Somto BisinaApplications are now open for the Tony Elumelu Foundation entrepreneurship programme 2023. Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), is the leading champion of entrepreneurship in Africa. Its objective is to empower women and men across our continent, catalysing economic growth, driving poverty eradication, and ensuring job creation.
TEF believes the private sector’s role is critical for Africa’s development and that the private sector must create both social and economic wealth.
The TEF entrepreneurship programme is open to all entrepreneurs from across Africa, either with a start-up idea or an existing business of fewer than 3 years in existence. All successful applicants would join the 9,000 current beneficiaries from 54 African countries, in receiving mentorship and non-refundable seed capital.
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Application Requirements
Applicants must be 18 years of age and above.
All businesses must be business ideas or early-stage companies, in the range of 0 to 5 years old.
Benefits
Non-refundable seed funding of $5,000
A world-class business training for 12 weeks
Access to TEF Alumni network with over 15,000 entrepreneurs across’ Africa
Mentoring and networking opportunities via Africa’s largest digital platform for entrepreneurs, TEFConnect.net.
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All selected Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs are granted life-long access to www.TEFConnect.com, the Tony Elumelu Foundation’s digital platform where they have life-long access to the Tony Elumelu Foundation’s alumni and mentor networks, market linkages, and the opportunity to network with the over 1.5 million African entrepreneurs from across the continent that is subscribed to the platform.
For more information on the application process, Click Here.
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