Tony Elumelu

A mentor with the Tony Elumelu Foundation has revealed what a business should possess to be shortlisted for the foundation’s grant 0
- Entrepreneurs
- March 24, 2017
Recently, the Tony Elumelu Foundation released the list of entrepreneurs who made the shortlist for the 2017 cohorts of its Entrepreneurship Programme. In fulfillment of its 10-year vision to empower 10,000 entrepreneurs across the African continent, the foundation selects 1000 businesses annually from the pool of applicants. This year, about 93,000 applications received from across
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Tony Elumelu Foundation releases names of 2017 shortlisted entrepreneurs, but can it achieve its 10-year vision?1
- Entrepreneurs
- March 23, 2017
The Tony Elumelu Foundation yesterday, released the names of shortlisted candidates for its 2017 cohorts of the TEF Entrepreneurship program. This year, over 93,000 applications were turned in from all 55 African countries with 1000 candidates eventually making the shortlist. Nigerian entrepreneur, and philanthropist, who is also the patriarch of the foundation, Mr. Tony Elumelu,
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Tony Elumelu shares Throwback picture: Here’s what we discovered 0
- Fashion/Lifestyle, Uncategorized
- February 17, 2017
We all have a past and no matter how high the tide of life has set one’s sail now, it helps to take a moment to reflect on how the journey has been. Prominent Nigerian entrepreneur, Tony Elumelu, founder of the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Foundation, Chairman of UBA, and Heirs Holding shared a picture on
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Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme: Apply now to win $10,000 0
- Entrepreneurs
- February 8, 2017
The Tony Elumelu Foundation Enterpreneurship Programme also known as Africa’s largest business incubator has opened application for the 3rd round of its entrepreneurship programme. Interested entrepreneurs must have their businesses based in Africa, the business must be for profit, the entrepreneur must be 18 years and above and a legal resident or citizen of an
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Meet Momarr Mass Taal, the TEF Entrepreneur who makes a fortune from reducing crop loss 2
- Agribusiness
- November 24, 2016
29 year-old Gambian, Momarr Mass Taal is the Founder and Managing Director of Tropingo Foods – a food processing company focused on dried fruit and nut exports. Momarr Mass Taal is a Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Entrepreneur and his success story is an exceptional one considering how far his company has come from the $5000
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Ademola Balogun of TEEP class of 2015 bares it all in this interview 0
- Entrepreneurs
- October 31, 2016
Ademola Balogun is a young Nigerian photography entrepreneur who was one of the 1000 beneficiaries of the inaugural edition of the Tony Elumelu Foundation Programme (TEEP) – a project which aims to empower 10,000 African entrepreneurs over the course of 10 years. Ademola is a graduate of statistics from Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) and he
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