Today marks the 58th birthday celebration of our Founder, Tony O. Elumelu, or T.O.E as we fondly call him. To celebrate this great milestone, we are sharing 58 of some of his most impactful quotes. Are you an African entrepreneur? An Africapitalist at heart? A business-oriented person? Then these quotes will be incredibly insightful for you. …
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58 Quotes from Tony Elumelu, Africa’s Most Prominent Philanthropist!
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Interview: TEF CEO, Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu Speaks on the 2021 TEF Entrepreneurship Programme with Africa24
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Making Impactful Strides in Africa – UNDP Regional Director for Africa, Ms Ahunna Eziakonwa
In this interview, the UNDP Regional Director for Africa, Ms. Ahunna Eziakonwa, speaks with the Tony Elumelu Foundation on the impact and challenges of development on the continent. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Global Development Network and the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) – the leading champion of entrepreneurship in Africa – …
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Dealing with Pivots: When and How to do it effectively
Moyo Olisa, Tony Elumelu Foundation If you grew up in an African household, chances are you were told that if you didn’t aspire to be a doctor, lawyer, banker or engineer, you were going to end up a failure – this was often supplemented with a purported cautionary tale about a layabout who lived in …
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Expanding your Business Beyond your Country: Business beyond Physical Borders
Interview with Titi Akinola, TEFConnect, the Tony Elumelu Foundation How can entrepreneurs take advantage of the digital economy to expand their business beyond their country? Let’s start by defining what exactly the digital economy refers to. In simple terms, it refers to an economy based on digital technologies; mostly perceived as conducting business over the …
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Resolving Conflicts in Africa: The Role of the African Youth
As seen in Tanzania, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, and Congo, social, political and economic conflicts have swept across the continent this year, escalating the issues around the COVID-19 pandemic, thus creating more havoc. In this interview, the CEO of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu discusses the impact of prolonged unresolved issues on entrepreneurship in Africa …
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Yoga Studio Owner, Nana Amoako-Anin, Shares Ways Technology is Driving Traffic to Her Business in Ghana
Nana Amoako-Anin is the Founder of Bliss Yoga Accra, one of the few full-service yoga studios credited with popularising yoga in Ghana. What does your business do and how do you differentiate yourself from your competitors?Bliss Yoga Accra is one of the few full-service yoga studios in West Africa. Offering group/private yoga classes, as well …
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Founder Parkupp, Palesa Moloi, shares the Mistakes She Made in Business
In this interview, South African entrepreneur Palesa Moloi, founder of ParkUpp, a mobile parking application that helps users find parking off-street and on-street, shares with TEF how her company is using technology to achieve their business goals. What does your business do and how do you differentiate yourself from your competitors? We are a digital …
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Things to Look Out for When Growing an Online Business
written by Oyindamola Oyeduntan, Heirs Holdings If there is one thing the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us, it is that doing business remotely is here to stay. Even more so, many online businesses have been birthed and more will be birthed. Every online business owner must ensure that their business is protected, and crossing the …
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An Interview on a New Approach to Sustainable Development across Africa with Head of Delegation, ICRC, Eloi Fillion
The ICRC has remained committed to ensuring that humanitarian needs are met in a manner that reduces risks to a population that is already vulnerable, and now incorporating COVID-19 preventive measures during humanitarian interventions such as social distancing, handwashing and mask-wearing. We speak to the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross Delegation, Eloi Fillion, …
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