The prestigious Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards, the international business plan competition created in 2006 to identify, support and encourage projects by women entrepreneurs, has just announced their finalists for Africa for 2018.
Read moreSalma Abdulai named Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards 2017 Laureate for Sub-Saharan Africa
Earlier this month, the 2017 group of Laureates were announced at the Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards, this year held in Singapore for the very first time. Cyrille Vigneron and Ilian Mihov announced the six laureates selected by an independent international jury amongst nearly 1900 applicants from over 120 countries. The Laureate for Sub-Saharan Africa this year was Salma Abdulai, founder of Unique Quality Product Enterprise in Ghana, a company processing and marketing Fonio, a nutritious and climate resistant indigenous cereal.
Read moreMeet the 5 women representing Africa as finalists in the 2017 Cartier Women's Initiative Award
Cartier has announced the 18 finalists for the 2017 Cartier Women's Initiative Award nominees, and once again it promises to be an inspirational group of game-changers who have made the list. For the past decade, the Cartier Awards has become synonymous with supporting creative excellence from around the world, with more than 160 entrepreneurs from 45 countries being showcased during that period.
Read moreChinwe Ohajuruka founder Comprehensive Design Services Nigeria wins the 2015 Cartier Award for Sub-Saharan Africa
Paris, 15 October 2015 - This year's Cartier Women's Initiative Awards have just been announced and the sub-Saharan Laureate for 2015 is the inspirational Chinwe Ohajuruka, the founder of Comprehensive Design Services, Nigeria. Chinwe received her well-deserved award at a prestigious ceremony in the glamorous French capital.
Read moreThato Kgatlhanye founder of Rethaka in South Africa speaks about entrepreneurship - 2015 Cartier Awards finalist
Thato Kgatlhanye is one of three Sub-Saharan Finalists of the 2015 Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards will be joining 17 other inspirational women entrepreneurs selected from over 1700 applications from more than 100 countries in Paris this month to hear the announcement of this year’s Laureates. The Laureates will be announced at the Awards Ceremony on October 15, 2015 in France. In this video she speaks about her experience as an entrepreneur.
Read moreChinwe Ohajuruka founder of Comprehensive Design Services in Nigeria speaks about entrepreneurship - 2015 Cartier Awards finalist
Chinwe Ohajuruka is one of three Sub-Saharan Finalists of the 2015 Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards will be joining 17 other inspirational women entrepreneurs selected from over 1700 applications from more than 100 countries in Paris this month to hear the announcement of this year’s Laureates. The Laureates will be announced at the Awards Ceremony on October 15, 2015 in France. In this video she speaks about her experience as an entrepreneur.
Read moreSuzana Moreira founder of MoWoza speaks about entrepreneurship - 2015 Cartier Awards finalist
Suzana Moreira is one of three Sub-Saharan Finalists of the 2015 Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards will be joining 17 other inspirational women entrepreneurs selected from over 1700 applications from more than 100 countries in Paris this month to hear the announcement of this year’s Laureates. The Laureates will be announced at the Awards Ceremony on October 15, 2015 in France. In this video she speaks about her experience as an entrepreneur.
Read moreCartier Women’s Initiative Awards Sub-Saharan Finalists head to Paris
The three Sub-Saharan Finalists of the Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards will be joining 17 other inspirational women entrepreneurs selected from over 1700 applications from more than 100 countries in Paris this month to hear the announcement of this year’s Laureates. The Laureates will be announced at the Awards Ceremony on October 15, 2015, at the Annual Global Meeting of the Women’s Forum for the Economy and Society, in Deauville, France.
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