propel radical ideas and innovate how we live and work? Join over 5000 startups and learn how working with IBM is a game-changer. IBM has a long and deep commitment to the entrepreneurial community. Global in nature…

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  December 15, 2014

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  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, cloud computing, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, global entrepreneurs, growth, IBM Global Entrepreneur Program for Cloud Startups., idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, Startup, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Award-Winning Director Launches Talk Show for African Entrerpreneurs

  

  Critically acclaimed director Femi Agbayewa just launched a sit down interview show for African entrepreneurs, giving an opportunity to entrepreneurs to talk about their experiences, failures, successes, and visions providing an unfettered look at what it means to make it as an entrepreneur. Agbayewa said, “the structure of the show resembles that of another critically acclaimed…

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  December 11, 2014

  Business, Education, Events, Interviews

  54 Kingdoms, Africa, African entrepreneurs, African youths, Anie Akpe, Anie Akpe-Lewis, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Femi Agbayewa, growth, idea, Ijeoma Genevieve Mbamalu, Ijeoma Mbamalu, Innovation, Inspiration, Kwaku Awuah, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nana Poku, Nigeria, program, progress, Real Livin’ Films, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Finding Success in Brazil: South African Entrepreneur Tells Her Story

  

  Sometimes as an entrepreneur, you do not always have to start your business from scratch. Your path to entrepreneurship could be an expansion strategy for an existing company. If this is a path that you would like to consider, take the time to identify the industry that you would like to make a difference in,…

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  December 1, 2014

  Business, Education, Interviews

  Africa, African women, African youths, AWP Network, Brasil, Brazil, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nalla, Nalla Brazil, Nigeria, program, progress, Roxsanne Dyssell, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Vogue Italia Calling African Fashion Entrepreneurs

  Vogue Talents, International Business Consortium Nigeria, Ecowas Fashion week,  and Africa International fashion week in partnership with Studio 24 presents: “Scouting for Africa,” a project sponsored by Access Bank PLC Nigeria and Baileys. This project is aimed at emerging womenswear, menswear,  or accessories designers of African nationality or designers of any nationality but based in Africa.…

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  November 25, 2014

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  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, Ecowas Fashion week, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, International Business, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Vogue Italia, Vogue Talents, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Young Nigerian Develops Mobile App to Help Increase Civic Participation in the U.S.

  

  Damola Ogundipe, founder of newly created company Civic Eagle has developed a mobile application to help increase civic participation in the United States. A graduate of the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management, Ogundipe oversees all 4 of Civic Eagle’s products and services to include mobile, data analytics, algorithm cloud distribution, and education. Civic…

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  November 21, 2014

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  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, Civic Eagle, civic participation, civic social network, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, leadership, Lesley Adeyemi Adewunmi, marketing, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, policy, politics, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Join She Leads Africa and TipHub for Diaspora Demo Day

  Diaspora Demo day is a social impact and tech startup showcase aimed at bridging the gap diaspora communities large remittance streams, social and technology innovators, and growing pools of capital. Join the African technology foundation, tiphub, and SheLeadsAfrica in Washington D.C.                              …

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  November 20, 2014

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

• You Are Invited to the Christopher Kolade Symposium

  The 6th annual Christopher Kolade Symposium (CKS) will focus on the analytics of leadership in Nigeria, a retrospective look at our leadership successes and challenges in the past 100 years; and recommendations on the ideal leadership for the next century.   When: December 4, 2014 Where: Oriental Hotel, Skyline Terrace 1, 3 Lekki Road, Victoria Island, Lagos Keynote…

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  November 20, 2014

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  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, Christopher Kolade Symposium, collaboration, competition, development, education, Emir of Kano, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Founder of the AWP Network, Mary Olushoga Wins Africa Data Challenge

  

  November 18, 2014 – The Planet Earth Institute hosted the first-ever ‘Africa Data Challenge,’ as part of its #ScienceAfrica UnConference. The challenge is a groundbreaking competition that invites well-qualified parties to pitch their ideas for projects that harness data for real human impact in Africa. While the ‘data revolution’ is a major theme in conversations on…

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  November 18, 2014

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  Africa, Africa Data Challenge, African youths, awards, AWP Network, big data, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Data, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Farmers, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, Planet Earth Institute, program, progress, ScienceAfrica, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Apply: The YouCAN Pitch Competition

  November 29, 2014 – CAN will organize the #YouCAN  pitch competition at GICAM in Douala, Cameroon in partnership with Sanaga Ventures, VC4Africa, and ActivSpaces. The competition is open to all startups based in Cameroon. The following prizes will be awarded: Best Overall Project: the winner of the Best Overall Project will receive 500,000 CFA Francs in…

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  November 17, 2014

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

• Celebrate Women’s Entrepreneurship Day in Nigeria With WOWE and Access Bank

  November 19 is Women’s Entrepreneurship Day (WEDay), which aims to encourage women and men globally to pledge their support to women innovators and job creators in their community with talent, time, or treasure. Join WOWE and Access Bank at the WEDay Global Initiative to garner support and resources for women entrepreneurs in Nigeria. For more…

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  November 17, 2014

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  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Women’s entrepreneurship day, WoWe Conference, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths