Original Story Published by: Emmanuel Ajarfor Abugri for Modern Ghana
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A little over 5,000 young African entrepreneurs who are funded, trained and mentored by the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading entrepreneurship-focused philanthropic organization have converged at the fourth annual TEF Entrepreneurship Forum in Lagos, Nigeria.
As the largest gathering of African entrepreneurs and the broader entrepreneurship ecosystem, the over 5,000 entrepreneurs include global investors and leaders from the African public and private sectors as well as developmental organizations.
The event is a unique opportunity to generate ideas, forge networks and bring policymakers and the private sector together, in a spirit of robust debate and interaction.
Welcoming the entrepreneurs to the Forum, TEF CEO, Parminder Vir OBE announced that the Foundation with partnerships from the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC), GTZ, and others had increased the number of this year’s young entrepreneurs to 1,460 which exceeds the annual target of 5,000 young entrepreneurs.
According to Mrs Vir OBE, in its 4th year, TEF Entrepreneurship Programme has empowered 4,460 entrepreneurs with a total investment of USD20million; 4,000 funded directly by the Foundation and 460 have been funded by partners.
In a short statement, the Group Director of Marketing and Communications of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Madam Bola Atta said together we can make a difference to our continent.
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