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• What Entrepreneurs Can Learn About Failure from the Founder of TravelBeta

  

  Set to become the leading destination management company in West Africa – Travelbeta recently raised seed funding of $2 million from a group of Nigerian Investors lead by Altheus Limited. Travelbeta is the go-to online travel consultant for planning exciting, rewarding and memorable luxury adventures outside Nigeria. Travelbeta was conceived by a group of enthusiastic travelers who…

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  February 26, 2016

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  Africa, African youths, Altheus Limited, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, destination management, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, failure, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Jason Njoku, Lagos, leadership, lesssons, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Onyeka Akumah, profit, program, progress, QwikGist, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, sutainability, technology, The AWP Network, Travelbeta, West Africa, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• What Entrepreneurs Can Learn About Failure from Millionaire Jason Njoku – Founder of ‎Iroko

  

    What does failure mean to you?  Jason Njoku: I have failed numerous times in my business career and, as with success, it manifests itself in a number of ways – no money, no prospects, being shunned or laughed at by your peers, seeing your mother cry yet again because you have not ‘made it’…

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  February 24, 2016

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, failure, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Jason Njoku, Lagos, leadership, lesssons, 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, youth unemployment, Youths

• 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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• 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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• Woman-Owned Business Seeks to Hire A Communication and PR Consultant

  SAIA is looking for a mid-level communications/ content marketing / PR associate for a quick media relations consulting project (5 days at most), with potential for more work if they are a good fit. The project involves internet research, social networking (an intermediate to advanced understanding of LinkedIn will be a plus), copywriting and some light…

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  February 4, 2016

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  Adaora Asala, Africa, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, communications, competition, content marketing, copywriting, development, EasyTaxi, education, employment, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, hiring, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Jobs, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, media relations, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, PR, program, progress, SAIA, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• Woman-Owned Business Launches Animation Training Program

  

  Based in Lagos, Nigeria – Smids animation studios in partnership with the United States Africa Development Fund and Microsoft have recently launched an animation training program for those who are interested. The 8-week 3D animation training will be a life changing experience. Classes start: Monday, February 1, 2016 Cost: N150,000 Learn more here: Smids Animation      …

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  January 27, 2016

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  3D animation, Africa, African youths, Animation, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Damilola Solesi, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Microsoft, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, smid animation, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• Founder of AWP Network Recognized as Innov8tiv’s Top 100 Women Visionary Leaders To Watch In 2016

  

  Mary Olushoga, Founder of AWP Network was recently recognized as Innov8tiv.com’s Top 100 Women Visionary Leaders To Watch In 2016. Felix Omondi who gave the recognition stated, “the women selected peeked Innov8tiv’s interest throughout the year 2015, and if precedence is anything to go about, we should expect greater things from them over the next…

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  January 4, 2016

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• Do You Have An Idea? Apply: GIST Tech-I Competition

  

  Are you a scientist? An entrepreneur? A researcher? An innovator? A student? Are you just someone who has a great idea or a startup company and looking to change the world? Whoever you are, if you have a great idea then Tech-I is for you! Your idea or startup can be an invention, a product,…

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  December 18, 2015

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• Founder of AWP Network at the H.O.P.E. Foundation Enlightenment Series

  

  November 21, 2015 – Founder of the AWP Network, Mary Olushoga served as a coach and mentor to youths during Covenant University’s H.O.P.E. Foundation Enlightenment Series. Also present at the session were Femi Taiwo – Executive Director, H.O.P.E. foundation and Chima Michael Oleru – Founder, AfrikInterns. The enlightenment series was created to train young people…

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  November 25, 2015

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