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The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) is an African non-profit organization founded in 2010 by Tony O. Elumelu and headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. [1] It is a pioneer member of the Global Impact Investment Rating System (GIIRS). [2] So far, the Foundation has empowered over 18,000 African entrepreneurs across 54 African countries.
Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) works towards assisting small and medium scale enterprises to overcome poor infrastructure in the management of business operations and accessing financial services amongst other challenges. [1] The former director general of the agency Umar Dikko Radda had left in April 2022 to ...
Osayi Alile[ 2] is a Nigerian entrepreneur, an executive human development officer, a core professional and published columnist. In the course of her work in various roles, she has been active in entrepreneurship, education, youth development, and public leadership. She currently serves as the chief executive officer of the Aspire Coronation ...
1987–present. Known for. Founding The Tony Elumelu Foundation. Spouse. Awele Vivian Elumelu [1] Anthony Onyemaechi Elumelu CFR (born 22 March 1963) is a Nigerian economist, banker and philanthropist. He chairs Heirs Holdings, [2] Transcorp, United Bank for Africa (UBA) and is the founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation.
Entrepreneurship is the creation or extraction of economic value in ways that generally entail beyond the minimal amount of risk (assumed by a traditional business), and potentially involving values besides simply economic ones. An entrepreneur (French: [ɑ̃tʁəpʁənœʁ]) is an individual who creates and/or invests in one or more businesses ...
Africapitalism. Africapitalism is the economic philosophy that the African private sector has the power to transform the continent through long-term investments, creating both economic prosperity and social wealth. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] A think tank tasked with studying the philosophy, the Africapitalism Institute, was formally launched during ...
The Igbo apprentice system is an extension of their entrepreneurial spirit where an induction strategy is utilised to induct mostly young Igbos into entrepreneurial ventures by established entrepreneurs locally referred to as Oga. [2] This venture can be a trade, an enterprise or a vocation, [3]: 37 in some cases serving also as a domestic help ...
Key people. Charles Odii. ( Executive Director) Website. sme100africa .org. SME100 Africa is a Social Enterprise company located in Ikoyi, a district of Lagos. Founded in 2015 by Charles Odii, [1] it provides a platform empowering young entrepreneurs and small and medium scale enterprise to successfully scale and thrive in Africa. [2]