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Monday, 20 June 2016
Nigerian Tribune
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Ruth Olurounbi
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The power of prayer for entrepreneurs I pray for the courage to carry forth my convictions during the battle of business and to resist temptation to a quicker monetary result when such temptation compromises these things for which I stand. I pray for continued clarity of purpose so that I may hold my vision steady and keep my focus on the needs and success of others, which in turn shall bring me my success. I pray for the courage to carry forth my convictions during
the battle of business and to resist temptation to a quicker monetary result when such temptation compromises these things for which I stand.I pray for good health and a feeling of well being, and the continued desire to improve those areas of my physical life I may be neglecting in the name of my spiritual and entrepreneurial advancement. —Rick Beneteau, co-creator Make Every Day A Great Day
Program When was the last time you prayed? This morning I am guessing. Or was it last night? It really doesn’t matter when last you prayed, what matters is that you prayed. But why are we talking about prayer today – especially prayer in the context of business or if you will entrepreneurship? Probably because prayer is an integral part of our daily lives as people.
700 entrepreneurs, 300 investors for #GES2016 Continued from pg 23
U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Penny Pritzker adds that: “One of the principal goals of GES is to increase the opportunities available to promising entrepreneurs from around the world through access to capital and mentorship. By welcoming an unprecedented number of investors to this year’s GES, we are able to achieve this goal and showcase the talent, solutions, and opportunity that exist around the world directly to investors.” Some important events that stand out for us at Entrepreneurship+ are: Women in Technology: Focus on Africa hosted by the LIONS@FRICA Partnership together with The African Technology Foundation, Ingressive, My Africa Is, and African Diaspora Network. This event showcases leading African women entrepreneurs and innovators, celebrates women in technology, and highlights key resources that connect and empower women in tech globally. As US State Department puts it, “women entrepreneurs not only fuel economic growth, but also drive the innovations needed to address some of the most critical challenges the world faces.” Hosted by Inter-American Development Bank, U.S. Small Business Administration, Blum Center for Developing Economies, innovators and entrepreneurs working in Latin American and the Caribbean will demonstrate how their solutions are improving lives and the power of being truly global at the event tagged Demand Solutions: Showcasing Latin American and Caribbean Innovation and Entrepreneurship that Improves Lives, on Wednesday, June 23. Among other scheduled events are “Preparing for the Future of Artificial Intelligence” which is hosted by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and Stanford and the “Detroit Story: Transformation through Disruptive Social, Food, and Mobility Entrepreneurship”, also hosted by the White House Detroit Federal Working Group (DFWG), the New Economy Initiative (NEI), Endeavor Detroit, and Shinola Detroit.
Andela boss, TEF CEO head for GES
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YIN Aboyeji, co-founder Andela and Parminder Vir, CEO, Tony Elumelu Foundation are among 22 Nigerians slated to participate at the upcoming Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) beginning tomorrow through Thursday, June 24. Aboyeji, along with Adeniji Lumumba Kola, Managing Director/ CEO, Niji Group; Timothy Adeoye Ajekigbe, Founder, Uplinx Techub; Cletus Junior Ajibade, Co-founder, SaferMom; Zephaniah Zaiki Balogun; Co-founder RitZeph Concepts; Habiba Eyioma Ali, CEO, SOSAI Renewable Energy; Victor Tokunbo Boyle-Komolafe, Founder/CEO,
Ojoro Kitchen; Chris Chimezirim Kwekowe, CEO, Slatecube and Christian Oluwaremilekun Medupin, Co-founder & Senior Sales Engineer, Neo Mundo Limited, is going in his capacity as an entrepreneur. Vir, CEO, Tony Elumelu Foundation, along with Eghosa Omoigui, General Partner, EchoVC Partners and Chika Umeadi, Engagement Director, TipHub will be at the event in her capacity as an investor. Yemi Oyemi Femi Oye, CEO, Green Energy & Biofuels will go as SEED participant, along with Afolabi Abiodun, Managing Director/ CEO, SBTelecoms & Devices and Abimbola Okubena, COO, Health
Forever; while Nnenna Chioma Okoye, Founder, ResSpot will participate as GIST Tech-I Finalist along with Destiny Frederick, Founder/ CEO, EcoFuture Enterprise. The 22 Nigerians, who are representatives of organisations benefiting Nigerian entrepreneurial development, will join more than 700 entrepreneurs from around the world along with investors, speakers, and leaders in the entrepreneurship space, the US Embassy in Nigeria said in a statement. From an approximated 420 applications, the most from any country, for this year’s GES, these 22 innovative entrepreneurs will be joined by