“Economic transformation lies in the hands of young people, entrepreneurs who have great ideas, energy and audacity of what and how they can contribute to economic growth of the continent” Tony O. Elumelu C.O.N At The Tony Elumelu foundation, we believe that the private sector holds the key to unlocking Africa’s Economic potential. Therefore, youth …
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Tag Archives: African entrepreneurs
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The Way Forward For South African Entrepreneurs
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SMEs are to Pay the Same Tax Rates as Large Businesses
Anything that affects entrepreneurs in Africa affects us at TEF. On today’s episode of #TEFAdvocacy, we will be discussing policies affecting entrepreneurs in Namibia. A researcher ranked taxes and levies as No 2 on the Top 5 Challenges Affecting Entrepreneurs in Windhoek, Namibia. According to Lazarus Amukeshe of The Namibian, economists and analysts have called …
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Bureaucracy, Nepotism and Corruption; Its Effect on SMEs in Ghana
On today’s edition of #TEFAdvocacy, we will be shedding light on the challenges faced by Ghanaian entrepreneurs. According to Mensah et al Entrepreneurs have complained about the lack of support for SMEs due to politicization of government-sponsored business loans and corrupt officials in charge of government-sponsored organizations. Focus group interviews with entrepreneurs who have participated …
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Import License Challenges Facing Entrepreneurs in Tunisia
African entrepreneurs! Your success is our success and for this reason, we’ll be looking at policies that affect entrepreneurs in Tunisia. Welcome to Tunisia, home to Africa’s northernmost point and a country with great historical attractions. According to the International Trade Administration, it is quite difficult to access foreign currency by entrepreneurs in Tunisia. This …
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Exploitation of SMEs by Corrupt Government Officials in Cameroon
At TEF, we are passionate about African entrepreneurs!!! Welcome to #TEFAdvocacy, where we look out for entrepreneurs. We look into government policies that affect entrepreneurs or the absence of policies that would make entrepreneurship easier and better and give recommendations. Today, we will be looking at Cameroon, the home of the popular Makossa dance. According …
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George Truth on His Life-Changing TEF Experience
George Truth Chukwudi was driving home one evening in 2015 when a radio jingle caught his attention. The jingle was lively, he recalled, and it was an announcement of Mr Tony O. Elumelu’s plans to empower aspiring and semi-established African entrepreneurs across the African continent through what is now known as the Tony Elumelu Foundation …
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Creating The Future: My Keynote Remarks At The 2021 Institute Of Directors (IOD) Annual Conference
On Tuesday, I had the honour of giving the keynote speech at the 2021 IOD Annual Conference, a flagship event attended by captains of industry and directors of both private and public sector institutions. I found the theme ‘Creating the Future: Deepening Corporate Governance Practice Through Multi-Sectoral and Multi-Generational Collaborations’, quite instructive and spoke extensively …
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BanaPads Is Making Menstruation Management Affordable And Convenient For Women
It is no secret that menstruation, is still considered a social taboo in many parts of the world. There is common theme of silence when conversations about the subject come up. As though it is not as natural as breathing. This is challenge inspired Richard Bbaale, a 2016 TEF Alumna from Uganda to create BanaPads. …
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Hafiz Adubiaro, TEF Alumni, Expands Missions To Feed Africa
Despite the effects on the COVID-19, pandemic, 2015 TEF Alumni and Founder of Adubiaro Farms, Hafiz Adubiaro has recently expanded his 17-hectare farmland by acquiring a 10-acre farm estate to execute his mission to feed Africa and support the regional agricultural ecosystem. Hafiz, through his agricultural business, Adubiaro Farms is on an ambitious mission to …
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TEF Alumna, Nneile Nkholise wins International Award in African Entrepreneur Category
Nneile Nkholise, 2016 alumna of the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme from South Africa was recently announced as one of the winners of an international award in the African Entrepreneur Category. Over the years, Nneile has had a very interesting and commendable entrepreneurship journey, and one can easily see that impact has been at the …
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