TEFConnect: World’s Largest Digital Platform for African Entrepreneurs
In furtherance of its mission to empower African entrepreneurs, The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has announced that it will soon be unveiling the world’s largest digital platform for African entrepreneurs, TEFConnect.
Considered to be the “Facebook for African Entrepreneurs”, TEFConnect is an open source platform, which will provide tools and content for business development for millions of Africans across Africa. The platform will bring together African entrepreneurs, investors, incubators and the business community under one roof, making it the world’s largest digital platform for African entrepreneurs. TEF’s objective is to connect entrepreneurs to three key things needed for success – money, market and business tools.
Here are a few benefits of TEFConnect
- “Being connected on the African entrepreneurship ecosystem on a single platform.
- A space for African entrepreneurs to transact across Africa’s digital marketplace
- Access to free business tools such as financial planning calculators, business plan generators and marketing templates.
- Access to the Foundation’s Entrepreneurship Programme Application (TEEP)
- Business mentoring by global business leaders, enabling entrepreneurs to promote their businesses to potential investors…”
2018 TEF Forum
“The 4th TEF Forum will take place on October 25, 2018 at Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria. It will convene Africa’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, including the broad investor community, government and policymakers, leading developmental organisations, private sector representatives…”
This year’s Forum will also feature an interactive dialogue between the President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo and President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, moderated by TEF Founder, Tony Elumelu.
Sources: TEF , GuardinanNG, Myjoyonline
