Archives Tag: women in business

Opportunities

April 19, 2022

  Applications are open for the Cherie Blair Foundation Mentoring Women in Business Program 2025 if you are a woman entrepreneur in low and middle-income countries. It is an initiative aimed at matching women entrepreneurs from developing countries with dedicated professional mentors from any part of the globe for one year to help them hit … Continue reading Apply For the Cherie Blair Foundation Mentoring Women in Business Program 2025

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Opportunities

April 19, 2022

  Applications are currently open for the OneWoman Mentorship Program. Organized by Sterling Bank, the OneWoman Mentorship Program will equip women with the skills they need to build successful companies. In the end, the organizers hope, it will help women increase their contribution to the growth of the broader Nigerian economy. Read more about Opportunities … Continue reading Sterling OneWoman Mentorship Program for Women in Business

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BUSINESS

April 19, 2022

  Across Nigeria’s economic landscape, Nigerian women are putting in a shift and pushing the boundaries of achievement. This is true in commerce and industry, media and entertainment, academia, sport, and whatever other fields you can think of. They once had to dwell in the lower rungs of corporate hierarchies; but now, they are proving … Continue reading Did You Know? Top 10 Nigerian Women In Business

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BUSINESS Did You Know? Entrepreneurship

April 19, 2022

The Nigerian economy is powered by the strength and resilience of several million entrepreneurs. From the founding executive at a top manufacturer to the regular roadside retail vendor, there’s no shortage of people willing to build businesses that meet the world’s needs. Read more about Business The vast majority of entrepreneurs in Nigeria are small … Continue reading Did You Know? More Than 40 Percent of Nigerian Entrepreneurs are Women

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BUSINESS

April 19, 2022

When Adesuwa Okunbo Rhodes decided to found private equity investment firm, she was clear about her aim. She wanted to empower women at the lower end of the business scale to build their enterprises into thriving companies. Here’s why she made that decision: Nigerian Women Entrepreneurs Aren’t Getting Enough Support Despite what the headlines about … Continue reading Adesuwa Okunbo Rhodes: Leading a $20 Million Fund for Women Businesses

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Uncategorized

April 19, 2022

Zenith Bank says it’s introducing a new loan product, the Z-Woman Business Package, to help women-owned businesses scale their operations. The new product is part of an ongoing drive to boost Nigeria’s small and medium-sized, the bank executives have explained. Read more about Business The Z-Woman Package offers loans of up to ₦10 million to … Continue reading Zenith Bank Introduces the Z-Woman Product for Women-Owned Businesses

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BUSINESS Women Empowerment

April 19, 2022

The African Women in Arts Conference & Showcase tagged ‘Lagos 2019’ is powered by The AMFEST EXPO Project. The AMFEST Expo is a Pan African Capacity Building, Networking & Showcase Conference for Women Business Owners in the creative sector. An opportunity to get information on how to expand your business, skills and content into the … Continue reading AMFEST EXPO: African Women In Arts And Culture

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Events

April 19, 2022

SheCan Nigeria is excited to inform you that the SheCan Nigeria 2019 Conference is here again, tagged SheCan Do More 2.0. Ezinne Ezeani, founder of the movement says “as a movement, we believe that every woman has the ability to do more, to be more regardless of their background, career or gender. As a movement, we … Continue reading SheCan Nigeria Conference

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BUSINESS Personality Women

April 19, 2022

You’re a smart young woman living in the United States, with an MBA from Harvard and billion dollar corporations offering you jobs that many could only dream of getting. What do you do? Mira Mehta has an answer to this question: settle in a Northern Nigerian village and start a tomato farm there. It’s an … Continue reading Mira Mehta, the American Entrepreneur Building a Tomato Business in Northern Nigeria

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Personality Women

April 19, 2022

To summarize this woman could be in the following words; a Nigerian business woman, author and motivational speaker. Born on the December 24, 1962 in Ibadan, Oyo state’s capital, Ibukun Abiodun Awosika, was born and named, Bilkisu Abiodun Motunrayo Omobolanle Adekola . Educational Background Ibukun Awosika had her primary education at St,Paul’s Afrcian Church Primary … Continue reading Women You Should Know-Ibukun Awosika

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ECONOMY Women Empowerment

April 19, 2022

During the just concluded 14th annual summit of the Global Banking Alliance (GBA) for Women in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Access Bank bagged the Women’s Market Champion 2015 award alongside banks across the world which had implemented successful women market programmes. Access Bank Plc. received the Global Banking Alliance for Women Market Champion 2015 award in … Continue reading Access Bank Plc. Receives the Global Banking Alliance for Women Market Champion 2015 Award

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BUSINESS CAREER Women Empowerment

April 19, 2022

    Folorunso Alakija is the richest black woman in the world, according to Forbes magazine. She is ranked 94th on the list of power women in the world with a net worth of $2.4 billion. As the Executive Chairman of Famfa Oil, and the owner of The Rose Of Sharon House of Fashion, Mrs … Continue reading Women You Should Know: Folorunso Alakija

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Books CAREER Interviews Women Empowerment

April 19, 2022

  Connect Nigeria recently interviewed Mr. Peter Mbama, the Managing Director of RegCharles Finance and Capital Limited. In anticipation of the Female CEO Roundtable event being held by the organisation, the Reg Charles Foundation interviewed renown speaker, trainer, mentor and international consultant Ini Onuk, who will be speaking at the Female CEOs Roundtable taking place on the … Continue reading RegCharles Foundation Interviews Female Entrepreneur Ini Onuk

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BUSINESS CAREER Events Women Empowerment

April 19, 2022

  She Leads Africa announces its pitch competition for women. Its primary aim is to connect the continent’s most promising female entrepreneurs to investors, accelerators and mentors looking to invest in the next generation of African talent. It can be said that female African entrepreneurs have been marginalized for a while. There is unequal access to … Continue reading She Leads Africa Initiative Announces Pitch Competition‏

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BUSINESS E-Commerce News Women Empowerment

April 19, 2022

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has earmarked 60 percent (N132 billion) of its N220 billion Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Fund (MSMEDF) to women entrepreneurs in the country. Mr Onoriode Olotewo, the Branch Controller of the apex bank in Ilorin, Kwara State, spoke on behalf of the CBN Governor at an organized workshop … Continue reading Women Entrepreneurs to Get 60 Percent of SME Fund – CBN

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