2014 Rolex Awards for Enterprise – for Young Visionaries Age 18 to 30

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The Rolex Awards for Enterprise, a philanthropic programme of Rolex SA, aim to encourage a spirit of enterprise in individuals around the world by supporting outstanding efforts in areas that advance human knowledge and well-being. The Awards are open to individuals of any nationality or background. The Rolex Awards provide financial assistance to people who [...]

Principals Career Development PhD Scholarships at University of Edinburgh, UK 2013/2014

Scholarship Name: Principal’s Career Development PhD Scholarships Brief description The University of Edinburgh UK will offer 50 PhD scholarships for students starting their PhD research in the 2013-2014 academic session. Accepted Subject Areas? Courses offered the University related to develpopment About Scholarship In order to attract the best and brightest PhD students, the University of [...]

5 ways to Become a more Employable Candidate- Stand out

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Nothing can be more depressing for new job seekers than working on your resume as necessary, sending countless applications, and still remain in the category of the unemployed. No feedback from employers, let alone a call for interview. Business owners are not looking to reduce the rate of unemployment. They are looking to grow their [...]

Skoll Masters Scholarships in Social Entrepreneurship for International Students, UK 2013

Scholarship Name:The Skoll Scholarship – An investment in future leaders of change Brief description The Skoll Fully Funded Scholarship Program for MBA in Social Entrepreneurship, at Said Business School, Oxford University UK 2013 Accepted Subject Areas? MBA, Management Studies in Social Entrepreneurship About Scholarship The Skoll Scholarship is a competitive scholarship for incoming MBA students [...]

Register for YouWIN Business Plan Competition for Women 2012/2013

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On Monday, President Goodluck Jonathan launched the 2012/2013 Edition of the YouWiN! Business Plan Competition tagged “YouWiN! Women”. The first round of the entrepreneurship competition was held last year, open for aspiring entrepreneurial youths in Nigeria. The second edition of the business plan competition aims to empower women. The competition is open for aspiring entrepreneurial [...]

Udacity: Introducing New Online Courses in Entrepreneurship, Maths, Software debugging and Computer Science

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Udacity, online learning platform offers new online courses open for Enrollment for students from any part of the world. Follow any of the links below to enroll now for the online course. Entrepreneurship: The Lean LaunchPad, How to Build a Startup Minimize the risk and maximize your startup’s success potential. Leading Silicon Valley startup guru [...]

10 Vital Future Skills required to keep up with Change, Competition and Opportunities

Image Credit: Institute for the Future (IFTF): 2020 future work skill.

Researchers at Harvard University once made three predictions about the future. First, they said, in the coming year, there would be more changes than ever before. Second in the coming year, there would be more competition than ever before. Third, in coming year, there would be more opportunities than ever before. The forth conclusion, which [...]

The Google Apps Developer Challenge 2012 is Ready for Submissions!

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Since the launch of the 2012 Google Apps Developer Challenge earlier last month, expert developers in Drive API, Google Apps API and Google Apps Script have been busy coding away. Now it’s time to wow the judges, as the Google Apps Developer Challenge is now open for submissions! If you would like to submit your application, [...]

How I won in the YouWIN Business Plan Competition – Interview with Utibe Etim

YouWIN Nigeria Young Entrepreneur Business Plan Competition

The YouWIN Nigeria program was transparent. Because for someone like me to be among the winners, then I would say it’s really transparent. Because I don’t know anyone who would have helped me. The FG of Nigeria introduced the Youth Enterprise with Innovation in Nigeria –YouWIN programme in 2011 www.youwin.org.ng; a collaboration of the Ministry [...]

The Google Team brings its 3rd g|Uganda to Kampala in September 2012- Apply Today

g Uganda 2012

The Google team is thrilled to announce its third annual g|Uganda, happening September 7-8 2012 in Kampala. The Google team is mixing things up in a big way, from hosting guests at a truly original venue (an amusement park!) to two full days of fresh content for the business and developer audiences. We’re looking forward [...]

Apply for 2012 World Summit Youth Award Contest-Young People using Internet and Mobile to put the UN MDG Goals in Action

World Summit Youth Award contest

Young people using Internet and mobile to put the United Nations Millennium Development Goals into Action The World Summit Youth Award 2012 registration is now open!  If you wish to submit your project, please visit the registration site below! The World Summit Youth Award- WSYA contest is a competition among the most committed and creative [...]

Register for Google Apps Developer Challenge 2012 – A Chance to win Up to $20,000 in prize

The Google Apps Developer Challenge offer developers from Africa and across the world, the opportunity to show the world what they can do with Google Apps and the Google Drive API. Developers in 6 regions across the world will win prizes that include Chromebooks and up to $20,000 USD with other special prizes for students [...]