US$350,000 prizes launched for SMEs

Written by BOSCO HITIMANA/From EABW

"KIGALI, RWANDA––Some $350,000 has been secured as prize money for six successful Small and Medium Enterprises from ten African countries.

Dubbed the 2008 Legatum Pioneers of Prosperity Africa Awards, the competition is organised by Legatum, a privately owned international investment group, in collaboration with Social Equity Venture Fund (S.E.VEN) and the OTF Group since late last year. The organisers last week announced the second round of the competition saying they expect 1,200 SMEs from across ten African countries to participate in the competition to be held in Rwanda’s capital Kigali for the second time later this year.

According to the organisers, the award recognises and rewards African business leaders who serve as role models to Africa’s aspiring entrepreneurs and demonstrate business excellence, innovation and profitability."

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Category: Rwanda + Technology + Small Business

Rwandan entrepreneurs to attend ICT conference

BY FRANK NAMARA of The New Times
"Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) involved in Information Communication Technology (ICT) in the country are to attend the Africa marketplace conference in Ethiopia- Adis Abbaba on 13th to 15th February 2008.
The conference is organised by Pro-Invest, a common programme of the European Commission (EC) and the group of Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP) states.It aims at promoting and supporting business opportunities in ICT, encouraging further growth and development in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP) countries."

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Category: Rwanda + Technology