The Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme

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Nigeria

Description

The foundation's long-term investment in empowering African entrepreneurs is emblematic of Tony Elumelu’s philosophy of Africapitalism, which positions Africa’s private sector, and most importantly entrepreneurs, as the catalyst for the social and economic development of the continent. In 2015, TEF consolidated its various programmes and initiatives and made investing in Africa’s next generation of entrepreneurs and business leaders a priority. The future of the Tony Elumelu Foundation centers on the provision of structured, robust, and multifaceted support to entrepreneurs around Africa through the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme. The vision for the Foundation is to unlock the obstacles that Africa’s entrepreneurs face as they grow their start-ups into small to medium enterprises (SMEs), their SMEs into national growth companies, and their national growth companies into African multinationals. The foundation has committed itself to continuing to support its growing numbers of programme alumni, whose inspirational success stories serve as encouragement to upcoming entrepreneurs and demonstrate the effectiveness of the foundation's interventions. The foundation says it intends to continue to facilitate meaningful conversations and mentoring relationships to further assist tomorrow’s business leaders and build an impactful pan-African entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Details

Name of Primary Programme The Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme	Numbers of programme participants annually 25 - 250	Organisation website http://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/
Programme Type Leadership Impact Platform	Region from which participants are selected Various, Northern Africa, West Africa, Central Africa, Southern Africa	Programme Contact email info@tonyelumelufoundation.org
Programme Funders Philanthropic	Region of programme delivery Northern Africa, West Africa, Central Africa, South West Africa, South East Africa, Southern Africa	Country of operation Nigeria
Philanthropic funders Tony Elumelu Foundation	Are programmes continuing? Yes	Organisation Name Tony Elumelu Foundation
Programme Start Date 2015	Telephone Number +234 1 2774641/5

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