The AWP Network ‘Get Connected Business Series’– Meet the Speakers
Click to view slideshow. The African Women Power (AWP) Network will host the “Get Connected Business Series,” during the last week in April. The forum is created with the intention to provide insights...
View ArticleThe AWP Network Honors Itoro Eze-Anaba, Founder of the Mirabel Rape Crisis...
Click to view slideshow. Thursday, April 27, 2017 – Itoro Eze-Anaba, Founder of the Mirabel Rape Crisis Center was honoured at the AWP Network ‘Get Connected’ Forum for her dedication, service and...
View ArticleThe AWP Network Hosts Leading African Women in Technology in Lagos
On Tuesday, April 25, 2017 – The African Women Power Network hosted leading African women in technology to an engaging conversation on what it means to be a woman in technology. The conversation...
View ArticleWEConnect International, Tender.ng, join the AWP Network to discuss...
On Wednesday, April 26, 2017 – The African Women Power Network together with WeConnect International in Nigeria and Tender.ng led an engaging conversation on how to find and secure procurement...
View ArticleFounder of AWP Network, Mary Olushoga Featured on TV Show ‘On The Rise Africa’
On The Rise Africa by Femi Agbayewa is a sit-down television interview with a twist where African innovators, collaborators, and entrepreneurs engage in an off the cuff round table discussion about...
View ArticleInterested in Contracting? 5 Things You Should Know About Doing Business With...
(1) Access to information: Find the opportunity, know where they are. Many business owners are pessimistic when it comes to finding prime and sub-contracting opportunities with private and public...
View ArticleMeet Rahmon Ojukotola – Founder of Fintech Startup Working To Boost Financial...
StartCredits, Rahmon Ojukotola I founded this business to address the low market penetration rates of financial inclusion products in Nigeria and to help promote financial inclusion throughout Africa....
View ArticleEntrepreneur Set To Launch Innovation Hub for African Girls In STEM
Click to view slideshow. Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin, Founder of Pearls Africa Foundation will launch the ‘Lady Labs Innovation Hub,‘ created to function as a collaborative centre for young women in...
View ArticleMeet 14 Social Entrepreneurs Addressing Maternal & Child Health in...
Click to view slideshow. The healthymagination Mother and Child Program — launched in March 2016 by GE and Santa Clara University’s Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship to address maternal and...
View Article‘I started my business to inspire others’ says handbag designer – Sharon...
Click to view slideshow. I first connected with the founder of “Aura by Alaye” Sharon Agwunobi at the AWP Network business pitch event at Afe Babalola University in Ekiti State, Nigeria. She was one of...
View ArticleFounder of AWP Network to speak at the Africa Women Innovation and...
Mary Olushoga, Founder – AWP Network Led by Irene Ochem, AWIEF is a Pan-African initiative and platform created to bring attention and focus to the innovative and entrepreneurial spirit the African...
View ArticleFounder of AWP Network to serve as a Judge at the 2017 Youth Citizen...
Mary Olushoga, Founder, AWP Network Mary Olushoga, Founder of the AWP Network will once again serve as a judge at the Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition set to take place in Berlin, Germany on...
View ArticleBusiness Tips from Latifat Balogun – Founder of Hatlab Ice Cream Delite
Click to view slideshow. Look for what makes your brand stand out, then build on it and be the best at it. People do not come to work for you but for themselves. They only work for you if you have...
View ArticleCheck Out What These Young Entrepreneurs Are Up to! The AWP Network...
The AWP Network congratulates winners of the 2017 Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition. Winners of the Competition were announced on October 21, 2017 at the Entrepreneurship Summit in Berlin,...
View ArticleMeet Winners of Demo Day in Hargeisa
Innovate Ventures, the leading Somali tech and business startup accelerator launched in partnership with VC4A, Telesom, and the Work in Progress! Alliance, had their second cohort of 10 startups from...
View ArticleFounder of AWP Network Joins the Host Committee for the African Diaspora Awards
Mary Olushoga, Founder of the AWP Network will join the host committee for the 7th Annual African Diaspora Awards set to take place in New York on Saturday, December 2nd, 2017. The African Diaspora...
View ArticleMeet Winners of the Orange Social Venture Prize for Africa and the Middle East
Click to view slideshow. For the seventh year in a row, the Orange Group recognizes innovative projects that further development within the region. The objective of the prize is to stimulate...
View ArticleCornell Student, Kanyinsola Obayan to Establish Creative Arts School in Nigeria
Kányinsọ́lá Ọbáyàn is a doctoral candidate in Africana Studies at Cornell, an Ivy League research university in Ithaca, New York where her research examines the relationships between the Lagos startup...
View Article9 Entrepreneurs Join the Jobs for Youths in Africa Initiative
The Jobs for Youth in Africa initiative aims at creating 25 million jobs and impacting 50 million youth over the next ten years by equipping them with the right skills to get decent and meaningful...
View ArticleThe 2017 AWP Network Power List
Be the change. Be Inspired. Be you. Recognizing (40) African women with powerful, inspiring, and influential voices. Introducing Africa’s leading women! At the AWP Network, we aim to encourage more...
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