World Bank

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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B.I.G Platform: Register to earn grants and grow your business 0
- Entrepreneurs
- August 19, 2016
Are you a Nigerian, 18 years and above with a business operating in Nigeria which employs less than 100 people in any of these sectors: construction, entertainment, information communication technology, hospitality and tourism, light manufacturing (including agro-processing)? If your answer is yes, this information is for you. Growth and Employment project is implemented by the
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N2.1 million to be won in CCHub’s Enterprise Technology Challenge 0
- Agribusiness, Entrepreneurs, Event
- October 16, 2015
In recognition of the need to create a favorable ambience for small and growing enterprises, CoCreation Hub, Oracle, and Tenece invite ideas and people to take part in its 2-day hackathon tagged Enterprise Technology Challenge , where 3 top teams stand a chance to win N2.1 million. Participants will be tasked to create web &
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PHOTOS: Women Entrepreneurs gather for the Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) in Lagos 0
- Entrepreneurs
- September 11, 2015
It was a combustible atmosphere at the Lagos Oriental Hotel this week as the inaugural edition of the Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) took place with hundreds of women and some gentlemen in attendance. With the theme – Investing in Women Entrepreneurs: Unleashing Africa’s Economic Growth, speakers made concerted efforts to infuse their audience
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World Bank-Supported Bootcamp Jump-Started The 20 Most Innovative Green Startups In Ghana 0
- Agribusiness, Technology
- March 4, 2015
ENTERPRISE54 – Twenty Ghanaian high-potential startups have concluded the first national bootcamp designed to promote local entrepreneurship and innovation in clean technologies. The initiative was organized last week by the soon-to-be-launched World Bank/infoDev’s Ghana Climate Innovation Center (GCIC). The bootcamp aimed to identify and launch growth-oriented Ghanaian entrepreneurs and new ventures involved in developing profitable
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World Bank, Accra’s iSpace Foundation Launch Negawatt Competition To Improve Energy Efficiency 0
- Agribusiness, Technology
- February 27, 2015
ENTERPRISE54 – The World Bank and the iSpace Foundation will on March 14 officially launch the Accra Negawatt, part of the international competition – the Negawatt Challenge – empowering communities around the world to innovate around urban energy issues. The Negawatt Challenge is an open-innovation competition that will leverage a variety of cities’ rich ecosystems of
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