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Learning arm · Afrifounders Business School

Business education built for the realities of building in Nigeria.

Afrifounders Business School turns venture-building, entrepreneurship and business experience into focused learning for people building in Nigerian and African markets. We begin with practical one-day physical seminars and virtual short courses designed around decisions people face in real businesses.

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Why local context matters.

Most available business education was written for markets with reliable infrastructure, deep capital and predictable regulation. Nigerian founders and operators are solving for cash cycles, power, informal distribution, currency movement, trust and enforcement — at the same time.

  1. 01

    Taught by practitioners

    People who have built, sold and operated here — not career lecturers.

  2. 02

    Real cases, local numbers

    Examples drawn from Nigerian and African businesses, in their own currency and constraints.

  3. 03

    Decisions, not theory

    Every session ends with something the participant can apply on Monday.

  4. 04

    Connected to live ventures

    The School draws on what the Studio and Labs are learning right now.

Starting with

Two practical formats.

Both are open to founders, operators, professionals and business owners. Dates, fees and enrolment links are published per session, once they are confirmed.

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One-day physical seminars

A single focused day on one business problem, in the room, with people who have solved it. Small groups, real numbers, applied exercises.

Duration
One day
Format
In person
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Virtual short courses

Applied learning over a few weeks, built for people already running something. Live sessions plus work you do inside your own business.

Format
Live online
Commitment
Part time, alongside work
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Curriculum territories.

These are the territories the School teaches in — not a final approved course catalogue.

  • 01Venture building & operations
  • 02Entrepreneurship, Nigerian perspective
  • 03Business models & market validation
  • 04Sales, pricing & commercial growth
  • 05Finance, cash flow & discipline
  • 06Operations, systems & execution
  • 07Leadership, teams & communication
  • 08Product & technology decisions

Who the School is for.

Founders and business owners

Running something already and hitting a specific ceiling.

Operators and managers

Responsible for a function and expected to make the numbers work.

Professionals moving into business

Strong in a discipline, new to commercial ownership.

Teams sent by their organisation

Group sessions can be arranged around a specific business problem.

How we teach.

  1. 01

    Practitioners lead

    Every session is led by someone who has done the work commercially.

  2. 02

    Real cases

    Nigerian and African businesses, with their actual constraints.

  3. 03

    Applied work

    Participants work on their own business, not a fictional one.

  4. 04

    Small groups

    Enough people to argue with, few enough to be heard.

In the room

One day, one business problem, people who have solved it.

Sessions are announced when dates, venues and facilitators are confirmed

Where the School is going.

Each step opens only when its dates, delivery and facilitators are confirmed.

  1. Starting now

    One-day physical seminars

    A single focused day on one business problem, in the room, with people who have solved it. Small groups, real numbers, applied exercises.

  2. Starting now

    Virtual short courses

    Applied learning over a few weeks, built for people already running something. Live sessions plus work you do inside your own business.

  3. Next

    Weekend-only short courses

    More intensive programmes designed for working participants.

  4. Long-term ambition

    MBA pathway

    An ambition only, subject to the required academic, institutional and regulatory partnerships. No admissions, accreditation or degree claim is made today.

Faculty

Who teaches.

Facilitators are selected per session against the territory being taught. The School builds its own faculty; it does not automatically inherit the Fellowship or Graduate Trainee mentor rosters.

  1. Verified name and current role

    With the organisation they work in today.

  2. The territory they teach

    Matched to what they have actually built or run.

  3. Consent to publish

    Nobody is listed as faculty without that record.

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Tell us what you are trying to decide, and we will tell you which session fits.

Register interest and you will hear about the next seminar and course dates before they are public.

Registering interest does not create an obligation and does not reserve a place. We use your details only to tell you about School sessions.

Optional.
Optional. It helps us tell you which session fits.
We will only contact you about Business School sessions.
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