• Taking Entrepreneurship to Côte D’Ivoire: Parminder Vir Leads TEF at the EU-Africa Business Forum

    The 6th EU-Africa Business Forum held this week in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, with an emphasis on job creation and investment in young people. The central theme of the Forum is “Investing in Job Creation for Youth.” The EU-Africa Business Forum (EABF) is an integral part of the Joint Africa-EU Strategy (JAES) which brings together African …

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  • Edmond Nonie Discusses Progress on His Business, Track Your Build

    Tony Elumelu Entrepreneur (2015) and Sierra Leone Alumni Hub lead, Edmond Nonie’s firm, Track your Build has been selected as 1 of 15 businesses by the German Government through the Make-IT program in Lagos and Nairobi. The Make-IT Alliance is an initiative of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), companies, social …

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  • Join our Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Event in Abidjan

    TEF CEO, Parminder Vir heads out to Abidjan for the 6th EU-Africa Business Summit on the 27th, November 2017. Here’s a chance to join our Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Event in Abidjan. Fill the form below if you would like to participate Loading… Submit Cancel Thanks for your feedback!

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  • TEF Mentor, Kent Ford Takes us Through his Entrepreneurship & Mentorship Journey

    Entrepreneurs are made not born. It is part of a deeply held cultural belief that the qualities that make up entrepreneurs, like creativity, ingenuity, and passion, are the result of innate personal qualities. Although there is some truth to this, it is not the whole story. In fact, belief in this half-story may be the reason …

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  • Empower Africa’s Youth, Elumelu Says at the Obama Summit

    African philanthropist and investor, Tony O. Elumelu, joined other global civic leaders at the inaugural Summit organised by the Obama Foundation to discuss innovative ideas and creative solutions to solve the world’s most challenging social problems. The two-day immersive event, which held October 31 – November 1, 2017 in Chicago, United States, inspired and empowered participants to …

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  • Tony Elumelu Foundation to Participate in the De Beers Diamond Conference

    CEO, PARMINDER VIR TO SPEAK ON THE HOW TEF IS CHANGING THE LANDSCAPE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACROSS AFRICA TEF TO HOST ENTREPRENEURSHIP ECOSYSTEM STAKEHOLDERS IN BOTSWANA Lagos, Nigeria, October 26, 2017 – The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) today announced its Chief Executive Officer Ms. Parminder Vir OBE speak at the De Beers Diamond Conference to be held …

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  • The TEF Entrepreneurship Programme Over 3 Years

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  • TEF Alumni

    Seven Years on – Creating a Legacy, Changing Mindsets & Empowering a Generation

    By Tony O. Elumelu It is seven years since our Foundation was created, time to reflect on the speed in which we have institutionalised internally; begun to change narratives globally; and championed entrepreneurship in Africa. Time also to remain humble, knowing the scale of the challenges our continent faces; the numbers we could help if …

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  • Emmanuel Nnorom’s Presentation at the Federal University Ndufu-Alike (FUNAI) Faculty of Humanities International Conference

    Entrepreneurship in Africa: Federal University Ndufu-Alike (FUNAI) Faculty of Humanities International Conference delivered by Emmanuel N. Nnorom Group CEO, Heirs Holdings Tuesday, November 10, 2017. Ebonyi, Nigeria. Entrepreneurship in Africa: Young people represent more than 60% of Africa’s population, leading to the “demographic dividend” as the new buzzword of the development assistance and business world. …

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  • TEF Celebrates 7th Anniversary

    We are thrilled to be celebrating 7 years of the Tony Elumelu Foundation! The Foundation is proud to be shaping the African narrative, through our history of work in entrepreneurship, leadership and rewarding excellence. In just 7 years we have empowered over 3,500 African entrepreneurs and future leaders, become the leading driver of entrepreneurship, and …

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