Transforming African Entrepreneurs is a documentary which tells the story of the vision behind the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme – to identify, train, mentor and fund 10,000 African entrepreneurs across the continent to create jobs and generate wealth. Using footage from the 2016 TEF Entrepreneurship Forum, the documentary features interviews with the Founder, Tony O. Elumelu, …
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The TEF Documentary: Transforming African Entrepreneurs
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TONY ELUMELU FOUNDATION SELECTS ENTREPRENEURS FOR 2018 PROGRAMME
TONY ELUMELU FOUNDATION SELECTS 1,000 ENTREPRENEURS FOR 2018 PROGRAMME- RED CROSS, UNDP & INDORAMA PARTNERSHIPS SUPPORT FURTHER 250 BENEFICIARIES – RECORD 151,692 REGISTRATIONS Lagos, Nigeria, 22 March 2018 — More than 150,000 Africans from 114 countries worldwide applied to join the 4th cycle of The Tony Elumelu Foundation’s (TEF) 10-year, $100 million TEF Entrepreneurship Programme. Today, the Foundation …
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RED CROSS AND TONY ELUMELU FOUNDATION PARTNER TO EMPOWER 200 ADDITIONAL ENTREPRENEURS IN NIGERIA’S NORTH EAST AND NIGER DELTA
The Executive Governor of Kebbi State, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu; Founder, The Tony Elumelu Foundation and Chairman, Heirs Holdings, Tony O. Elumelu; Deputy Regional Director for International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Africa, Patrick Youssef; Head of ICRC delegation in Nigeria, Eloi Fillion during the historic Signing Ceremony of MoU between the Tony …
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TONY ELUMELU FOUNDATION ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR 4TH CYCLE OF $100M ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 1, 2018 LAGOS, NIGERIA – Africa’s largest philanthropy supporting entrepreneurship – The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) is now accepting applications for business ideas that can transform Africa. To apply, complete the online application at application.tonyelumelufoundation.org. The deadline is midnight (WAT) on 1 March 2018. The Programme provides critical tools for business success, including: Training:12 weeks of intensive …
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TONY ELUMELU FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES 4TH CYCLE OF 10-YEAR, $100M ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMME
LAGOS, NIGERIA – Today, Africa’s largest philanthropy supporting entrepreneurship – The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) – announced that on January 1, 2018, it will begin accepting applications for the 4th cycle of its entrepreneurship programme, from outstanding African entrepreneurs who have start-up or business ideas with high growth potential. The application portal opens midnight WAT …
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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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TONY ELUMELU FOUNDATION AND UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME SIGN AGREEMENT AIMED AT SUPPORTING AFRICAN ENTREPRENEURS
Lagos, 14 October 2017 – “We have to give more attention and support to emerging African entrepreneurs, if the continent’s poverty, inequality and unemployment challenges are to be addressed,” said the Director of UNDP Africa Regional Programme and the Founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), in a joint statement issued today. The two organisations …
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TONY ELUMELU FOUNDATION & AGENCE FRANÇAISE DE DÉVELOPPEMENT COLLABORATE TO PROMOTE YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN AFRICA
Lagos, 14 October 2017 – The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the French bilateral development agency, to further promote youth entrepreneurship in Africa. The principal objective is to [implement/develop] a risk-sharing guarantee framework granted by the AFD to commercial banks for loans …
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TEF ENTREPRENEURSHIP FORUM – DAY TWO HIGHLIGHTS
Africapitalism is a development model that prioritises our youth and creates hope for them; one that creates economic empowerment and hope for the future” – Tony O. Elumelu, CON. With these words, the 2017 TEF Entrepreneurship Forum officially came to an end on Saturday, October 14, 2017. If Day One was defined by the hopes …
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TEF ENTREPRENEURSHIP FORUM – DAY ONE HIGHLIGHTS
“We are witnessing the transformative power of the private sector in changing the lives of individuals and the face of communities across Africa” …and with these prophetic words by Dr. Awele Elumelu, Trustee, Tony Elumelu Foundation, Chairperson, Avon HMO, and CEO, Avon Medical, the 2017 TEF Entrepreneurship Forum was declared open today. Day One of …
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