Tony Elumelu, a Nigerian billionaire entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist, launched a 10-year entrepreneurship program worth $100 million in 2015 with a goal to support 10,000 entrepreneurs across Africa. Now in its 5th year, the program has already helped more than 7,500 entrepreneurs of African descent.
The Tony Elumelu Foundatio Entrepreneurship Program, an initiative of the leading foundation philanthropic institution in Africa, is committed to providing training, mentoring, and funding to empower entrepreneurs across Africa. In the long run, the program is expected to create at least 1,000,000 new jobs and contribute $10 billion in annual revenues to Africa’s economy.