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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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Nigerian students: Apply for the Dutch-Nigeria Student Business Challenge ’17 0
- Entrepreneurs, General
- May 17, 2017
Are you a student? Do you want to work in a Dutch-Nigerian team on sustainable entrepreneurial solutions for real-life challenges in one of the sectors: Energy Health Water Food Are you able to dedicate much time and effort in the period June till November? Then this is for you. The Dutch-Nigerian Student Business Challenge is
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Nigerian entrepreneurs: Win up to N2 million in the She Leads Africa 2017 Accelerator programme 1
- Entrepreneurs, Money
- May 16, 2017
Applications are open for female entrepreneurs to be a part of the 2017 edition of the She Leads Africa Accelerator program. The She Leads Accelerator is an annual opportunity for female entrepreneurs with innovative businesses to get access to funding, mentorship, and a rich network of seasoned entrepreneurs and business mavens. The winner of the
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N3m up for grabs for Fintech startups at the CardExpo 2017 Challenge 0
- Money, Technology
- April 28, 2017
Startups providing financial solutions stand a chance to win a 3-month incubation, and mentorship worth N3 million at the 2017 edition of the CardExpo Fintech Startup Challenge, courtesy of Venture Gardens Group. Open to all eligible startups to register, the Challenge will only have 30 invited startups to participate, and 10 eventual finalists. With a
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$Partnership lessons every entrepreneur needs to learn from Omoni Oboli and Jude Idada’s court fracas over Okafor’s Law$
Partnership lessons every entrepreneur needs to learn from Omoni Oboli and Jude Idada’s court fracas over Okafor’s Law 0
- Creative/Entertainment
- April 27, 2017
While a press release from Omoni Oboli’s media team has been making the rounds stating that Okafor’s Law has been enjoying impressive views at cinemas with tickets being sold out ever since it was premiered (no thanks to the controversy that greeted it premiere), now might be a good time to appraise some partnership lessons
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Nigerian Entrepreneurs: Get up to $1,000,000 grant from the Growth and Employment in State Project 2
- Entrepreneurs, Money
- April 26, 2017
The Growth and Employment in States (GEMS) is an employment project supported by the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investment and funded by the World Bank and the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID). Grants given by GEMS to MSMEs range between $35,000 to $1,000,000 depending on the nature, size, and qualifications of
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