The Lawyers Hub, in partnership with HYBR South Africa, GoDo Hub Nigeria, and Tech Build Africa, has launched Africa Start-up Law Accelerator.
This accelerator is the first of its kind in Africa and is premised on leveraging the law to help startups scale their businesses.
The program will support and promote startup growth by strategically combining the startup acceleration needs in strategy and business development with training on a legal strategy for startup growth, investor readiness, and sustainability.
Applications are open to pre-seed startups based in South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ghana, Nigeria, and Tanzania for the pilot program, which is scheduled to run for 12 weeks in the first half of 2021.
Financial Services Innovators (FSI) collaborates with Startup Arewa to implement a Fintech challenge tagged “ArewaFemtechFest” with the theme “FINANCIAL INCLUSION FOR FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS IN NORTHERN NIGERIA”, a virtual Hackathon event to proffer and develop innovative solutions to tackle the challenges faced by unbanked and underbanked female entrepreneurs in Northern Nigeria.
“Poverty is known to affect more women than men due to disparities in education, employment and economic growth opportunities.
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This is why Startup Arewa is excited to have this partnership with FSI to encourage financial inclusion amongst female entrepreneur within the northern region by proffering simple and easy to use fintech solutions to increase more of their participation in setting up businesses, which we believe will reduce poverty in the north. When you empower a woman you have empowered a community”… Mohammed I Jega (Founder Startup Arewa)
Lagos, Nigeria. 26th January 2021
Financial Services Innovators (FSI) collaborates with Startup Arewa to implement a Fintech challenge tagged “ArewaFemtechFest” with the theme “FINANCIAL INCLUSION FOR FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS IN NORTHERN NIGERIA”, a virtual Hackathon event to proffer and develop innovative solutions to tackle the challenges faced by unbanked and underbanked female entrepreneurs in Northern Nigeria.
“Poverty is known to affect more women than men due to disparities in education, employment and economic growth opportunities.
This is why Startup Arewa is excited to have this partnership with FSI to encourage financial inclusion amongst female entrepreneurs within the northern region by proffering simple and easy-to-use fintech solutions to increase more of their participation in setting up businesses, which we believe will reduce poverty in the north. When you empower a woman you have empowered a community”… Mohammed I Jega (Founder Startup Ar