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    What the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Program says about entrepreneurship in Africa

    The Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Program is in its second year. The second group of entrepreneurs, who gathered in Lagos earlier this month provides an interesting snapshot of the interests of and challenges facing young entrepreneurs in Africa.

    By Jennifer Piette // 25 November 2016

    Steed Kassa returned to Estuaire, Gabon, after a few years of studying and working in Canada. Although his academic and professional background is in the financial sector, Kassa decided to pursue other opportunities, including trading rough diamonds and gold, and running an agribusiness, which he wants to further develop.

    It was the food processing business idea that got him a place at an entrepreneurship program organized by the The Tony Elumelu Foundation, a philanthropic organization that supports entrepreneurship in Africa and was founded by Nigerian entrepreneur and businessman Tony Elumelu.

    “The program opened my eyes to a lot of things that I didn’t know about managing a business,” Kassa told Devex.

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