LAGOS, NIGERIA, June 23, 2015: ‘I am confident that these entrepreneurs are Africa’s hope for the future,’ Mr. Tony Elumelu says, about the 1000 African entrepreneurs who will be arriving in Nigeria on July 10th, 2015 for a two-day boot camp. A thousand entrepreneurs selected from over 20,000 applicants from all over Africa are expected to …
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Tony Elumelu Foundation Welcomes 1000 Pan-African Entrepreneurs to $100M Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme Boot Camp
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Elumelu encourages Nigerian youths to cultivate an attitude of learning and entrepreneurship
Leading Nigerian businessman and philanthropist Tony O. Elumelu, Chairman, Heirs Holdings, has encouraged Nigerian youths to secure their future by cultivating an attitude of learning, collaboration and entrepreneurship. The Chairman made this assertion while delivering the commencement address on the topic “Employee, Employer, and Empowerer: Pathways to Success and Impact in an Uncertain World”, during …
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Press Release: “Africans Investing in Africa” Book Launch
CAPE TOWN – June 5, 2015- Two of Africa’s most prominent foundations – the Nigeria-based Tony Elumelu Foundation and the Oppenheimer family’s Brenthurst Foundation of South Africa – launched an important new book titled “Africans Investing in Africa” on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum Africa meeting in Cape Town. The 338-page book covers …
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New Agenda for African Private Sector as Tony Elumelu Rallies Support in Oxford, Paris and New York
Oxford, United Kingdom – African businessman and philanthropist Tony Elumelu has called on business leaders to make decisions that will increase economic and social wealth, and promote development in the communities and nations in which they operate. Mr. Elumelu, the Chairman of Heirs Holdings and the Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, stated this in a …
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Tony Elumelu Joins President Obama at the White House to Champion an Entrepreneur-led Development Model for Africa
African businessman and philanthropist, Tony O. Elumelu has proposed a new entrepreneur-led development model for Africa at two high profile events in Washington DC.
Mr. Elumelu, who is Chairman of United Bank for Africa, and Founder, the Tony Elumelu Foundation, spoke at a White House event hosted by United States President Barack Obama on May 11 to celebrate emerging entrepreneurs around the globe. The event was a prelude to Obama’s scheduled trip to Kenya this summer for the Global Entrepreneurship Summit.
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Tony Elumelu Foundation Selects Inaugural 1,000 African Entrepreneurs to Participate in the $100M Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme
Lagos, Nigeria – The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) is pleased to announce the selection of the first 1000 African entrepreneurs for the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP). TEEP is a $100 million initiative to discover and support 10,000 African entrepreneurs over the next decade, with a target of creating 1 million new jobs and $10 …
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Meet The Class of 2015
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Tony O. Elumelu Discusses Entrepreneurship on Quest Means Business
[youtube] http://youtu.be/JPuSJFguO_o [/youtube] Tony O. Elumelu discusses African entrepreneurs & business opportunities in Africa with Richard Quest on CNN’s Quest Means Business. Submit Cancel Thanks for your feedback!
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EL Reports Changemakers: The Tony Elumelu Foundation
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A Call for Mentors
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