On November 26, 2020, the Director of Operations of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Ifeoma Okafor-Obi represented the CEO of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu in a plenary session at the 5th NESH-NXT Annual Conference for Young Entrepreneurs. The webinar themed ‘SME Industrial Investment Opportunities for Nigerian Entrepreneurs in 774 LGAs in Nigeria’ focused on …
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Ifeoma Okafor-Obi discusses opportunities for Nigerian SMEs at the 5th NESH-NXT Annual Conference for Young Entrepreneurs
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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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TEF Trustee Dr Awele Elumelu appointed to the Yale Institute for Global Health Advisory Board
Dr Awele Elumelu, Trustee of the Tony Elumelu Foundation and Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Avon Medical has been appointed to the Yale Institute for Global Health Advisory Board. She joins Rosa DeLauro, Congresswoman, Connecticut’s Third Congressional District; Jeffrey Koplan, Former Director, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Indra Nooyi, Board of …
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Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu Discusses Women Empowerment at the Global Perspectives Salon
On Tuesday, November 24, 2020, TEF CEO, Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu joined a virtual panel organised by the Global Perspectives Initiative to discuss the important role of women empowerment in creating sustainable economic development. At the event themed Strong Women – Strong Economies, she highlighted the Foundation’s role in empowering women: “The Foundation has been committed to …
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MISLEADING SOCIAL NETWORK COMMENT
Our attention has been drawn to recent comments on a certain social network, concerning non-payment of seed capital to entrepreneurs. We understand these comments do not originate from our alumni and we believe there is no basis to the claims. From the outset, we have constructed robust, transparent, and objective delivery methodologies, including the use …
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Belgium Confers Highest National Honour on African Philanthropist, Tony Elumelu
The Kingdom of Belgium has conferred the honorary distinction of Officer in the Order of Leopold, the country’s oldest and most important National Honour, on Africa’s leading investor and philanthropist, Tony O. Elumelu, CON, in recognition of his commitment to poverty eradication and the economic empowerment of young Africans. The Ambassador of Belgium to Nigeria, …
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TEF CEO, Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu, Makes a Compelling Case for Youth Empowerment to the EDFI at the Finance in Common Summit
Lagos, Nigeria – November 12, 2020 At a high-level panel discussion organised by the European Development Finance Institutions (EDFI), Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu emphasised the need to focus on youth empowerment as a means of creating bilateral opportunities for Europe and African. She made the call at the Finance in Common online summit on Thursday, November 12, 2020, where she …
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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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