Top 117 Ideas and 27 sectors that can Win the Tony Elumelu Foundation $5000 Grant in year 2020 for 54 African Countries.
Applications for the 6th cohort of the Tony Elumelu Foundation
Entrepreneurship Programme is now open.
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF)—Africa’s leading philanthropy focused
on empowering African entrepreneurs—is looking for the most innovative
business ideas across the African continent.
You are eligible to apply if you have a business idea or a startup under 3 years
of existence in any sector and in any country across Africa.
You could be selected to join the current 9,631 beneficiaries across 54 African
countries to receive:
- Business Training
- Mentorship
- $5,000 non-refundable seed capital
- Global Networking Opportunities
The application portal opens January 1 and closes midnight, March 1, 2020.
Apply HERE on TEFConnect.com.
Top 117 Ideas and 27 sectors that can Win the Tony Elumelu Foundation $5000 Grant in year 2020 for 54 African Countries.
Here are the Top 117 Ideas and 27 sectors that can Win the Tony Elumelu Foundation $5000 Grant in year 2020 for 54 African Countries.
Beauty and Wellness
- Cosmetics
- Makeup Artistry
- Spa Services
- Nail technician
Real Estate
- Residential
- Commercial
- Industrial
- Land
Commercial/Retail
- E-commerce
- Supermarket
- Grocery Store
- Home Furnishing Retailer
- Auto Retailer
Waste Management
- Waste Recycling
- Refuse Collection
Transportation
- Water transport service
- Road transport service
- Rail transport service
Tourism/Hospitality
- Travel service
- Adventure tourism and Recreation
- Accomodation
Textile
- Textile design and manufacturing
- Textile wholesale/retail
Telecommunication
- Wireless Communication
- Communication Equipment
- Processing Systems and products
- Telecommunication services
Professional Services
- Accountant
- Maintenance Services
- Cleaning Services
- Security Services
- Technician
- Plumber
- Electrician
- Auto Repairs
Oil and Gas
- Drilling and Exploration
- Transportation
- Storage and processing
- Marketing and Commercial Distribution
Media and entertainment
- Advertising
- Audio –visual technician
- Musician
- Disk Jockey
- Music producer
Manufacturing
- Woodwork and furnishing
- Food processing
- Hardware manufacturing
Intellectual Property Services
- Legal practice
- Publisher
- Author
- Screenplay writer
ICT
- Gaming
- Software development
- Online platform
- Internet service provider
- Robotics
- Artificial Intelligence
Healthcare
- Healthtech
- Pharmaceutical
- Physician
- Medical practitioner
Haulage/Logistics
- Courier services
- Postal service
- Road haulage
- Storage
- Ware housing
Food and Beverage
- Catering
- Confectionary
- Food processing
- Alcoholic beverages
- Restaurant business
FMCG
- Toiletries
- Homegoods
Financial Services
- Fintech
- Banking and Finance
Fashion
- Fashion designer
- Fashion retailer
- Jewelry retailer
- Goldsmith
- Fashion accessories Manufacturer
Event Planning
- Conference/Summit Convening
- Tradefair Convening
Aviation
- Drone technology
- Air Transport (Freight/ Passenger)
- Air Craft maintenance and repair services
- Aero simulation services
Agriculture
- Agribusiness
- Farming
- Livestock farming
- Field crop farming
- Fishery
- Aquaculture
- Agro forestry
- Agrictech
- Greenhouse Farming
Energy/Power generation
- Brodegradable/fuel
- Coal consumable fuel
- Solar Energy
- Car battery retailer
- Generator retailer
Education and Training
- Online training
- Physical training
- Educative games
- Awareness programme
Consulting
- Business consultant
- Legal services
- Real estate
Construction
- Industrial/ Commercial/ Institutional Building Construction
- Water/ Sewer line related Structures
- High way/ Street/ Bridge Construction
- Other heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
- Flooring Contractor
- Masonry Contractor
- Painting/Wall covering
- Tiles Laying
- Construction block making
- Interior decorator
Before you start the application, look at all the things that have changed
about this grant application.
Really everything has changed.
It is no longer business as usual.
By 1st of January, 2020
- You will apply through tefconnect.com
- But no selection will be made at this point (unlike before that the
winners will be announced after this first level)
- Everyone that applied will undergo and online training and it will be
marked (they don’t mark it before)
- Successful entrepreneurs from the training will be selected to come
and pitch their idea live (this is a new component of the programme).
- Many will be dropped at this stage and final winners will be
announced.
- They will attend the Entrepreneurship Forum
- Do their Documentation and finally will receive the seed capital alert
of $5000 USD.
- They will be added to the Alumni Network.