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  • Taking Entrepreneurship to Egypt: Parminder Vir, speaks at the Africa 2017 Forum

    CEO, Parminder Vir  represented the Tony Elumelu Foundation at the annual Africa Forum this week in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Speaking in her first session on “Early stage startups: getting your project off the ground”. Parminder shared on the how the Foundation supports early stage businesses, taking them through the various stages of the programme …

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  • BCIU honours Tony Elumelu with the Global Entrepreneurship award

    The Business Council for International Understanding, a non-profit United States business association dedicated to forging relationships and promoting dialogue between business and government communities across the globe, has presented the Founder, Tony O. Elumelu, CON and Chairman, Marriott International Inc, Bill Marriott, with the prestigious Dwight D. Eisenhower Global Entrepreneurship Award. The award was conferred …

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  • Oluseun Onigbinde: Driving Public Service Accountability Through BudgIT

    Iwoye-Ilogbo, a small village, approximately 60km from the Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, desperately needed help. 429 children in Iwoye-Ilogbo in sweltering heat huddle in two classrooms to take their daily lessons. Afraid of vandals and thieves in an insecure environment, they mount their furniture on their heads in the morning from the homes and also …

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    [SPEECH] Tony Elumelu’s Speech in New York while Receiving the BCIU Dwight D. Eisenhower Global Entrepreneurship Award

    Dwight D. Eisenhower Global Entrepreneurship Award by The Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU) New York, USA 5th December Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen, Thanks so much for honouring us with your esteemed presence This is wonderful and symbolic for a variety of reasons First as President Bush said, President Eisenhower is a man of …

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    [SPEECH] Tony Elumelu’s Speech in New York while Receiving the BCIU Dwight D. Eisenhower Global Entrepreneurship Award

    Dwight D. Eisenhower Global Entrepreneurship Award by The Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU) New York, USA 5th December Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen, Thanks so much for honouring us with your esteemed presence This is wonderful and symbolic for a variety of reasons First as President Bush said, President Eisenhower is a man of …

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    Letter to the Next Generation By Tony O. Elumelu, CON

    Young African, You are brave, you are resilient. You are savvy, you are entrepreneurial, and unlike the generations that have come before you, you are much hungrier for success. You call your ambition, “your hustle”, and you have several of them because you are tireless and eager to achieve financial independence – no matter how …

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    Letter to the Next Generation By Tony O. Elumelu, CON

    Young African, You are brave, you are resilient. You are savvy, you are entrepreneurial, and unlike the generations that have come before you, you are much hungrier for success. You call your ambition, “your hustle”, and you have several of them because you are tireless and eager to achieve financial independence – no matter how …

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  • TONY ELUMELU FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES 4TH CYCLE OF 10-YEAR, $100M ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMME

    LAGOS, NIGERIA – Today, Africa’s largest philanthropy supporting entrepreneurship – The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) – announced that on January 1, 2018, it will begin accepting applications for the 4th cycle of its entrepreneurship programme, from outstanding African entrepreneurs who have start-up or business ideas with high growth potential. The application portal opens midnight WAT …

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  • Taking Entrepreneurship to Côte D’Ivoire: Parminder Vir Leads TEF at the EU-Africa Business Forum

    The 6th EU-Africa Business Forum held this week in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, with an emphasis on job creation and investment in young people. The central theme of the Forum is “Investing in Job Creation for Youth.” The EU-Africa Business Forum (EABF) is an integral part of the Joint Africa-EU Strategy (JAES) which brings together African …

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