Approximately 50 newsstands will be transformed into official tourist information points 📸 JosĂ©phine Brueder/ Ville de Paris In this experiment by the Parisian Tourist Office, approximately 50 newsstands will become official tourist information points: an initiative designed to offer improved services to visitors while supporting merchants facing declining press sales. Every day, kiosk owners answer questions from tourists in the capital. This summer, around fifty of them will become official information points, properly trained to provide tourists and passers-by with better information. Before, during and after the Games, they will play a central role in welcoming and informing tourists,…
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Match pour le quart de final France / USA To bring the excitement of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games closer to Parisians and visitors, Paris has developed festive sites in each of its districts. These celebration zones – where the competitions will be broadcast – include iconic sites, known as “totemic” sites, which will embody the festive atmosphere while promoting the city’s core values of solidarity, equality and respect for the environment. Discover some of them in the heart of the capital. A – La Fabrique de la SolidaritĂ© – 8 rue de la Banque, 75002 Paris La Fabrique de…
Founders at Earlybird AI: Claudine Adeyemi-Adams FIEP (CEO); and Boris Bambo (CTO) Earlybird AI, a B2B startup on a mission to transform employment support for unemployed and low-paid workers, using its voice-first AI software, has closed its pre-seed round of $800,000. Founders Claudine Adeyemi-Adams (CEO) and Boris Bambo (CTO) are excited that people struggling to find work or keep a stable job can confidently speak with the Earlybird AI assistant, sharing information about their personal and professional lives, and having their submissions analysed for quick feedback on issues preventing them from accessing or retaining a job. According to Adeyemi, the…
Fola Laoye (Co-Founder & CEO at Iwosan Investments) Fola Laoye (Co-Founder & CEO at Iwosan Investments) has received honours at the Extraordinary Women Advancing Healthcare Awards (EWAH), in recognition of her exceptional leadership and innovative contributions to healthcare management, operations, financing, and strategy. In support of her win, Iwosan Lagoon Hospitals (part of the Iwosan Investment Group) had this to say: Her commitment to advancing inclusive and pioneering healthcare initiatives sets a benchmark for excellence in our industry.Under her guidance, our organisation has consistently pushed the boundaries of what is possible in healthcare, delivering transformative solutions that benefit patients and…
Ingrid Thijssen (President, Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers), Roosevelt Ogbonna (MD/ CEO, Access Bank) As part of the working visit to Nigeria of the delegation from the Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers – led by the President, Ms. Ingrid Thijssen – the delegation visited the Dutch desk at Access Bank head office, opened in 2022 by Invest International with a capital base of €350m to finance Dutch-Nigeria businesses. The Dutch development bank FMO is a long-standing investment partner of Access Bank, supporting the bank’s recapitalisation and liquidity over the years. Director-General/Chief Executive at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce…
The success stories of the Visa East Africa “She’s Next” contest inspires countless women entrepreneurs across Africa to pursue their professional dreams, which will drive economic growth on the continent and beyond. On July 10, 2024 in Nairobi, Visa East Africa will celebrate the five 2024 “She’s Next” Kenya 🇰🇪 finalists who exemplify the spirit of innovation and leadership in the Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSME) space. The finalists are: Timao Group tackles plastic pollution and affordable housing in Kenya by transforming plastic waste into durable, cost-effective building materials for modular homes. Busu Skincare Limited addresses the need for…
📸 SIBC The Agence Française de DĂ©veloppement (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: âś… 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; âś… 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…
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…
Abiola Adediran, Family Office expert The global number of family offices — privately owned firms managing the fortunes of rich families — has exploded. In Japan, family offices are on the rise as business owners and their families seek a one-stop solution to concerns ranging from protecting family assets from inflation to tax planning. Meanwhile, some of China’s wealthy families are turning to Hong Kong as an alternative place to manage their riches as their plans to set up shop in Singapore are slowed by intense scrutiny by the city-state following a massive money laundering bust. Meet Nigeria’s Abiola Adediran, a Family…