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  The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) is the leading champion of Entrepreneurship & Economic Development in Africa. Frequently Asked Questions ( FAQs ) on TEF2024 grant application. Applications are currently ongoing. Q:  How do I apply for TEF grant? A: The Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme is open to Africans from all 54 African countries with scalable business ideas or a business that has been operational for no more than 3 years. Applicants must be 18 years of age and above. Interested applicants may register on  www.tefconnect.com   Q:  Is there a registration fee to be paid before TEF Application?  A: TEF has NOT appointed anyone to act on her behalf to conduct any part of this Programme. This Programme is online, and it is FREE! If anyone is asking you to pay any amount of money in exchange for developing your business plan or pitch, it is a scam. Please report it immediately by sending an email to tefimpact@tony...

  You Could Be The Next Winner of FMN - Prize for Innovation! Calling all Nigerian students and registered businesses in the agro-processing and food production sector! Application for FMN Prize for Innovation Season 3 is now open. Do you have a groundbreaking solution for driving food self-sufficiency through precision agriculture and are ready to showcase your creativity, innovation, this opportunity is tailor-made for you. Register and submit your application now.   Don’t miss out on this opportunity to make your inventions and ideas global. Apply HERE #fmnprizeforinnovation #fmngroup #fmnagro #pfi

The second Reimbursement for NG CARE has commenced. The programme is of 3 categories, if you vetted before now and it didn;t work, maybe you should try other categories. The categories are: 1. DLI 3.1: Credit Grant If your business borrowed money after June 15, 2020, and you need financial support to pay the loan. 2. DLI 3.2: Operations Grant If your business pays for supplies, rent, salaries, utilities, etc, and you need financial suport for these. 3. DLI 3.3: IT Enhancement Grant If your business needs technology tools such as e-commerce website, POS, stock or warehouse management, mobile applications, productivity suites, etc If you have not applied, you can do so HERE

If you own a business or intend to start a business in the South-East, this grant opportunity is for you. Apply HERE before deadline.

Before we answer this question, we first need to know why the question is asked in the first place. Why? 1.      The Interviewer is assessing your sales abilities and approach to selling. 2.      The interviewer want to see how confident you are when you are put on the spot Part of what you should not do when answering this question is that you should not talk about the benefits of the pen and how good its quality is. For example, “this is a great pen, it is smooth and it has a great feel!” 3 STEPS PROCESS TO ANSWER CONFIDENTLY 1.      Create demand: Ask the interviewer how often they use a pen. They might answer “I don’t use one that often, to be honest”. Then you say “You’re clearly a man of success, am I right in assuming you will sometimes use a pen to sign important sales and employment contracts?” They will answer “Yes, that’s correct”. Then you respond “By the way you have conducted this interview, and the prof...

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  Do you know that used pet bottles can be recycled to something useful? Lagos for instance produces about 30,000 tonnes of plastic waste per day and only 30 percent of these waste are recycled. Bricks made from pet bottles (plastic waste) is tested to be stronger than conventional bricks, it is also better in terms of valuation, water absorption, and compressive strength. Cement being the most significant agent of binding for building brick and with the seasonal fluctuation in its price especially in Nigeria, it can be replaced with plastics. Procedure: 1.      Pet bottles are collected and labels are removed 2.      A pan is put on fire and the pet bottles are put into the pan 3.      The bottles burns and sand is put into the mixture while you stir until it gets to viscous level 4.      The mixture is hurriedly put into the mold that will form the desired shape of the brick/pavers. 5. ...