Application for Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Program 2023 Edition Commences January 1, 2023

On 1st January 2023, The Tony Elumelu Foundation entrepreneurship programme’s application will commence and Entrepreneurs are invited to apply HERE

Entrepreneurs and Startups across the continent are advised to get their business pitches, plans and projects ready to apply and participate in the largest African Entrepreneurship program.

The foremost advocate of entrepreneurship in Africa, The Tony Elumelu Foundation, says, in order to promote economic growth, eradicate poverty, and ensure job creation, we want to empower both men and women across our continent. We believe the private sector’s role is critical for Africa’s development and that the private sector must create both social and economic wealth.

Since inception, the Tony Elumelu Foundation has empowered over 18,000 African Entrepreneurs and disbursed well over $18 billion as grants to them. The reasons behind these interventions and support by the Foundation is to bring prosperity and development to Africa through job generation, poverty reduction and youth empowerment.

In 2022, the Foundation empowered 1,463 African Entrepreneurs with Training, Mentorship, Support and Seed Funding. 2023 provides ongoing opportunity for more African youths and Entrepreneurs to join the train and get their projects started and going through the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship program. The application portal for the 2023 cohort is expected to open on January 01 and Entrepreneurs are invited to apply HERE