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Women entrepreneurs continue to experience a high financial gap, less support and lower profits than their male counterparts. According to publicly available research, women entrepreneurs
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Meet the Selected Entrepreneurs
More than 150,000 Africans from 114 countries worldwide applied to join the 4th cycle of The Tony Elumelu Foundation’s 10-year, $100 million TEF Entrepreneurship Programme. Today, the Foundation
Momar, T.
The Foundation has equipped me with certain business management principles which I credit for my ability to strategically grow my company and scale my projects
Ada, O.
Thank you Tony Elumelu Foundation for your belief in me when in 2012, you gave me an amazing, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to contribute to Nigeria’s development.
Katherine, H.
Participation in the Elumelu Professionals Program (EPP) provided me with a wealth of new experiences and know ledge, particularly around the business climate in Nigeria.
Lukas, N.
The Tony Elumelu Foundation did not only help to fund my business idea, their training has also helped to implement my idea more successfully. Their
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