Alumni stories

  • Winning Wednesday with Keturah

    On this week’s Winning Wednesday Edition, we caught up with our entrepreneur, Keturah Ovio- Onoweya, a software engineer and CEO of Qeturah.com. She’s just won the first place in the British Council Enterprise Challenge which entails a N2million financial grant, a fully-funded scholarships to attend a five-day entrepreneurship foundation course at the Branson Centre for …

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  • Winning Wednesday with Fred Shava

    Our entrepreneur, Fred Shava has been focused on building his staff since he received his seed capital. He has invested part of the seed capital into training of critical staff which has improved all aspects of our business. In addition to this approach, he has also implemented some of the learnings from TEF to impart knowledge to …

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  • Success Stories with our Entrepreneur, Ken Obuya

    Our Kenyan entrepreneur, Ken Obuya is the CEO of Dupe Gallery Limited. He sure has had his hands busy since his selection as a Tony Elumelu Entrepreneur in 2015 and even busier since the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Forum. He has made use of the networking platform and is now working hand in hand with Valentine …

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  • Winning Wednesday with Monalisa Cosmas

    Our entrepreneur, Monalisa Cosmas is the CEO of Chops Paradise (kanmewo Nig Ltd) in Nigeria. She was selected as a Tony Elumelu Entrepreneur in 2015 in Agricultural sector.  She has a bread/pastry making bakery that produces 120 loaves of bread per day. In her words, “my business was begging for survival due to financial constrain, but …

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  • Winning Wednesday with Henry Makumbi

    The power of networking can’t be over emphasized. Our entrepreneur, Henry Makumbi, from Uganda has been in touch with other Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs. He shares more information on his successful partnership with another Tony Elumelu entrepreneur after the TEF Forum. TEF: Tell us how your business, Tsikenu Rabboni Ltd.  has been since the TEF Forum? …

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  • Winning Wednesday with Ogbonnaya Chijioke

    Winning Wednesday With Ogbonnaya Chijioke On this week’s episode of Wining Wednesday, we would like you to meet our Entrepreneur, Ogbonnaya Chijioke, CEO of Quick Errands Concierge Solutions LTD in Nigeria an errand based service company that provides solution to Personal planning and time management challenges to busy individuals, Homes and businesses within Abuja, Nigeria. He …

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  • Success Story with Timothy Murithi

    Our entrepreneur in the African Textile sector, Timothy Murithi, CEO of Seritex company from Kenya has been doing an amazing job with his business since the TEF Forum. He has been able to train 10 more staff from youth groups and women groups on the importance of rearing silkworms and planting of mulberry trees. He …

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  • Winning Wednesday with Lerato

    Today’s edition of Winning Wednesday is focused on our entrepreneur, Lerato Motshwarakgole who just got admitted to Harvard Graduate School Of Education for her Masters In Education (M.Ed). We caught up with her on why she has decided to go back to school. She left us inspired TEF: Why did you decide to further your …

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  • International Women’s Day Edition with Vicky Udomi

    Vicky Udomi, who is also a female Tony Elumelu Entrepreneur and the CEO of Soakeez has made effective & strategic use of the TE Forum to foster her business growth. We caught up with Vicky who shared more insight on the progress of her business since the TEF Forum TEF: Tell us about your journey …

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  • International Women’s Day Edition with Chioma Ukonu

    Another female Tony Elumelu Entrepreneur, Chioma Ukonu, CEO of Recycle Points was selected to participate in the Cherie Blair Foundation Road2growth Business Programme. She sheds more light on her journey in this interview TEF: How has the Lagos TEF Forum helped your business? Chioma Ukonu: It’s been a wonderful experience; it has given me the opportunity …

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