The Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Program

Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme is the flagship entrepreneurship programme of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, founded by the entrepreneur, respected investor and philanthropist Tony O. Elumelu.

The pan-African programme is inspired by the Founder’s:

• Inclusive economic philosophy of Africapitalism, based on the belief that a vibrant African-led private sector is the key to unlocking Africa’s economic and social potential,
• Commitment to drive African economic growth through the fostering of African entrepreneurship,
• Mission to institutionalise luck and create an environment where home-grown pan-African companies in various sectors can flourish.

VISION

Our vision is to establish the pre-eminent pan-African entrepreneurship programme and create 10,000 startups across Africa within the next 10 years that generate significant employment and wealth.

PURPOSE

Identify 10,000 African startups and African entrepreneurs with ideas that have the potential to succeed

Grow the businesses through business skills training, mentoring, access to seed capital funding, information and membership in our Africa-wide alumni network

Create businesses that can generate at least 1,000,000 new jobs and contribute at least $10 billion in revenues across Africa over 10 years.

The Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme is a tool for implementing this vision. The programme is open to young compelling businesses with strong market feasibility, clear financial models and run by capable teams.

Selection into the programme will be a thorough process with no quotas of any kind to simply identify the game changers in the continent. The programme will support selected Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurs through the 7 Pillars of TEEP, a framework that includes mentorship, online and live learning, as well as access to information, networking and seed capital.

Africa’s development has become somewhat of a personal mission. It is my belief that Africans should take primary responsibility for our own development – because, to be blunt, no one is going to develop Africa but us. I also believe “charity” as conventionally defined is not the best solution for our continent. Instead, we need a “new philanthropy” that focuses on building the capacity of the private sector to create jobs and wealth – and that this leads to sustainable development.

I firmly believe that we should be strategic and catalytic in our philanthropy. It is not, and should not be, about simply providing funding, as this is only one of many possible tools for impact. I would encourage entrepreneurs to give their time and experience, and use their influence, to create impact. The projects we support, for instance the Nigeria Fast Growth 50, demonstrate our desire to embrace global opportunities and practices, while ensuring that as much as possible of the value adding aspects of Africa’s resource wealth stay on our continent.

 

A message from Tony Elumelu

I often tell the story of how a $5 million investment in a small, dying bank 17 years ago spawned UBA, a multinational, pan-African financial institution that has created 25,000 jobs, generated wealth in communities all across Africa, expanded finance for trade, created stronger financial infrastructure for investment and economic growth, paid taxes to national and local governments to support public services and given millions of customers control over their financial lives. Imagine if we created 1,000 home-grown, pan-African companies like UBA in Africa – now that is impact. That is what drives me, and that is why we started the Foundation.

 

I set up the Foundation to tackle some of the problems African entrepreneurs face, as entrepreneurship is my passion. I would also like to encourage more of Africa’s high-net-worth individuals to give and support their passions in an institutional manner. It is my belief that home-grown African philanthropy should be setting the agenda for the continent’s development. It is my hope that the Foundation will inspire businesses and entrepreneurs to actively play more of a role in Africa’s development. This is my vision of “Africapitalism”.

 

 

 

Tony O. Elumelu, CON

 

SUBMIT APPLICATION

Aircraft Engineering Training in Zimbabwe

Interested in the world of planes, one avenue to pursue this dream is to become an aircraft engineer. The Technical School, one of the best schools in Africa, could be for you.

‘The Technical Training School ( TTS) is an integral part of Air Zimbabwe Technical Operations’. Our Technical Training School offers training in the following areas:

• Apprenticeship Training in the areas of Avionics, Mechanical and Electrical
• Engineer Type course training (B737-200 ADV, B767-200 ER, MA 60, GTCP 331-200ER, GTCP 85-129 and GTCP36-150CY)
• Engineer Type course training (JT8D-17A and PW4056)
• Ground school training of Pilots (B737-200 ADV, B767-200 ER and MA60)

The Technical School has trained hundreds of engineers who are now working all over the world. Most of their former students go on to obtain EASA, FAA, Australian and Candaian licenses to name a few.

The school is also open to international students.

Entry Requirements

To become an aircraft engineer, passes in  A – level sciences are required. Air Zimbabwe usually advertises in the local papers and conducts rigorous interviews and aptitude tests.

To find out more, please contact:  technicaltraining@airzimbabwe.aero