Legatum Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship – Opens May 31. US$ 100,000 Grand Prize

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May 21, 2011

The 2011 Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship will officially open for entries on May 31st 2011 and conclude in early December with an expanded Gala Awards event in conjunction with a high-profile conference on entrepreneurship. Two more countries – Liberia and Senegal – have been added to the competition for a total of 17 participating countries in all

Applications must be submitted on line and winning companies will be judged by a world-class panel of experts for excellence in business performance, strategies for growth, visionary leadership, innovation, and core values. Successful companies will demonstrate the power of business in creating impact within their communities, by fostering job creation and improving living standards and prosperity overall.

From the Longitude Prize in the 18th century to Alfred Nobel’s laureate awards at the start of the 20th century, the power of prize programmes to catalyse innovation and inspiration is undeniable. Such prizes serve a purpose beyond recognition and reward alone – also raising awareness, creating role models and igniting ambition. From our experience with previous prize programmes within Africa and globally, we have met remarkable entrepreneurs who never lost belief in themselves, even when confronted by overwhelming challenges but persevered to bring their ideas to fruition. As such entrepreneurs work to create businesses that meet the needs of those around them and by doing so raise the living standards of their communities while also creating something of lasting value for themselves, their employees, their communities and their nations. The Legatum Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship is honoured to provide a platform upon which they may continue to inspire a new generation of African entrepreneurs.

The objectives of the Legatum Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship are:

To promote the value of entrepreneurship as a driving force of today’s Africa

To celebrate the standards of business excellence within Africa

To encourage small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs to embrace the challenges and rewards of entrepreneurship

To build strong networks of African entrepreneurs as a source of learning and sharing of best practice

To attract more venture capital inflows towards good businesses in sub-Saharan Africa

2011 Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship

Announcements regarding this year’s programmme will be made shortly and applications will open in May. The Gala Awards Banquet will take place in early December in Nairobi.

Join The Network – Make 20% Off The Experts

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May 21, 2011

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Fasmicro Partnership Scheme (FPS) – Make up to 20% on us

All services and products in our brochure are covered in the FPS.

Some of our generic proposals are here. You can use them to develop markets. And if you need a customized one, contact us!

Considering a job opportunity or more income? Now, you have found one! Fasmicro has introduced Fasmicro Partnership Scheme (FPS) that enables our nationwide partners to tap into the amazing opportunities our company provides.

Through this program, Fasmicro pays up to 20% to partners when they bring jobs to us. Potential partners will sign our partnership document. As they execute and bring jobs, they will climb the partnership levels.

This scheme is open to anyone – company or individual.

How it works

1. You will register with us as a partner – free
2. Sign agreement to abide by our FPS rules
3. Refer jobs to us and earn commission from 5% – 20%

We have Four Categories of Partnership

1. LEVEL 1 1st level when you join us) : 5% in all jobs referred
2. LEVEL 2 Refer 5 jobs to move to level 2) 10% in all jobs
3. LEVEL 3 Refer 5 Partners and 5 Jobs) 15% in all jobs.
4. LEVEL 4 At least 2 partners from you gets to level 3) 20% in all jobs.

Download the documents here (pdf) (word) or visit FPS site

You will be among our contacts in your locality. This applies to all parts of Nigeria.

What We Do

We have the following products and services. Notice that we train on Android, embedded systems and web design services and we have an innovative ICT Division. From recruiting people for our training to getting web design customers, from microelectronics center design customers to Android app customers, from software development to consulting services, ete, etc, you have more opportunities to profit with the experts.

Email info@fasmicro.com to indicate your interest in this program. And visit fps.fasmicro.net to register and start earning.

Yahoo Has Abandoned Service – Could Be In Danger

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May 21, 2011

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It is very obvious that Yahoo has stopped serving its customers towards becoming a leader in its business. As late as 8pm yesterday, Yahoo was still reminding us how the stock market will perform at the opening hours. No one is updating the news that shows up when you login into your email. The same top news has been there for hours now and no one cares in Yahoo!

Yahoo, you better get serious. Otherwise, you will be bought over by another company, for cheap. Get serious and show service and stop showing us news after it has passed by more than 12 hours. Even if you have abandoned service, you could still try to serve customers so that you can be valued much better.

The fifth news item on the email welcome page is due for change. The sames applies to what Mr. Gates said. You need to do better. We have noticed this static update for weeks now and just have to inform you to get back in the game. You allow the news to stay there for longer than necessary.

Mobile Monday Global Forum on Innovation & Entrepreneurship – May 30

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May 20, 2011

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The Global Forum for Mobile Monday techpreneurs is May 30 in Helsinki. This is a piece highlighting the program, courtesy of MM site.

We are thrilled to announce this special MobileMonday event to to join with 250 international visiting delegates and hear exciting stories from various perspectives about what is it like to be an entrepreneur in the emerging mobile industry markets. Come to listen when the entertaining moderator André Noël Chaker interviews i.a. Nokia’s Head of Corporate Strategy Heikki Norta about the role that mobile phones can play to help to connect the next Billion people to the internet.

The event is organised by MobileMonday, City of Helsinki, and the World Bank Group’s infoDev, as a part of the 4th Global Forum on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurs of innovative start-ups – See the list of invited 50 SMEs – from around the world will be on stage, in addition, Finland will showcase GraphoREAD project and No Emission Monday concept.

Participants will have a fantastic opportunity to meet leaders of social networking hubs in cities Africa, Asia, or Europe, and to learn about opportunities to connect with developers, entrepreneurs, investors, mentors, partners and customers on the ground.

The evening will kick-off at 6:30 pm with the seminar session, followed by an occasion to network with international mobile influencers and innovators whilst enjoying a buffet and refreshments in MoMo spirit until 21:00 pm.

When: Monday 30.5.2011 at 6:30 pm
Where: Helsinki City Hall, Pohjoisesplanadi 11-13
Dress code: Smart casual

Timetable:
18:30 Doors open
19:00-20:00 Seminar session moderated by André Noël Chaker
20:00-21:00 Networking over a salad buffet and drinks

The event is free of charge, Register Here Soon to ensure your spot as the number of available seats left is now limited to 100! MobileMonday has also reserved some free VIP passes to the 4th Global Forum – if you want this special MoMo invitation, please Contact Us for details.

Technology Pushing Africa From The Base Of The Pyramid

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May 20, 2011

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For a continent that has grown about 5%, annually, since 200, it has got a lot of momentum. And this is just the beginning. The ten largest markets in Africa are exceedingly fascinating and good for business. The pace dwarfs the rest of the continent. It is just acres of opportunities and diamond.

The middle class is coming up with consumption, private, exceeding $270 billion within a decade. This compares well with even the BRICs of India and Brazil. Africa has a good projection as more people are moved up the pyramid. With estimated 130 million making more than $5,000 in 2020, from about 85m today, the continent is on the rise.

A MM report summarizes it thus:

By 2040, the continent is also expected to boast the world’s largest working-age population, and another 500 million children could be born by 2030, providing marketers a youthful, aspirational audience in the long term.Supporting these shifts is the move towards urban living, with an extra 15 cities in Africa containing a minimum 1 million residents emerging in the past ten years, and a further 19 due to join this group by 2020, taking the total to 71.

Overall, 117 million people have migrated to metropolitan centres in the last ten years. The ten busiest cities, including Alexandria and Cairo in Egypt, Algiers in Morocco, Johannesburg in South Africa, and Lagos in Nigeria are projected to yield over $1trillion in GDP collectively by 2020.
85% of local shoppers would be willing to receive mobile advertising, including listening to brand messages. Currently, over 400 multinational corporations claim at least $200 million in annual revenue from Africa, and although challenges remain covering a lack of talent and infrastructural development, the potential cannot be ignored.

Mobile phones sales have boomed in Africa, with more handsets likely to be in circulation than there are people to use them by 2015. Penetration has already attained such a benchmark in Gabon, and is nearing the same level in South Africa, while even in Sudan, a country troubled by war in recent decades, it has reached 45%.

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