She Leads Africa has announced twenty early stage businesses have been accepted into the 2017 SLA Accelerator Programme. This year, the program will hold in Lagos, Abuja and Kaduna, Nigeria. She Leads Africa has partnered with the Work in Progress! Alliance (VC4Africa and Oxfam), OCP, Guaranty Trust Bank, Cointreau and Intel Corp to create a 3-month accelerator program designed to identify, support and fund the next generation of Nigeria’s brightest entrepreneurs.

This year She Leads Africa received applications from over 200 startups from across Nigeria. The selected entrepreneurs were evaluated based on their traction in the market, management team and vision to grow and scale across Africa.

In the Intel Technology Cohort ( hosted at Cafe Neo Lagos) the selected businesses are:

• Greymate Care – an online platform that connects the elderly and vulnerable adults to a highly trained and insured caregiver thus, taking the stress of care off busy professionals.
• Com.Ng (KJK Communication Limited) – an online communications company helping SMEs use the right digital & ICT strategies to drive their products/services and improve work processes using web and mobile solutions.
• Dexterity Logics Ltd – a Software Development Agency that provides online solutions to businesses and an e-learning platform to software developers.
• Eventplanner NG – an online platform that connects event related vendors such as photographers, makeup artists, caterers, MCs and DJs to users in need of their services. In future, Eventplanner.ng also plans to provide users with online tools that will help them better plan events.

In the Cointreau Creatives Cohort (hosted at SeedSpace Lagos) the selected businesses are:

• Taeillo – designs and creates premium urban African furniture
• Netima Happy Feet – creating stylish and flexible casual flat footwear
• MMG Creations World – handcrafting quality jewelry that maintains the essence of both traditional and modern designs
• Red Button – Redbutton is a Nigerian Fashion Label set to redefine corporate wear fashion for the African Woman, with the use of African prints and materials to make stylish, unique corporate wear.
• Ng – a job listing site for the creative and entertainment industry

In the GTB Retail & E-Commerce Cohort (hosted at AIIVON Hub Abuja) the selected businesses are:

• Food-i-Like – a food ordering and delivery company
• Mahauty Health Solutions – produces healthy baby foods devoid of artificial additives
• Perception Consult Ltd – produces furniture for individual clients and organisations using durable yet affordable materials and offers interior design and accessorising services
• Smile-On Limited – providing a variety of healthy baby foods
• CEA Consultancy And Translation Services – Partners with international organisations and businesses to build business communities across borders and ensure mutual understanding, increased productivity and growth

In the OCP Agribusiness Cohort (hosted at CoLab Kaduna) the selected businesses are:

• Dahrah Global Limited – an agricultural company that farms and trades commodities
• Meenam Blends – an organic spices production business focused on the production, processing and packaging of healthy spices, garlic, ginger and onion
• Farm For Gold Venture – a business involved in the farming and processing of ginger
• Apples & Berries Fruits Paradise – a fresh juice & salad bar that prepares and sells naturally healthy and fresh smoothies, fruit/vegetable salads and juices
• Showplace Nigeria Limited– locally produces and packages quality instant ginger root drink

Accelerator participants will spend the next three months working on their business strategy and growth, while networking with investors and potential partners.

The entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to pitch their businesses at an investor Demo Day in November and compete for N2 million investment from She Leads Africa along with other business support services.

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