Break it to make it

To succeed you must first make attempts, in making attempts you will make mistakes, and instinctively, with mistakes comes the fear of making another attempt to avoid further failings. Naturally, as humans, we do not only fear for the things around us but even of things we are uncertain about but simply suspect might take
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How to build relationships

Relationships are the building blocks of society, and it is important that we develop and sustain healthy relationships because it has a lot to do with how far we go in our journey through life. We are all in some form of relationship, with family, at work,  with friends and even romantic partners. People are
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The power in saying I don’t know

We have always looked up to others to provide the answers we need, parents, religious institutions, government and those in the position of power, friends, family, spouses etc. We’ve also always expected that these people remain capable of providing answers to our many questions especially so we know what to do and the next direction
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Keynote Address at the 2019 ICTEL Expo

Uwem speaking at ICTEL Expo 2019
Good morning ladies and gentlemen; My name is Uwem Uwemakpan, Entrepreneurship Programme manager, Tony Elumelu Foundation, and I am pleased to be invited to give the keynote speech and to be here with you all today because I am passionate about innovation and entrepreneurship as well as helping entrepreneurs discover their winning edge and run
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Keynote Address at the One Young World Lagos Event – Africapitalism: Unleashing the Power of Innovation to build an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

Uwem at the One Young World West Africa Caucus
I grew up in a very hardworking family, my dad was a pastor who spent his time studying the bible and tending to the needs of his flock, my mom a recently retired civil servant with the MOD (Ministry of Defence) was committed to making sure her children get the best educational training, and my
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My Tony Elumelu Foundation Journey

Having attended the last Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Forum, and looking at the successes that have been recorded since the inception of the programme I dare say that Africa is definitely on the rise. I recall the first day I was drafted into the Tony Elumelu Foundation, the Founder, Tony Elumelu recognized my passion for entrepreneurship
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What’s your watch word for 2017?

Happy New Year!!! There’s been a lot of talk during recent days, in the press and on social media, about how awful 2016 was. On a political level, there were random changes that brought the Political unrest In Gambia, Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopa, the social unrest in South Africa, and the credit crunch
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Where it all began

Growing up I liked to break things, see what they were made of and put them back. And I got into a lot of trouble doing this. I was always curious to see what made ‘things’ work. Fast forward to my University days, I needed to complete my mandatory 6 months internship. The hustle began
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