Tag: Young Entrepreneurs

• Free Legal Services for SMEs

  

  Centurion Law Group will provide complimentary legal services to SMEs. The pilot program will first be made available to businesses in Cameroon, with plans to expand to other markets across Africa. The program is designed for entrepreneurs who want to know how to launch a successful company and navigate the legal and business environment of…

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  February 24, 2016

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, Cameroon, Centurion, Centurion Law Group, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, law, leadership, legal services, 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

• Nigeria’s Leading PR Expert Launches Invicta Africa

  

    Bukky Karibi-Whyte founded Invicta Africa to provide public relations (PR) services to Nigeria’s corporate world. Karibi-Whyte states, “my other agency is more along the lines of Luxury & Lifestyle and is branded as such. The need to service the corporate sector is what brought about Invicta Africa Communications Limited.” Who inspired you to start this business?  My passion and love…

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  February 22, 2016

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  Africa, AWP Network, branding, Bukky Karibi-Whyte, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, corporate world, development, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Invite Africa, Karibi-Whyte, 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, The Bobby Taylor Company, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• She Leads Africa Hosts #SheHiveAbuja

  She Leads Africa has announced the launch of SheHiveAbuja, a pop-up co-working space for young African women. The space will enable entrepreneurs to learn new business skills, develop relationships with fellow entrepreneurs and connect directly with investors. WHEN: March 17 – 20, 2016 Tickets range from N7,500 (naira) for a day pass to N15,000 (naira) for a…

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  February 21, 2016

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• $100,000 Investment for YOUR Startup

  UNICEF is looking to provide up to $100,000 investment-style funding to early-stage tech startups working on open-source technology solutions for children. The purpose of the UNICEF Innovation Fund is to invest in open source technologies for children. The Fund has raised $9 million so far and offers innovators in developing countries a pooled funding mechanism…

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  February 19, 2016

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• Do You Dream of Building Software that Can Change the World?

  Andela is a 4-year, paid opportunity that allows you to master the craft of professional software development while working for leading technology companies around the globe. After the four (4) years, Andela Fellows go on to become technology entrepreneurs, technical leaders, senior software engineers and more. All applicants need to go through the home study curriculum…

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  February 18, 2016

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• Apply: $1 Million African Entrepreneurship Award

  

    The BMCE Group Bank of Africa has announced the second edition of the African Entrepreneurship Award. The African Entrepreneurship Award, initiated by its President Othman Benjelloun, shows BMCE Bank of Africa’s ambition to foster entrepreneurship in Africa by rewarding talents and technology beyond borders. The initiative aims to support entrepreneurs from Africa or of African…

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  February 18, 2016

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• Five African Girls Selected for the WAAW Foundation STEM Education Scholarship

  

  WAAW Foundation – an organization working to advance STEM education for African Girls has selected five (5) African girls for its annual scholarship program. After reviewing over 1000 applications from 27 countries in Africa, the following girls qualified and emerged as our 2016 scholarship recipients: Mbebi Liticia (22) Ghana,  Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology College…

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  February 17, 2016

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• Win $25,000! Apply for the MTN Entrepreneurship Challenge

  

    MTN, in partnership with the MTN Solution Space and Jumia, are proud to announce the launch of the MTN Entrepreneurship Challenge powered by Jumia. This Pan-African competition will be the first of its kind in Africa, bringing together over 1000 entrepreneurs, students and investors, to collaborate on ways to amplify and consolidate the continent’s…

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  February 17, 2016

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• Want to Survive as an Entrepreneur? Solve Problems

  

    It is true that the owners of Tolaram Group are not Nigerian, but their ability to build an almost one billion dollar company in Nigeria is not inherently tied to where they are from but to how they solve the problems that arise in their lives.   In the first Culture post, I spent…

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  February 12, 2016

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  Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Efosa Ojomo, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Forum for Growth and Innovation, growth, Harvard, idea, Indomie Instant Noodles, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Noodles, program, progress, Senior Researcher, small business, solutions, South Africa, Startup, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Tolaram, Tolaram Group, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Growth Academy Workshop for Entrepreneurs

  

  Growth Academy is a 3-month accelerator for new and existing tech startups in Lagos, Nigeria to grow their businesses into profitable and sustainable enterprises. Selected businesses get product innovation support and access to the value chains of big industry partners to rapidly scale their user base. During the sessions, businesses will get mentored by seasoned industry…

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  February 12, 2016

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