Postulez MAINTENANT pour une subvention de 5000 $ le programme d’entrepreneuriat de la Fondation Tony Elumelu 2022!

Lagos, Nigéria : La Fondation Tony Elumelu (TEF), la principale organisation philanthropique qui autonomise les jeunes entrepreneurs africains dans les 54 pays africains, a ouvert les candidatures pour le programme d’entrepreneuriat TEF 2022 sur www.TEFConnect.net. Les entrepreneurs africains ayant des idées d’affaires ou des entreprises existantes de moins de 5 ans sont encouragés à postuler dès maintenant pour un capital d’amorçage de 5 000 $, un mentorat, une formation en gestion d’affaires et plus encore sur le programme d’entrepreneuriat de la Fondation Tony Elumelu 2022.

Depuis 2015, le programme d’entrepreneuriat TEF – le seul catalyseur d’entrepreneuriat africain financé en son genre – a doté 15 847 entrepreneurs africains avec un capital d’amorçage non remboursable de 5 000 $ chacun ; douze semaines de formation en gestion d’affaires ; accès à des mentors expérimentés; et l’adhésion au plus grand écosystème entrepreneurial d’Afrique.

En 2021, la Fondation Tony Elumelu a versé 24,75 millions de dollars US à 5 000 entrepreneurs africains à travers l’Afrique pour son programme d’entrepreneuriat 2021. Le programme d’entrepreneuriat de la Fondation reste l’une des plus grandes réponses du secteur privé pour stimuler la reprise économique des jeunes, des femmes et des PME africains compte tenu des effets de la pandémie de covid19 à travers l’Afrique. À travers l’Afrique, les bénéficiaires du programme d’entrepreneuriat de la Fondation Tony Elumelu lancent et développent des entreprises pionnières qui ont collectivement créé plus de 400 000 emplois directs et indirects.

According to 2015 entrepreneur Tony Elumelu, Hauwa Liman, female business owner and founder of Afrik Abaya: “I am always proud to say that I am part of the inaugural cohort of the Tony Elumelu Foundation entrepreneurship program. My company is located in Kaduna, in the north of Nigeria. I benefited from this program in 2015, and it opened up a lot of doors and opportunities for me. It’s not just the seed capital, but what really fascinates me about the program is the knowledge. I call it a mini-MBA program because from the ideation stage it teaches you how to really articulate your business and it gave me my first business plan. The network, visibility and opportunities are endless. My entrepreneurial experience cannot be complete without the Tony Elumelu Foundation. I will soon start exporting to other countries thanks to the Foundation. We now employ ten permanent employees and eight additional employees on the commission.”

Commenting on the launch of the 2022 Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Program, Tony Elumelu Foundation CEO Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu said: “We are constantly blown away by the quality of companies that come from Africa each year. This motivates us to step up our efforts to empower even more entrepreneurs on the continent. The innovation, knowledge and resilience of African entrepreneurs are essential to map Africa’s socio-economic transformation and achieve the continent’s development goals. We are also proud of the increased participation of women in our program, especially with the 2021 cohort where we witnessed a record 68% selection of women entrepreneurs.”

they can go even further than us. As a parent, the desire that your children can do better than you and that you provide the resources and materials they need to make sure they are successful in life. Likewise, at the Foundation, we are equipping the next generation with the tools they need to be successful.”

As the first champion of entrepreneurship in Africa, the Tony Elumelu Foundation empowers women and men across the African continent through entrepreneurship to catalyze economic growth, drive poverty eradication and ensure job creation. The Foundation’s mission is rooted in the philosophy of Africapitalism , which positions the private sector as the essential provider of economic and social wealth creation in Africa. Through TeFconnect , the Foundation’s exclusive digital platform, it has been provided capacity building support, advisory advice and market connections to more than 1.5 million Africans.

The Tony Elumeulu Foundation Entrepreneurship Program is open to entrepreneurs across Africa: new start-ups and existing start-ups, operating in any sector. Potential applicants should apply now on the digital hub for African entrepreneurs. www.tefconnect.net. For a list of Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs selected in 2021 and more information about our program, please visit the Tony Elumulu Foundation website here.