{"id":81552,"date":"2016-11-05T10:22:59","date_gmt":"2016-11-05T08:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/bmce-bank-of-africa-announces-the-final-phase-of-the-2nd-edition-of-the-african-entrepreneurship-award\/"},"modified":"2016-11-05T10:22:59","modified_gmt":"2016-11-05T08:22:59","slug":"bmce-bank-of-africa-announces-the-final-phase-of-the-2nd-edition-of-the-african-entrepreneurship-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/bmce-bank-of-africa-announces-the-final-phase-of-the-2nd-edition-of-the-african-entrepreneurship-award\/","title":{"rendered":"BMCE Bank of Africa announces the final phase of the 2nd edition of the African Entrepreneurship Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.african-entrepreneurship-award.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/bmce-bank-of-africa-announces-the-final-phase-of-the-2nd-edition-of-the-african-entrepreneurship-award?lang=en\">BMCE Bank of Africa announces the final phase of the 2nd edition of the African Entrepreneurship Award<\/a>: <\/p>\n<p>The BMCE Group Bank of Africa is now announcing the final Round of the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> edition of the African Entrepreneurship Award (<u>https:\/\/AfricanEntrepreneurshipAward.com<\/u>), an initiative to support African entrepreneurs by rewarding talent and technology transcending borders.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>After 3 Rounds of online mentoring 37 finalists from 22 African countries have been selected for the final phase that will take place during a Bootcamp in Casablanca from December 1<sup>st<\/sup> to December 4<sup>th<\/sup> 2016. Candidates will be prepared for their final presentation through coaching and personal training sessions.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>On December 5<sup>th<\/sup>, the day following the coaching sessions, a closing ceremony will take place rewarding the most social and sustainable projects in the three categories of the program: Education, Environment, and Uncharted Domains.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Last year, 10 entrepreneurs shared the 1M$   grant with Business across 8 countries in Africa.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The winners will be assessed by a prestigious jury of international business leaders and entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n<p>Announced in 2014, the award grants one million USD to inspire entrepreneurship across Africa and reward the projects with the strongest social and sustainable impact.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The 2016 2<sup>nd<\/sup> edition of the African Entrepreneurship Award gathered over 7,000 applications from 105 countries including all 54 African and has extended its network to 180 partners\/mentors from Africa, Europe, Asia and North America.<\/p>\n<p><i>Distributed by APO on behalf of African Entrepreneurship Award (AEA).<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Contacts:<\/strong><br \/> Mohamed El Aoufi&nbsp;<br \/> Mohamed@African-Award.com &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br \/> Laila Ahlafi<br \/> Laila@African-Award.com &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Social Media:<\/strong><br \/> Facebook: https:\/\/www.Facebook.com\/AEAward<br \/> Twitter: https:\/\/Twitter.com\/AEAward<br \/> Website: https:\/\/AfricanEntrepreneurshipAward.com<\/p>\n<div class=\"well well-sm\"><b>Media files<\/b><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/thumb\/5efa3e50ecdd433\/200\/70\" alt=\"African Entrepreneurship Award (AEA)\"\/><br \/>Download logo<\/p>\n<p><b>Multimedia content<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Image: BMCE Bank of Africa announces the final phase of the 2nd edition of the African Entrepreneurship Award<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.african-entrepreneurship-award.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/bmce-bank-of-africa-announces-the-final-phase-of-the-2nd-edition-of-the-african-entrepreneurship-award?lang=en\">APO &#8211; Africa-Newsroom: latest news releases related to Africa<\/a><\/small><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BMCE Bank of Africa announces the final phase of the 2nd edition of the African Entrepreneurship Award: The BMCE Group Bank of Africa is now announcing the final Round of the 2nd edition of the African Entrepreneurship Award (https:\/\/AfricanEntrepreneurshipAward.com), an initiative to support African entrepreneurs by rewarding talent and technology transcending borders. 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