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Business Startup

How to Go about Setting up Your Small Business
For someone starting out in business, success is the ultimate goal. Many people have the desire to work for themselves or run a small business but often it’s knowing where to start that means people fall at the first hurdle.

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Events

Kenya’s National Youth Summit set to kick off a new era in youth development
Kenya's National Youth Summit 2013 set to kick off from January 31st to February 1st 2013 will bring together 2,000 young leaders from across the country's 47 counties to inspire pride, patriotism and social cohesion among the young people.

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Awards:

Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship 2014
The Skoll Foundation provides Skoll Awards every year to select few social entrepreneurs whose proven innovations have demonstrated impact on some of the world’s most pressing problems. The Skoll Award recognizes organizations with the potential to not only be individually successful, but also to catalyze large-scale, system-level change.

Educating Africa Pan-African Awards for Entrepreneurship in Education 2011

For Africa to be able to be able to rise to the challenges of tomorrow, more and better education will be a key requirement - and not more of the same. This will require new and entrepreneurial models which can be replicated and taken to scale.

To support the best organizations developing such models Educating Africa and Teach A Man To Fish have launched the EDUCATING AFRICA Pan-African Awards for Entrepreneurship in Education 2011.

For more information, visit http://bit.ly/nt5ZSY

SEED Awards for Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Development

The SEED Awards for Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Development is an annual awards scheme designed to find the most promising, innovative and locally led start-up social and environmental entrepreneurs in countries with developing and emerging economies. 

An international jury of experts selects enterprises which have the potential to make real improvements in poverty eradication and environmental sustainability while contributing to a greener economy

For more information, visit http://www.yipekenya.org/SEED Awards for Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Development.htm

Global Development Awards and Medals Competition

Are you looking for an opportunity to scale up your innovative project? Here is your chance to receive US$ 30,000.

The Global Development Network (GDN) is inviting development organisations working in developing countries and transition economies to enter the Global Development Awards and Medals Competition and receive grants through the Japanese Award for Most Innovative Development Project (MIDP). A second prize of US$5,000 will be awarded to the runner-up.

For more information, visit http://www.yipekenya.org/Global Development Awards and Medals Competition.htm

Grant, Fellowship, Competition & Award Opportunities

Call for Green Energy Projects: Do you have a project or plan to implement a green energy project in Sub Saharan Africa?

BBC World Challenge 2011: The BBC World Challenge 2011 seeks to provide recognition to projects or small businesses demonstrating enterprise and innovation at the grassroots level.

Synergos Senior Fellows Network Program: The Synergos Institute has issued a call for applications for its Synergos Senior Fellows Network program that provides opportunities for enhancing leadership skills.

Ebay and Ashoka's Changemakers Competition: Powering Economic Opportunity, Creating a World that Works - eBay Foundation and Ashoka’s Changemakers have launched this online competition to find the world’s most innovative market-based solutions that create economic opportunity and generate employment for disadvantaged populations.

African Technology and Transparency Initiative Call for Letters of Inquiry: ATTI supports projects that use technology as an essential component for providing people with access to credible information about government actions and influence in Africa.

For information on how to apply/ enter visit http://www.yipekenya.org/News.htm

Tanzania Entrepreneur of the Year Award

Nominations for the Tanzania Entrepreneur of the Year Award are open and all entrepreneurs across Tanzania are encouraged to apply.

For more information visit http://www.yipekenya.org/Tanzania Entrepreneur of the Year Award.htm

Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award

Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award encourages entrepreneurial activity among those with potential and recognises the contribution of people who inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievement.

The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award is open to applicants from Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda.

For more information visit http://www.yipekenya.org/Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.htm

2011 Communication for Social Change Award

The School of Journalism and Communication, University of Queensland is seeking nominations for the 2011 Communication for Social Change Award that is aimed at recognising the outstanding contributions made by ‘unsung’ and courageous people, individuals and organisations to the theory and practice of Communication for Social Change (CSC).

The award recognises the services of those that have demonstrated extraordinary commitment to using communication to transform and empower marginalised communities.

Learn more