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Apply Now: 2010 Legatum Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship
Does your company demonstrate visionary leadership, innovation, and strong growth? Does it have revenues of between US$ 2-25 million? And does it impact the community through job creation or improved community living standards? Then consider applying for the 2010 Legatum Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship.
For small and medium-sized businesses from across 15 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, the Legatum Africa Awards offer validation that you operate a truly sustainable and innovative business and are a role models to Africa’s aspiring entrepreneurs. And there is also prize money - a Grand Prize of US$100,000 and five runner-up prizes of US$50,000 each.
The 2010 Africa Awards programme builds upon similar competitions in 2007 and 2008, and is accepting submissions from Botswana, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
If you think you qualify, apply today! The application deadline is August 31 and 2,000 companies have already entered.
Wayan Vota
InveneoWayan Vota is a technology expert focused on appropriate information and communication technologies (ICT) for rural and underserved areas of the developing world. He is a Senior Director at Inveneo and is the editor of ICTworks


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