Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) or small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are businesses whose personnel and revenue numbers fall below certain limits. The abbreviation "SME" is used by international organizations such as the World Bank, the OECD, European Union, the United Nations, and the World Trade Organization (WTO).
The Business Development Bank of Canada is a Crown corporation and national development bank wholly owned by the Government of Canada, mandated to help create and develop Canadian businesses through financing, growth and transition capital, venture capital and advisory services, with a focus on small and medium-sized enterprises.
Yvonne Chaka Chaka OIS is a South African singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, humanitarian and teacher. Dubbed the "Princess of Africa", Chaka Chaka has been at the forefront of South African popular music for 35 years and has been popular in Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Kenya, Gabon, Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast. Songs such as "I'm Burning Up", "Thank You Mr. DJ", "I Cry For Freedom", "Motherland" and the ever-popular "Umqombothi" ensured Chaka Chaka's stardom. The song "Umqombothi" was featured in the opening scene of the 2004 movie Hotel Rwanda.
The U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF) is an independent U.S. government agency established by Congress in 1980 to invest directly in African grassroots enterprises and social entrepreneurs. USADF's investments aim to increase incomes, revenues, and jobs by promoting self-reliance and market-based solutions to poverty. USADF targets marginalized populations and underserved communities in the Sahel, Great Lakes, and the Horn of Africa. It partners with African governments, other U.S. government agencies, private corporations, and foundations to achieve transformative results.
The Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence are the awards conferred by The Economic Times in the field of business, corporate and government policies, economies in India. It is an annual awards, conferred in various categories. Since 2017, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP (Deloitte) has been the title sponsor of the awards. The 2018 leg of the awards will be held on 22 November in Mumbai.
Anthony Onyemaechi Elumelu is a Nigerian economist, banker and philanthropist. He chairs Heirs Holdings, Transcorp, United Bank for Africa (UBA) and is the founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation.
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) is an African non-profit organization founded in 2010 by Tony O. Elumelu and headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. It is a pioneer member of the Global Impact Investment Rating System (GIIRS). So far, the Foundation has empowered over 18,000 African entrepreneurs across 54 African countries.
Miss Rwanda is a national beauty pageant in Rwanda.
Africapitalism is the economic philosophy that the African private sector has the power to transform the continent through long-term investments, creating both economic prosperity and social wealth. A think tank tasked with studying the philosophy, the Africapitalism Institute, was formally launched during the 2014 World Economic Forum on Africa in Abuja, Nigeria in May of that year.
Belinda "Bella" Ajoke Olubunmi Disu is a Nigerian business executive, arts enthusiast, published author, and philanthropist.
Chebet Lesan is a Kenyan climate activist and entrepreneur whose company BrightGreen creates charcoal briquettes from local waste materials, selling them through a network of women. Her awards include the Queen's Young Leader Award and a Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders.
Mavis Nduchwa, also known as Rewana Nduchwa, was the founder and CEO of the agribusiness Chabana farms, which also trades as Kalahari Honey. The wife and mother to two beautiful sons born in April 2014 and April 2017 She is a motswana entrepreneur, who is one of the 2020 Jack Ma foundation top 50 Africa Business Heroes finalist.
The Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA) is a Ghanaian government agency under the Ministry of Trade and Industry. The GEA is mandated by the Ghana Enterprises Agency Act, 2020 to promote and develop MSMEs in Ghana. It replaced the National Board for Small-Scale Industries (NBSSI).
Henriette Therese Ishimwe is a Rwandan cricketing all-rounder who plays for the women's national cricket team as a right-arm medium pace bowler and right handed batter.
Abimbola Adebakin is a Nigerian business executive and pharmacist. She is the founder and CEO of Advantage Health Africa. Abimbola was previously the Chief Operations Officer for The Tony Elumelu Foundation.
Ifedayo Khadijah Durosinmi-Etti known as Ife Durosinmi-Etti,, is a Nigerian business executive, author and global leader.
The Rwanda women's under-19 cricket team represents Rwanda in international under-19 women's cricket. The team is administered by the Rwanda Cricket Association (RCA).
Babajide Oluwase is an adviser to the European Union (EU) Delegation in Nigeria and West Africa, through its Youth Sounding Board, on Green and Digital Economy.
Jean Victor Nkindi Nteziryayo, is a Rwandan media executive and social entrepreneur.
Isaac Kwaku Fokuo, Jr, is a Ghanaian consultant, investor, and philanthropist. Isaac is the founder and CEO at Botho Emerging Markets Group, an investment advisory company, founded in 2006 operates globally with offices in Nairobi, Dubai, and Chicago. Isaac is the founder of the Amahoro Coalition, an African-led initiative that drives multi-sector leadership to advance economic inclusion for displaced populations. Addition to this, between 2013 and 2016, he was the CEO of the African Leadership Network (ALN), a pan-African network of new-generation leaders.
