Overview: The Africa Fast Growth 500

HOW OFTEN DO YOU GET A CHANCE TO CHANGE THE WAY THE WORLD DOES BUSINESS?

The Africa 500 aims to move markets in real time – generating new wealth and expanding development throughout Africa.

The Africa 500 will find and advance growing private companies and will change the way the world sees and invests in Africa.

The Africa 500 will be the first definitive record of the fastest growing, most dynamic entrepreneurs throughout Africa. By shining a light on these emerging business leaders, the Africa 500 will improve access to capital and markets for entrepreneurs, provide real time feedback to policy makers, point the way forward for large scale job creation and put momentum behind these entrepreneurs as they create the next economy for their countries and regions.

Over the next few months AllWorld Network is creating the Botswana 25, Ghana 25, Kenya 25, Nigeria 25, Rwanda 25, South Africa 100 and Tanzania 25 as part of the Africa 500 process.  Right now, we are looking for the fastest growing private companies in these countries. The 25 winners from each country will be recognized between September and December, and subsequently will automatically be considered for the Africa 500, which will be announced in 2011.