Early in 2015, an optimistic Joel Cherop sat in a small cyber cafe in the Kapchorwa upper district of Uganda waiting for the page to load so he could submit his application to be part of the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme. But even as he finally clicked the last button on the form, the swooshing …
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Joel Cherop, the President’s Man
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Winning Wednesday with Nkechi Alade
We met up with our entrepreneur, Nkechi Alade, CEO of Elvaridah to discuss all her business has been up to since the Tony Elumelu Foundation’s Forum in 2015. Here’s how it went. TEF: How did you get the concept for Elvaridah? What was your mission from the outset? Nkechi Alade: Elvaridah is a Business Building Platform for Startups, Entrepreneurs …
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The Documentary on Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs Transforming Africa
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How Emma Tandoh Made it to the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme’s 2016 List
First published on ispaceGh The Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme 2016 list is out! And making on to the list is Emma Tandoh, the founder of Outspoken Edge. Outspoken edge provides a tailor-made suite of services that equip today’s entrepreneur and business owner to improve brand presence, attract and keep new customers and rake in …
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Winning Wednesday with Emeka Ebo
Emeka Ebo, a 2015 Tony Elumelu Entrepreneur from Nigeria is leading a revolution in the IT sector. His company, EkoVolt recently signed a deal with Microsoft to deliver cloud solutions primarily to small & medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria. In this week’s #WinningWednesday, he answers questions on how he intends to deliver ready and affordable broadband …
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Winning Wednesday with Amon Nyesigye
Amon Nyesigye has a lot to be grateful for. In 2015, the Ugandan tech entrepreneur was selected to be one of 1,000 lucky Africans to participate in the inaugural season of the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme. Thanks to that, the thriving business has made quite a lot of progress in a few months. First, the firm moved …
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Winning Wednesday with Keturah
On this week’s Winning Wednesday Edition, we caught up with our entrepreneur, Keturah Ovio- Onoweya, a software engineer and CEO of Qeturah.com. She’s just won the first place in the British Council Enterprise Challenge which entails a N2million financial grant, a fully-funded scholarships to attend a five-day entrepreneurship foundation course at the Branson Centre for …
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ELUMELU CALLS ON AFRICAN GOVERNMENTS AND DONORS TO TREAT FARMERS AS ENTREPRENEURS
…And for the U.S. Government to fight famine with flexibility Washington, DC, April 26, 2016 – Tony Elumelu, Chairman of Heirs Holdings, the United Bank for Africa and Founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation has called on African governments and donors to treat the agricultural sector in Africa as a commercially viable sector with a …
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TONY O. ELUMELU AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DAKAR’S FOUNDATION LAYING CEREMONY
ON OCCASION OF FOUNDATION LAYING CEREMONY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF 23 STUDENT HOSTELS (18,000 ROOMS) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DAKAR 4 APRIL, 2016 By Tony O. Elumelu, CON Honourable Minister, Vice Chancellor, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen Usual protocols Good afternoon, Bonjour, It’s a pleasure to be with you all today on what is a special day …
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