Entrepreneurs

5 low cost steps to taking your African brand global 1
- Entrepreneurs
- August 13, 2018
For humans, it is intrinsic to seek affirmation by sharing our passion and achievements with the world. However, for businesses, reaching a wider customer base goes beyond just validating ideas. Entering a new market is often the key to unlocking additional revenue streams, developing ideas for new products, and getting valuable feedback on how
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Unilever Nigeria appoints Chika Nwobi as non-executive Director 0
- Entrepreneurs
- November 7, 2017
Chika Nwobi just scored another massive one. The 39 year old MTech founder and technology investor has been appointed a non-executive Director on the board of Unilever Nigeria. The appointment was approved on the 19th of October 2017, and takes effect 1st of January 2018. Chika has probably been drafted to Unilever’s team to advise
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Florence Seriki: The Woman Entrepreneur Who Built a N3 Billion Tech Company 3
- Entrepreneurs
- September 28, 2017
It was 2013 and I was in my third year in the university. I had gone to the Obafemi Awolowo University staff quarters to spend the weekend with my uncle; an Associate Professor at the Department of Local Government Studies. As is usual practice, this is the time I get to help him with typing
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Apply for 2017 Shell JV Business Plan Competition for Young Nigerians 0
- Entrepreneurs
- August 7, 2017
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), operator of the NNPC/Shell/Total/Agip Joint Venture (SPDC JV) announces the commencement of the 2017 SPDC JV Regional LiveWIRE Programme. Livewire is a youth enterprise development programme supported by the SPDC JV. The programme aims to inspire, encourage and support young people aged 18-35 with training and
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Jack Ma launches African Young Entrepreneurs Fund 1
- Entrepreneurs
- July 24, 2017
“I want that fund supporting African online businesses,” said Mr. Ma, who is Special Adviser to UNCTAD for Youth Entrepreneurship and Small Business. “The money is set. This is my money, so I don’t have to get anybody’s approval,” he said, adding that he was poised to hire staff for the fund, set to begin
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MEST podcast series in collaboration with The Global Startup Movement 0
- Companies, Entrepreneurs
- July 19, 2017
In the last couple of months, Andrew Berkowitz of The Global Startup Movement has been on a mission to understand the fast-growing and evolving technology ecosystem in Africa – Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa and all other 50 African countries. He virtually stopped by our HQ Campus to have conversations with the team behind the MEST program and incubator and to
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