Entrepreneurs

Fashion entrepreneurs: Register to attend Mai Atafo’s one-day mentorship class 0
- Entrepreneurs, Event
- April 7, 2017
Popular fashion entrepreneur, and founder of bespoke fashion brand, Mai Atafo, is organizing a mentorship programme where fashion entrepreneurs and enthusiasts get a chance to interact with him and ask questions on floating a successful fashion business. Tagged, Conversations with Mai Atafo, the one-day programme will hold 2:00 PM on the 9th of April 2017
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“Local investment is sparse in Africa because African investors want quick money”- Maya Horgan Famodu, founder of Ingressive 0
- Entrepreneurs, Technology
- April 6, 2017
The African technology ecosystem continues to project Africa as a significant destination for investment in technology. With a total of USD129 million in investments entering the continent in 2016, it is a fact that private equity firms from the US and Europe have been looking increasingly to Africa. However, as the African technology market continue
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USAID is giving up to $1.5 million grant to African entrepreneurs. Here’s how to apply 2
- Entrepreneurs
- April 6, 2017
African entrepreneurs with innovative solutions to problems bedeviling Africa in the power and energy sector, can now apply to secure funding from the Scaling Off-Grid Grand Challenge for Development, an initiative backed by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Shell Foundation, and the U.K. Department for International Development (UKID). Application deadline is April 30,
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African entrepreneur: Register free to acquire business skills at the Westerwelle Young Founders Programme 2017 in Germany 3
- Entrepreneurs
- April 5, 2017
African entrepreneurs, whose businesses fall within 0-5 years, are eligible to apply for a spot at the Westerwelle Young Founders Programme taking place in Berlin, Germany. Applications are open until the 30th of April, 2017. The programme is an initiative of Westerwelle Foundation for international Understanding, a platform that fosters collaboration and support for young
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3 Things every female starting a business in Africa should know – Afua Osei, She Leads Africa 1
- Entrepreneurs
- April 5, 2017
Afua Osei, is the co-founder of She Leads Africa, a community that helps young African women achieve their professional and business dreams. In an interview recently, she shares her thoughts on things a female starting a business anywhere in Africa need to know to run a successful venture. Mostly drawing from her experience in running
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Zunde Africa Fund: Student-led startups can secure up to $5000 investment 4
- Entrepreneurs
- April 4, 2017
Applications are being accepted from student-led businesses in Africa to stand a chance of securing an investment up to $5,ooo from the Zunde Africa Funds (ZAF). Application deadline is May 1, 2017. ZAF is an initiative of Zunde Africa Venture, a company domiciled in Kenya. The entrepreneur-focused venture platform identifies and invests an average of
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