Top  117 Ideas  and 27 sectors that can Win the Tony Elumelu Foundation $5000 Grant in year 2020 for 54 African Countries.

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:

  1. Business Training
  2. Mentorship
  3. $5,000 non-refundable seed capital
  4. 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.

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

  1. Cosmetics
  2. Makeup Artistry
  3. Spa Services
  4. Nail technician

Real Estate

  1. Residential
  2. Commercial
  3. Industrial
  4. Land

Commercial/Retail

  1. E-commerce
  2. Supermarket
  3. Grocery Store
  4. Home Furnishing Retailer
  5. Auto Retailer

Waste Management

  1. Waste Recycling
  2. Refuse Collection

Transportation

  1. Water transport service
  2. Road transport service
  3. Rail transport service

Tourism/Hospitality

  1. Travel service
  • Adventure tourism and Recreation
  1. Accomodation

Textile

  1. Textile design and manufacturing
  2. Textile wholesale/retail

Telecommunication

  • Wireless Communication
  1. Communication Equipment
  • Processing Systems and products
  1. Telecommunication services

Professional Services

  1. Security Services
  2. Technician
  3. Plumber
  • Electrician
  1. Auto Repairs

Oil and Gas

  • Drilling and Exploration
  1. Transportation
  • Storage and processing
  • Marketing and Commercial Distribution

Media and entertainment

  1. Advertising
  2. Audio –visual technician
  • Musician
  • Disk Jockey
  1. Music producer

Manufacturing

  • Woodwork and furnishing
  1. Food processing
  • Hardware manufacturing

Intellectual Property Services

  1. Legal practice
  2. Publisher
  • Author
  1. Screenplay writer

ICT

  1. Gaming
  2. Software development
  • Online platform
  1. Internet service provider
  • Robotics
  1. Artificial Intelligence

Healthcare

  • Healthtech
  • Pharmaceutical
  1. Physician
  2. Medical practitioner

Haulage/Logistics

  • Courier services
  • Postal service
  1. Road haulage
  • Storage
  1. Ware housing

Food and Beverage

  • Catering
  1. Confectionary
  2. Food processing
  • Alcoholic beverages
  1. Restaurant business

FMCG

  1. Toiletries
  2. Homegoods

Financial Services

  • Fintech
  1. Banking and Finance

Fashion

  • Fashion designer
  1. Fashion retailer
  • Jewelry retailer
  • Goldsmith
  1. Fashion accessories Manufacturer

Event Planning

  1. Conference/Summit Convening
  • Tradefair Convening

Aviation

  • Drone technology
  1. Air Transport (Freight/ Passenger)
  • Air Craft maintenance and repair services
  1. Aero simulation services

Agriculture

  • Agribusiness
  1. Farming
  2. Livestock farming
  3. Field crop farming
  4. Fishery
  5. Aquaculture
  6. Agro forestry
  1. Agrictech
  2. Greenhouse Farming

Energy/Power generation

  1. Brodegradable/fuel
  2. Coal consumable fuel
  1. Solar Energy
  2. Car battery retailer
  3. Generator retailer

Education and Training

  1. Online training
  2. Physical training
  3. Educative games
  4. Awareness programme

Consulting

  1. Business consultant
  2. Legal services
  3. Real estate

Construction

  1. Industrial/ Commercial/ Institutional Building Construction
  2. Water/ Sewer line related Structures
  3. High way/ Street/ Bridge Construction
  4. Other heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
  5. Flooring Contractor
  6. Masonry Contractor
  7. Painting/Wall covering
  8. Tiles Laying
  9. Construction block making
  10. 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.

 

Read Also: 7-things-to-do-differently-as-you-apply-for-2020-5000-grant-application-of-tony-elumelu-foundation-for-54-african-countries

 

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