Apply for the 2018 African Entrepreneurship Award and share among $1million prize
Apply for the 2018 African Entrepreneurship Award and share among $1million prize Closes on April 30th 2018BMCE Bank African Entrepreneurship Award 2018 for African Based Entrepreneurs ($1 million Prize)
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Are you looking for mentoring to launch or grow your business or idea in Africa? Join the journey to receive free, online mentoring from over 400 entrepreneurs, investors and business owners.
Apply for the 2018 African Entrepreneurship Award and share among $1million prize Closes on April 30th 2018
Award Categories
Innovation
New technology, new business model or attempting to solve a problem that’s never been solved before in your region.
Criteria Include
Is it durable?
Is it multi-functional?
Is it environmentally sustainable?
Is it low cost?
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Sports
Promotes integrity, perseverance and friendship to unite communities.
Criteria Include
To what extent does it strengthen the economy?
To what extent does it improve health of our youth?
To what extent does it reflect values, especially integrity?
The Journey
Ten months to launch or scale your idea, build your business, & share in the Award.
March
Submissions Open
Submit your idea by April 30.
April
3 Rounds of Online Mentoring
Our mentors help define your market & put your scalability to the test.
October
On-site Visits
Entrepreneurs in the top 50 are visited by the Award team.
December
Bootcamp
Finalists benefit from a 3-day Boot Camp; then pitch their ideas to the Presidential Jury.
The Award
The jury decides the number of winners & how the $1 million award is shared.
Apply for the 2018 African Entrepreneurship Award and share among $1million prize Closes on April 30th 2018
Eligibility
You, the entrepreneur, must meet the following criteria to submit your business proposal:
- You are an African citizen, & over 18 years of age.
- Your idea or business is a for-profit.
- You have a strategy for positive social impact.
- Your idea or business includes a technological component.
- Your idea or business is for Africa.
- Your idea fits in one of this year’s categories.
Innovation: An idea or invention which is or can become a good or service that creates value for which customers will pay.
Ex: Using a new technology (something new to the industry), or using a new business model (new way to deliver, collect, share), or solving a problem not solved before in your region (in all sectors).
Ineligible Businesses in Innovation:
Using an old technology
Using an old business model
Attempting to solve a problem already solved
Sports: An idea, prototype or startup business in the sports industry which is a Product (e.g. apparel, equipment), Production Method (e.g. supply chain), Service (education, health, spectator-experience, athlete-experience), Supplier (e.g. sources of materials, resources), Market (e.g. buyers), Media (e.g. promotion, information), Venue or Facility Management, or Health/Performance Improvement (Fitness Technology, Physical Training and Rehabilitation).
Ineligible Businesses in Sports:
Gaming/Gambling
eSports
Single Athlete to Compete
Sponsorships (Athlete/Team)
Single Trainers
Businesses in which Sports is not the primary activity
Apply for the 2018 African Entrepreneurship Award and share among $1million prize Closes on April 30th 2018
Are you looking for mentoring to launch or grow your business or idea in Africa? Join the journey to receive free, online mentoring from over 400 entrepreneurs, investors and business owners.
The African Entrepreneurship Award offers $1 million to all eligible African entrepreneurs with an exisiting business or just an idea for one. The Award Journey is made up of 4 rounds of mentoring and starts by you taking a few minutes to submit an idea for Round 1. Once you hit the submit button, you begin a journey with real entrepreneurs who have been where you are today.
Deadline: April 30th 2018
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Serial Entrepreneur - International Business Planning and Development Consultant - Speaker - Trainer - Author - Blogger - Network Marketing professional.
- 2020 Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) in View.
- 2020 SMEDAN Certified Business Development Service Provider in Conjunction with EDC, PAU.
- 2020 Alumni, Special Executive Master's Programe (SEMP) in Business Administration, Metropolitan School of Business and Management, United Kingdom UK (MSBM).
- 2020 Mentor, Teach For Nigeria
- 2020 Mentor, Ignite Innovation Lab
- 2020 Covener, Youth Empowerment Virtual Summit
- 2018-2019 SME Business Trainer and Coaching Advisor at GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit) GERMAN CORPORATION for SME Loop.
- 2018 Executive Director/ Project Manager, Dayo Adetiloye Empowerment and Development Initiative
- 2018 YALI RLC Online Cohort 9
- 2017 Fellow, Inspire Africa Train-the-Trainer Entrepreneurship programme sponsored by US Consulate Lagos and the Dickey Center, U.S.A.
- 2016 Fellow, Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme
- 2016 CEO, Dayo Adetiloye Business Hub
- 2015 Top 50 Innovative Entrepreneurs, BET5 by Diamond Bank and EDC, PAU.
- 2013 Masters Of Business Administration (MBA) OAU, Ile Ife.
- 2010 B Agriculture (Soil Science) OAU, Ile Ife.
He is an alumnus of Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) of the Lagos Business School (LBS), Pan-Atlantic University (PAU). And Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
Through his training, mentoring, speaking and coaching programmes, he has empowered many young people over the years to start and grow their own business, build wealth, create multiple streams of income and achieve financial independence.
- He is a Certified Trainer in Design Thinking by the U.S Consulate, Lagos and the inspire Africa Entrepreneurship Institute.
- Consulted for more than 5000 MSMEs in the last 8 years in various industry including Agro-processing, Consulting, Training and Education, Financial Services, Waste Management, Renewable Energy, Oil and Gas, Construction, Real Estate, FMCG, Digital Marketing, Personal Branding etc.
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Victoria
Hello Mr Dayo,
pls is the African Entrepreneurship Award only for existing businesses?
And can you help me to write an application that will win in the African Entrepreneurship Award?
Dayo Adetiloye
Hi Victoria: Yes, your business must be existing with a very unique way of solving a problem.
Yes we can help you write if you meet the requirement. call or WhatsApp me on 08105636015