On January 1, 2017, the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) will begin
accepting applications for the third round of the TEF Entrepreneurship
Programme.
The Programme is the Foundations 10-year, US$100 million commitment
to training, mentoring and funding 10,000 African entrepreneurs.
The application portal will be open until midnight (WAT), March 1, 2017.
Entrepreneurs must complete the online application and selection is on a rolling basis, so early application is encouraged.
Tony Elumelu, TEF Founder, said: I believe the seeds we are planting
through the Programme will transform Africa. Two years on, it is clear
that we have found a key to unlocking Africas potential for economic
transformation. As our entrepreneurs grow their own businesses and
realise their ambitions, so too does the vision. We are showing what the
African private sector can achieve; how hard work and enterprise can
catalyze real, sustainable development.
The Programme is designed to identify entrepreneurs that have the
potential to grow their businesses and collectively generate 1,000,000
new jobs that can contribute at least $10 billion in additional revenues
to the African economy.
