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NIW.Startups is a platform for discovering and showcasing the new most promising startups in the region. It also seeks to attract the right investors to initiate funding conversations with startups. NIW.Startups is part of the annual Nairobi Innovation Week organized by stakeholders in the regional innovation ecosystem. In 2019, Nairobi Innovation Week will be held on 10th – 14th June. During that week 30 pitches will be staged and the 6 most promising of 2019 startups will be feted. WHAT’S IN IT FOR STARTUPS? DISCOVERABILITY Investors, Media, Customers, Partners, Mentors, Talent CONNECTIONS Investors, Customers, Partners, Mentors LEARNING Coaches, Mentors, Peers FOR WHICH STARTUPS? EARLY STAGE STARTUPS USERS Between 100 – 10,000 CUSTOMERS Between 10 – 1,000 ANNUAL REVENUE Between $1,000 – $100,000 TEAM 2+ Full-Time Team COMPANY Company Incorporated GROWTH STAGE STARTUPS USERS Between 10,000 –...

Start your application HERE About GroFin: GroFin is a pioneering development financier specializing in financing and supporting small and growing businesses (SGBs) across Africa and the Middle East. GroFin combines patient capital and specialized business support to grow emerging market enterprises.  SGB Fund: First of its kind, uncapped and unlimited-life fund to support growth of small and growing businesses in Africa. Officially launched by GroFin on September 23rd, 2015. Fund Size: US $100+ Million Focus: Focus on Small and Growing Businesses (SGBs) that are grossly underserved by other funds or financiers. Delivers a unique integrated solution for patient risk capital and end-to-end business support to start-up and growing businesses at the SME base. Locations: Nigeria, Ghana, Zambia, Egypt, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda Investors: Shell Foundation, KfW, Dutch Good Growth Fund, Norfund, GroF...

start your application here Aspire Small Business Fund About GroFin: GroFin is a pioneering development financier specializing in financing and supporting small and growing businesses (SGBs) across Africa and the Middle East. GroFin combines patient capital and specialized business support to grow emerging market enterprises.  Aspire Small Business Fund:Incorporated in July 2013 to servegrowth-oriented small enterprises in the Niger Delta region. Fund Size:US$ 10 million Focus:Create sustainable employment, economic growth and social development through the provision of business development assistance, risk finance (US$ 10,000 to US$100,000) and market linkages to viable, growth-oriented small enterprises. Locations: Niger Delta region Objectives:The Aspire Small Business Fund aims: ·       To invest in 160 businesses in the Niger Delta, whil...

start your application here Aspire Small Business Fund About GroFin: GroFin is a pioneering development financier specializing in financing and supporting small and growing businesses (SGBs) across Africa and the Middle East. GroFin combines patient capital and specialized business support to grow emerging market enterprises.  Aspire Small Business Fund:Incorporated in July 2013 to servegrowth-oriented small enterprises in the Niger Delta region. Fund Size:US$ 10 million Focus:Create sustainable employment, economic growth and social development through the provision of business development assistance, risk finance (US$ 10,000 to US$100,000) and market linkages to viable, growth-oriented small enterprises. Locations: Niger Delta region Objectives:The Aspire Small Business Fund aims: ·       To invest in 160 businesses in the Niger Delta, whil...

The Urbantech program is a global accelerator program for startups within the urban tech space. Together with the partners of the program, startups will scale their businesses and further the development of sustainable cities. The program will run through 2019-2021, admitting 10 startups in each cycle. A WORLD CLASS ACCELERATOR The Urbantech program is a world-class accelerator for high potential startups. Our goal is to contribute to further development of sustainable urban solutions. We want to bring the world’s best startups within the urban tech scope to Denmark and scale their businesses together with the program partners. For 2019, we are looking for 10 startups and we are open for applications now. Urbantech Accelerator Urbantech Blox Face-to-face engagement The program is structured like a traditional accelerator with a 3-month onsite program, but unlike other accelerators, our end-goal is to create meaningful partnerships between startups a...

Startup of the Year (SOTY), powered by Established since 2006, discovers and supports the most promising and innovative startups from around the world. Do you have what it takes to become the next Startup of the Year champion? ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA ● Be fewer than 6 years old ● Have raised less than $5MM in funding ● Be an independent company (not a subsidiary) ● Have a working beta product or service ABOUT THE COMPETITION The Startup of the Year (SOTY) competition takes place over a 1-year period and culminates at our annual event each fall. STARTUP OF THE YEAR 1 . Attracts the most innovative, emerging startups from around the world – and has been since 2006. In doing so, we have had the pleasure of meeting and helping to amplify the stories of some great companies such as GrubHub, Groupon, LivingSocial, AddThis, Desk, and Uber. 2.  Provides founders the opportunity to grow their startup to its best potential via a g...

ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS Apply  SEED AWARDS 2019  Take your enterprise to the next level Is your start-up enterprise innovative, locally driven, and eco-inclusive ? Is your enterprise making significant contributions to inclusive climate change mitigation and/or adaptation? Does your enterprise aim to replicate business activities in another region or country? Apply for the SEED Awards to take your enterprise to the next level. Up to 66 prize packages will be awarded to locally-driven and early-stage enterprises, which leverage their innovative business solutions to solve social and environmental challenges across Africa and Asia. SEED LOW CARBON AWARDS Ghana, India, Indonesia, South Africa, Thailand & Uganda 6 Winners: receive 1-year SEED Accelerator support & €10,000* grant each 24 Finalists: receive 6 months SEED Catalyser support & €1,500 grant each SEED AFRICA AWARDS Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe 5 Winners: receive 1-year SEED Accelerator ...

Impact Makers and Creators is a fully-funded, three-month business accelerator for ideation-and-growth-stage social and creative entrepreneurs. The programme will support entrepreneurs to build their businesses, make their impact sustainable and reach wider communities and beneficiaries through their work. Should you apply for this programme in 2019? Are you an aspiring/established creative social entrepreneur who is passionate about making a difference in your community? Do you want to improve your business and leadership skills to grow the sustainability of your enterprise in order to create more impact Are you looking to connect with other creative social impact makers in Johannesburg or Cape Town? Impact Makers and Creators is an ambitious programme that will work with 120 Ideation-and Growth-Stage social and creative entrepreneurs in Cape Town and Johannesburg and support them in building their social and creative businesses, make their impact sust...

Digital Explorers is a career advancement program designed to harness the potential of Nigeria’s digital talents and create further opportunities for growth. ABOUT THE PROGRAM The program is supported with financial assistance from the European Union, through the ICMPD and Mobility Partnership Facility, and will be implemented by a consortium of partners including Enterprise Lithuania, Africa research and consultancy centre AfriKo, Ventures Platform, Diversity Development Group, and Code Academy. This program is a one year journey that will connect young Nigerian ICT specialists to Lithuania, one of Europe’s most impressive digital ecosystems. Digital Explorers will be placed in paid employment for one year in top tier Lithuanian tech companies. In addition, they will receive training and skills enhancement in emerging technologies. Lithuania has made big strides in the development of its ICT sector with notable achievements including a thriving startup ecosy...

ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS Apply  ANZISHA PRIZE 2019  Africa’s biggest award for her youngest entrepreneurs The Anzisha Prize is Africa’s biggest award for the youngest entrepreneurs and hands out over USD $100,000 every year in funding to entrepreneurs from all over the continent. Then  apply ! ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA You must be between 15 and 22 years old with an ID document or Passport to present as evidence. Anyone born before November 1, 1996 or after October 31, 2004 will not be considered. You must be a national of an African country with a business based in Africa for African customers/ beneficiaries. Your business must be up and running. The Anzisha Prize is not for great ideas or business plans – you must have already started, and be able to prove it! You have time to get started now and have tangible results to share before applications open. Your business, invention or social project can be in any field or industry (science and technology, civi...

Closes:  May 22, 2019 Apply Program dates  January 29 - May 22, 2019 STARTUPBOOTCAMP AFRITECH 2019 FASTTRACK TOUR  Empowering Innovators through open innovation ecosystems Startupbootcamp AfriTech  is a Pan African, mentor-driven and corporate-backed accelerator, aimed at empowering innovators. Startupbootcamp AfriTech empowers the top innovative African tech startups, linking them to the fastest-moving corporates on the continent. We are sponsored by  Old Mutual, Nedbank , RCS, BNP Paribas and PwC . In 2019 we will be visiting  15 countries  and hosting  19 events . Startupbootcamp AfriTech is inviting startups, mentors, investors, corporates and thought leaders to join us at our  FastTracks  (one-day pitching events)  Office Hours  (networking and mentoring) and  themed Hackathons  in a city near you. Apply now  here The  10 most promising   startups  selected from the application...

The contest aims to reward the best innovative and socially responsible business projects in Africa and the Middle East. This 9th edition unfolds in two phases: first the candidates participate to a national competition, then an international jury gives a grand prize to the best national winners. At both the national and international step, the viewers of this site can vote to add a name to the jury shortlist. Registration starts on Monday, 4th of March 2019. NEWS OF THE PRIZE Registration to the contest is now open and will close on the 30th of May, 2019 at 9PM GMT. Some fields of the application form are compulsory; your application will fail if one of them is not filled. We suggest you do not wait the last day to complete your application. AWARDS AND RULES 1st Grand Prize:  €25,000 2nd Grand Prize:  €15,000 3rd Grand Prize:  €10,000 Orange experts provide the winners with customised digital mentoring and advice. These intern...

ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS Apply Closes:  April 12, 2019 PIVOT EAST 2019  East Africa's Premier Startup Pitching Competition & Conference The PIVOT EAST is a program of targeted entrepreneurial workshops, pitching competition and conference for entrepreneurs leveraging technology to provide products or services to customers, and business advisory sessions. It culminates in the top 25 East Africa startups pitching to investors and partners at a finalists conference. Apart from developers and entrepreneurs, typical audiences at the event include investors, corporate executives, government officials, Hub Managers, SME enablers, representatives of development organizations and academia. The competition has five categories in both software and hardware which are; Finance  – including digital or mobile payments, banking, insurance, cryptocurrencies, e-commerce etc. Enterprise  – including ERP Systems, CRMs, Recruiting platforms, value chain manage...

Application Deadline : April 2nd 2019 Are you a graduate looking for a job? Do you want us to assist you? If yes, apply now for Fidelity Bank Plc Graduate Digital Trainee Program 2019. In this article, you will get the latest updates, requirement, qualification and guidelines on how to apply for Fidelity Jobs.  Fidelity Bank Plc began operations in 1988 as Fidelity Union Merchant Bank Limited. By 1990, it had distinguished itself as the fastest growing merchant bank in the country. However, to leverage the emerging opportunities in the commercial and consumer end of financial services in Nigeria, in 1999, it converted to commercial banking and changed its name to Fidelity Bank Plc. Job Title: Digital Trainee Job ID: #000008 Location : Nigeria Specialization : Information Technology Job Description We are looking for young innovative minds to support and drive the bank’s digital revolution. Requirements: Interested candidates must; Not be more than 26 years old by D...

Job Description The PwC Deal No matter which area of the business you choose to join, all graduate programmes offer the same deal: the opportunity to grow as an individual, to meet new people, and build relationships that will stay with you for life.  Our graduate training programme is underpinned by a development framework that broadens and deepens your knowledge. You'll learn from hands-on coaching and an outstanding variety of work. You'll gain business, personal and technical skills you can use across the business and throughout your career. All our people need to demonstrate skills and behaviours that will support us in implementing our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework: The PwC Professional. Risk Assurance Risk is a fact of life for business and it is growing in importance to businesses around the world. It exists in various forms, from potentia...

The National Roundtable on Business and Human Rights is pleased to call for applications from media personnel for a training on “Business and Human Rights Reporting in Nigeria”.  The training is aimed at facilitating increased and informed media coverage of the intricacies of business and human rights and in particular, the application of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in Nigeria. Given the growing imperative to strengthen the legal and regulatory framework to mainstream human rights and good governance in the rapidly expanding business clime of Nigeria, as well as the recent overtures by the Federal Government to increase the ease of doing business in Nigeria; it has become essential to engage all critical stakeholders in business sector governance on related human rights issues, and to strengthen  rallying platforms to advance national and transnational dialogues in this regard. The training will also pay special attention to skillsets ...

Application Deadline: 15th April 2019. Every year thousands of African youth experience challenges as they travel across the African continent. This often translates to lost opportunities for work, business and leisure because of onerous visa processes.  The writing competition is one of the platforms under the #VisaFreeAfrica Campaign that is aimed at putting a face to the large number of young Africans missing out on these opportunities. VisaFreeAfrica invite you to share your story and spread awareness on the need for a #VisaFreeAfrica. Competition Criteria : The contest is open to all African nationals residing in Africa between the ages of 18-35 years. The writing style should be narrative non-fiction based on a real-life experience you had while traveling from and to an African country. The story should start from a time when you were denied a Visa or how the process involved in getting a visa cost you an opportunity for study or work. The article should ...

The Lagos State Scholarship Board is the agency in charge of scholarship, bursary and other related matters within the state.  It grants Scholarship awards to deserving indigenes in various tertiary institutions for full time studies in order to assist these students financially. PROCESS FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR LOCAL UNDER-GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD. THIS SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME IS FOR LAGOS STATE INDIGENES ONLY STUDYING IN ANY TERTIARY INSTITUTION ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 1.      All applicants must have gained full time admission into an accredited Nigerian tertiary Institution. 2.      All Under-graduate applicants: i.       Where CGPA scale is 7.0 (e.g University of Ibadan) he /she must possess a minimum of 4.6/7.0 ii.      Where CGPA scale is 5.0 (e.g University of Lagos) he /she must possess a minimum of 3.5/5.0 iii.     Where CGPA scale is 4.0 (e.g polytechnics and colleges of education) he /she must p...

Deadline  : 29th March 2019 The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer.  We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.  We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. We promote family-friendly flexible working opportunities, where operational and security needs allow. Starting salary:  N135,419 Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities This is an exciting role in a part of Africa that has received renewed UK and Ministerial attention since the election in 2015 of President Buhari.  The role is based in Lagos, contributing to the larger communications team based in Abuja. Reporting to the Press and Public Affairs Officer in Lagos, the successful candidate will work within the...

Deadline : 15th April,2019 The Secretariat of the WTO is seeking candidates for THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION YOUNG PROFESSIONALS PROGRAMME for 2020. The WTO Young Professionals Programme (YPP) is a unique opportunity for qualified young professionals up to the age of 32 years, as at 1 January 2020, from eligible developing and least-developed country (LDC) WTO Members, to enhance their knowledge and skills on WTO and international trade issues. The Programme aims to widen the pool of professionals from these countries who can later be more competitive with respect to recruitment in the WTO and/or other regional and international organizations.   ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A COVER LETTER OF MOTIVATION, WHICH SHOULD INDICATE UP TO THREE AREAS OF WORK (SEE DETAILS UNDER GENERAL FUNCTIONS), IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE, THAT THE APPLICANT WOULD BE INTERESTED IN. Applications with no accompanying letter of motivation will not be considered. Please refer to instructions unde...

In 2018, the WHO Global Malaria Programme initiated an extensive review of WHO’s processes for developing and disseminating policy guidance on malaria.  Our overall objective is to deliver timely, high quality guidance to malaria-endemic countries through processes that are more transparent, consistent, efficient and predictable. Following the recommendations of the review, the Global Malaria Programme will convene a single Guidelines Development Group (GDG) to ensure consistency in process and development of all malaria recommendations. Ad hoc Evidence Review Groups (ERGs) may be convened to support the GDG on specialized topics. These changes to the structure of Global Malaria Programme's advisory bodies have been designed to streamline and standardize our evidence review processes for malaria control and elimination. The WHO Global Malaria Programme is currently issuing a “Call for experts” to serve as members of the newly formed GDG. This roster will also b...

Susdevi Recruitment Online test questions for it's Applicants. Kindly attempt these questions before visiting the SUSDEVI portal for your test. Remember, there is a time frame for your test so be wise to familiarise with these questions before you log on.  You risk been qualified if you attempt to log on or take your test when you re not scheduled to do so. To visit the test portal and view when you are scheduled to take your test , pls scroll down to the button of this Page. SUSDEVI TEST QUESTIONS SECTION A ESSAY Ecommerce in Nigeria, estimated at $13 billion by the London based Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), is a vital sector that, if properly harnessed can; create more means of livelihood for individuals and massive jobs for youths; enhance Market Access and sales for SME’s; boost economic development; reduce poverty and help in achieving some other Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Unfortunately, the progress of ecommerce in Nigeria is being hampered by se...

Deadline : March 28,2019 Annually, Total, in partnership with The Embassy of France in Nigeria, select and sponsor young Nigerian scholars to master’s degree programs in Management, Finance, International Relations, Energy and Environmental issues in top universities in France. The award is full board.  We welcome applications from suitably qualified young Nigerians for the 2019 /2020 Quai d’Orsay/Total International Scholarship Scheme. ELIGIBILITY Interested applicants, who must have obtained a university degree (minimum second upper  class) not earlier than (5) years ago and must have completed the mandatory NYSC  programme should visit our website -www.careers.total.com for detailed information. All  application forms must be completed online. No paper applications will be accepted. TIPS FOR NAVIGATING THE WEBSITE: 1) If the page defaults in French, click on “English” at the top of the page to change the language. ...