ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Ugandan entrepreneurs are among the top three leading winners of the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship awards which are the brainchild of Nigerian dollar multi-millionaire Tony Elumelu. This was revealed recently among data issued at the unveiling of the 10th Cohort of the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme …
Read More »Tony Elumelu Foundation to pay out US$24.75million to African entrepreneurs as seed capital
296 Ugandan entrepreneurs are among the lucky beneficiaries | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s 296 entrepreneurs will each receive US$5,000 non-refundable seed capital as part of the Tony Elumelu Foundation’s initiative to empower African entrepreneurs across the continent. The beneficiaries who include 212 female and 84 male are part of the …
Read More »Tony Elumelu Foundation 2021 TEF Entrepreneurship Programme Application Opens
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa’s philanthropist, Tony Elumelu Foundation, has opened its applications for a new entrepreneurship training. This year’s intervention prioritises the economic recovery of small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) and young African entrepreneurs, following the Covid-19 disruption to economic activities. To address the unique challenges arising …
Read More »UBA founder, Tony Elumelu, urges African leaders to better the continent
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tony Elumelu, the founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation and Chairman, Heirs Holdings and the United Bank for Africa, has challenged African leaders to prioritise the future of the African continent. Giving a keynote address during the Africa Now Conference in Kampala titled ‘The Leadership …
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