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Cynthia Barnes: Founder & CEO, Black Women’s Wealth Lab [Image: Author] Too many entrepreneurs underprice themselves because they confuse time with value and expertise with effort. In this sharp, real-world exchange, Cynthia Barnes dismantles that thinking—showing why transformational work should never be benchmarked against hourly professions, and why charging what you’re worth isn’t arrogance, it’s accuracy. This is a reminder that outcomes create value, not minutes logged. “Where do you get off charging $750 an hour? My lawyer doesn’t even charge me that much.”Brad asked me this last Tuesday.In front of the entire team.While my framework ran the meeting agenda.I…

Oyeyemi Abioye Owolabi Yemi Owolabi’s life work continues through the values she championed and the countless people she inspired. In honoring her memory, her family has asked that, in lieu of souvenirs or other tokens, all donations should kindly go to The Yemi Owolabi LaunchPad Foundation, established in Yemi’s honor to advance financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and discipleship. Describing its mission, the Foundation says: The Yemi Owolabi LaunchPad Foundation is a purpose-driven organization committed to empowering the next generation through youth development, financial literacy, and entrepreneurship training. We believe that young people are not just the leaders of tomorrow—they are innovators,…

Mrs. Yemi Owolabi By Anne Agbakoba (Founder & CEO, Numeris Media – Publishers of Bank & Entrepreneur Africa) It feels like I lost an arm. Mrs. Yemi Owolabi was a distinguished, brilliant, and extremely dedicated member of the Numeris Media Editorial Board, always displaying amazing work ethic and empathy. She was also an ex-colleague, a sister-friend, and one of the most decent persons I have come across. Yemi would get up at 4AM to join me in Zoom meetings because she was genuinely interested in the work we did with entrepreneurs at every level. When we called on her to…

Ashley Nicholson — Tech leader & entrepreneur, Technology leader & entrepreneur, Ashley Nicholson, captures a major shift unfolding in the world of AI education — one that could reshape who gets to participate in the next wave of innovation. With Stanford opening up its most prestigious AI and Machine Learning courses to the public for free, the traditional gatekeeping around elite technical training is beginning to crumble. Here’s her breakdown of why this move matters and how it could change the trajectory of anyone willing to learn: “The $200,000 Stanford AI degree just became worth a lot less.Not because the…

Ahmed El Zeini — Managing Partner at El Zeini Group, Egypt Ahmed El Zeini (Managing Partner at El Zeini Group, Egypt) has just opened up a valuable opportunity for founders who are ready to scale. If you’re building in a high-growth sector and looking for the right early-stage capital partners, his latest call is one you’ll want to pay attention to. Here’s his message: 🚀Calling All Startup Founders!If you’re building something ambitious in *Fintech, PropTech, DeepTech, AI, AgriTech, or SaaS*, I’d love to connect with you!.I’m currently connecting high-potential founders with *Angel investors*actively deploying capital with ticket sizes ranging from…

Welthungerhilfe and the Seeding The Future Foundation are calling on all scientists, engineers, innovators, entrepreneurs, and multidisciplinary teams from non-governmental organizations (NGOs), non-profits, social enterprises, universities, research institutions and small/emerging for-profit enterprise to submit game-changing innovations that will help transform food systems. Hosted by Welthungerhilfe (WHH) and funded by the Seeding The Future Foundation (STF), the Seeding the Future Global Food System Challenge is intended to recognize and support breakthrough innovations that can spark transformations of our food systems, with a particular focus on addressing critical challenges in the Global South. The Challenge aims to inspire impactful and transforming innovations that reside…

This is a call for transformative innovation. The Gates Foundation ‘Accelerating Development of Innovative, Exceptionally Low-Cost Maternal and Child Nutrient Ingredients and Products’ Challenge seek solutions that ensure every mother and child – regardless of where they live – can access the essential nutrients to survive and thrive. Background Malnutrition remains one of the most urgent and pervasive threats to maternal, newborn, and child health in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). It contributes to nearly half of all under-five child deaths and is a significant driver of maternal and child morbidity and mortality. During the first 1,000 days of a…

The Stringer Foundation (TSF) define journalism broadly and welcome applications from creative practitioners across all public media forms — including writing, photography, film, public poetry, video, visual art, music, and theatre. TSF support those who use the public media to investigate abuses of power, expose injustices against the public, and uphold the truth. At a time when truth is under attack and independent voices are threatened, the TSF global community stands together to sustain courageous storytelling and its positive impact on society. The organisation hands out as much money as they raise, with their costs being generously covered by a donor –…

Call for Proposals: Two $50,000 grants and three $8,000 grants available to visual artists. All grants are unrestricted, offering artists trust and freedom to advance their practice. No application fee. The Bobby Anspach Studios Foundation is proud to announce its inaugural grant program. Eligibility Open to visual artists working in any medium or approach(painting, sculpture, installation, digital and new media, performance, community/social practice, craft, interdisciplinary practices, and more) Artists at any career stage are welcome to apply Focus Areas Proposals are sought that engage with one or more of the following: Environmental Consciousness & Climate Awareness — works addressing climate…

The NGO Whisperer offers a seven-month virtual Global Fellowship Programme for NGO and social enterprise leaders in low- and middle-income countries. Fellows receive one-on-one mentorship, leadership coaching, masterclasses, and access to a global network, equipping them to scale their organizations and impact sustainably. The Global Fellowship Programme is designed for ambitious founders and leaders of NGOs and social enterprises who aim to deepen their leadership skills, strengthen organizational capacity, and expand their social impact. Duration and Structure Length: Seven months (June to December) Format: Fully virtual Core Components: One-on-one mentorship and leadership coaching Online masterclasses led by expert faculty Access to a global alumni network and…