WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today at the 2016 Global Entrepreneurship Summit, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced four new investments totaling more than $38 million that will help mobilize the power of global entrepreneurs and innovators in the fight to end extreme poverty. These investments will connect innovators around the world with investors and …
Taofick Okoya, owner of Africa’s top fashion doll brand, ‘Queens of Africa,’ appears on Heart of the Matter Television to discuss how the doll brand is redefining beauty standards, especially for Black and African children. Watch the video clip from his appearance: Ladybrille MagazineFounded in 2007, Ladybrille® Magazine is a California based pioneer digital publication …
The United States recently announced that over 700 entrepreneurs and more than 300 investors have been selected to attend the 2016 Global Entrepreneurship Summit, to be held June 22-24 at Stanford University, in Palo Alto, California. The GES participants were selected from more than 5,000 entrepreneurs from across the world who submitted applications. These applicants …
The U.S. Department of State recently announced the partners and steering committee for the 2016 Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) to be hosted by President Obama June 22-24 at Stanford University. The Summit will be attended by more than 700 entrepreneurs from 170 countries around the world, including a large number of social entrepreneurs. Attendees will …
Two years ago, Taofick Okoya, the creator of Nigeria and Africa’s leading fashion doll line ‘Queens of Africa,’ made global headlines for outselling Mattel’s Barbie in his native Nigeria. Now, he is back in the news, this time for his bold declaration and disclosure of his intention to take on the U.S. fashion doll market. Citing …
“Yōji Yamamoto is an influential Japanese fashion designer based in Tokyo and Paris. Considered a master tailor alongside those such as Madeleine Vionnet, he is known for his avant-garde tailoring featuring Japanese design aesthetics. Yamamoto has won notable awards for his contributions to fashion, including the Chevalier of Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Medal …