📸 FMO FMO (The Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank) have announced the signing of a US$25 million NASIRA guarantee agreement with Nigeria’s First City Monument Bank Limited (FCMB), which will help FCMB expand its funding to agricultural, youth, and women-owned SMEs without requiring collateral.Funded by the European Commission, NASIRA is one of FMO’s most innovative programmes, which encourages local banks to provide funding to small entrepreneurs without collateral, with FMO providing a guarantee instead. The guarantee is often not fully utilized, showing that these entrepreneurs actually are not as risky as they are perceived to be. Says FMO: Job creation in…
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🎥 Nkemdilim Uwaje Begho The 2024 Veuve Clicquot Bold Woman Awards are now open for nominations, celebrating visionary female leaders who are driving innovation and ethical practices in their industries. Urging the womenfolk to apply, Nkemdilim Uwaje Begho (CEO, FutureSoft) says: Did you know that 89% of Nigerian women are entrepreneurs, outpacing men by 5%, according to Veuve Clicquot’s 2023 Barometer study? Join a global network of pioneering women and gain recognition for your outstanding achievements and leadership.Be bold and seize this opportunity! Nominate yourself or an inspiring woman leader by visiting: https://lnkd.in/dR-zdE8N AWARD CATEGORIESBold Woman Award: Recognizing founders or…
Past 2023 GoGettaz Grand Prize winner, Ikenna Nzewi from Nigeria, giving his winning pitch on stage in Dar es Salaam📸KWB/UbuntuHope Congratulations are in order as 60 young entrepreneurs from across Africa (ages 18-35) have just been announced as semi-finalists in the 2024 $160,000 GoGettaz Africa Agripreneur Prize competition.Emerging from the 60 will be top 10 finalists who will go on to compete in a live pitch competition in Kigali in September at the annual Africa Food Systems Summit. Past 2023 GoGettaz Grand Prize winner, Andriatsitohaina Hasina Henintsoa from Madagascar, giving her winning pitch on stage in Dar es Salaam 📸KWB/UbuntuHope With…
📸 SIBC The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) is calling on women entrepreneurs in Africa to apply to the Social and Inclusive Business Camp – an acceleration program for innovative entrepreneurs with social and/or environmental impact in Africa, and with a scaleup ambition to contribute to a fairer and more sustainable economy. The 2024 Social and Inclusive Business Camp is a hybrid acceleration program that includes: ✅ 4-month e-learning and coaching, using a dedicated platform, with a mix of digital training resources and interactive virtual classes with peers and international experts; ✅ 1-week intensive Bootcamp in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, to…
Gabriel Eze: Introducing Youth Entrepreneurs in Agriculture 🎥RuralFarmersHub The Rural Farmers Hub is inviting all young persons (especially women) to join its free, fully remote Youth Entrepreneur in Agriculture (YEA) programme. Open to candidates from Nasarawa, Oyo, Ebonyi, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), YEA is an apprenticeship program in Digital Agriculture and Climate-smart food production – designed for graduates and undergraduates of agricultural science or technology, young farmers, as well as other highly motivated individuals who do not have agricultural degree qualifications. Youth Entrepreneurs in Agriculture: What you will learn According to the YEA programme: This training programme covers…
Yinka Ogunbiyi (Founder & CEO, Halo Braid) 📸 KevinRyan Last week, Kevin Ryan (Founder & CEO at AlleyCorp) announced that his company had made a $1 million investment in Halo Braid, with its Founder & CEO, Yinka Ogunbiyi, taking home the top prize in a keenly contested, inaugural Peerless Pitch competition, hosted by AlleyCorp.Describing herself as an entrepreneur and inventor passionate about the intersection of novel technologies and culture, Yinka’s Halo Braid is the only automated hair braider on the market for Black hair. The Halo Braid not only cuts down braiding time from hours to minutes, but also produces…
(R): Dr Modupe Elebute-Odunsi (Co-Founder & CEO, Marcelle Ruth Cancer Centre & Specialist Hospital Dr Modupe Elebute-Odunsi (Co-Founder & CEO, Marcelle Ruth Cancer Centre & Specialist Hospital – MRCC) has announced the Centre’s accreditation by the National Postgraduate Medical College (NPMC) NPMCN INFO to offer Residency programs in Clinical and Radiation Oncology. 📸 Modupe Elebute-Odunsi Expressing her delight at being the first private hospital in Nigeria to achieve this milestone, Elebute-Odunsi says: We are delighted to participate in capacity building to increase the number of Oncology specialists by providing first-class postgraduate training within the country.This initiative aligns with Sustainable Development…
Joycee Awosika (Founder, ORÍKÌ Spa) On Saturday, June 22, 2024, Joycee Awosika (Founder & CEO, ORÍKÌ Spa) collaborated with founders of the Kenya Flower Festival (Rosemary Kimunya) and Moms Giving Africa (Maria Nkumba) to host the Floral Serenity Soirée at ORÍKÌ Spa’s Nairobi Kenya branch.The event provided an environment for nurturing not just the body, but also the mind and soul. Immersed in relaxing surroundings, attendees enjoyed engaging conversations as well as soothing experiences and renewal delivered by a range of therapeutic ORÍKÌ treatments. Joycee says: Our aim was simple yet profound: to foster total well-being. Through the soothing ambiance…
Cecil Senna Nutakor (Founder & CEO, eCampus) Global startup data platform, Tracxn Technologies, has listed eCampus as the top EdTech startup in Ghana. Available online and on Android and iOS platforms, eCampus offers educational and training courses for students (by simplifying learning through the use of set targets and prep tests); for business (by identifying the strengths and weaknesses of a company’s workforce, followed by coaching and training to improve efficiency in the work place); for educators (who can earn money by teaching students across Africa using their proprietary content). Startups featured on the Top 10 ranking are: eCampus SmartSapp Nexvelsoft…
🎥 LynnLoacker Lynn Loacker is Managing Director, Project W – an initiative of the law firm Davis Wright Tremaine (DWT) that offers a series of accelerator programs for female founders, organises affinity groups for women professionals, and partners with like-minded organisations to help women scale great companies and elevate their careers. Forging ahead with its mission to invest in the success of women and empower female founders, Project W has just announced a fourth Tech Equity Hub, which includes 10 founders who are breaking barriers and solving big problems across these industries and fields:🔹 Fashion and beauty🔹 Construction🔹 Work force…