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Attend: The Other Festival for Women Leaders and Creators

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The Other Festival is a two-day all female festival that brings together and celebrates makers, creators, founders, disrupters and dreamers. Hosted in partnership with GLAM4GOOD, the event features powerful music, extraordinary speakers, demos, workshops and a unique marketplace for female founders. The festival gathers extraordinary women from across the country to celebrate entrepreneurship and creativity, …

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Attend the Women of West Africa Entrepreneurship Festival

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The WOWe 2015 Conference provides a high-level networking platform that connects the most influential women entrepreneurs to exchange ideas and dialogue on issues related to entrepreneurship and leadership. WHEN: June 25 – 26, 2015 WHERE: Landmark Convention Centre, Lagos Register here: WOWE Festival Have questions? Email: simphiwe.tshabalala@montex.co.uk                    

My Personal Experience In The Workplace Inspired Me To Start This Company – Founder of WIE Launches Kickstarter Campaign

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Personal experiences in the workplace inspired me to start this company. It was not until I left the routine 9am to 5pm job that I realized the importance of mentoring to my personal and professional development. Looking back now, I wish that I had mentors to advice, guide, challenge, and support me. I encountered lots …

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AWP Exclusive: Pictures from the Women & Girls Summit

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The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Her Excellency, Dame (Dr.) Patience Faka Jonathan convened the inaugural 2014 Women & Girls Summit in collaboration with the National Centre for Women Development and Friends Africa. The summit is expected to release a communiqué highlighting key conclusions from the meeting, as well as, key announcements …

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AWP Network Event: From Idea to Execution

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Many people have ideas but may not know how to move from idea to execution. The AWP Network hosted this event to teach start-up entrepreneurs in Lagos, Nigeria how to properly execute their vision, move their business ideas forward despite Nigeria’s challenging business climate and more importantly, learn about advantageous strategies on how to proceed with ease. …

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Women of West Africa Entrepreneurship Conference

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The WOWe 2014 Conference provides a high level networking platform that aims to connect the most influential women entrepreneurs to exchange ideas and dialogue on issues related to entrepreneurship and leadership. WHEN: June 26 – 27, 2014 WHERE: Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos Register here: WOWE Conference  Contact Tori Abiola for additional information:  + (234) 08095050568 …

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Fearless and Bold: Iheoma Obibi Opens Nigeria’s First Online Adult Novelty Store

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The inspiration for my business came after I attended a breakout session organized by Life Coach, Esther Passaris, at the African Feminist Forum in Kampala,Uganda (2010).  At the time, I had a growing customer base but did not know how to take the business idea to the next level. Passaris got me to identify obstacles …

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Language and Culture – How Genii Games is Using Technology to Spark Innovation

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Innovator and entrepreneur, Adebayo Adegbembo founded Genii Games shortly after participating in the tech-in-education hackathon organized by the Co-creation hub. Genii Games is the parent company of Asa – a growing collection of interactive mobile applications that teach Nigerian culture and languages.  Asa uses animation, voice, text, colorful graphics, and interactive games to capture the interest …

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