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David Vélez accepts Empresario del Año 2025 award on stage in Bogotá, speaking critically on regulations.
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David Vélez accepts Empresario del Año 2025 award, critiques regulations in speech

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David Vélez, CEO of Nu Holdings and founder of Nubank, accepted the Empresario del Año 2025 award from La República at a ceremony in Bogotá, following last week's announcement recognizing his role in digital banking innovation. In his speech, he stressed the private sector's importance for Colombia's growth and criticized regulations excluding millions from formal credit.

Entrepreneurs supported by the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) have generated $4.2 billion in revenue and created 1.5 million jobs.

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Bassel Rahmy, CEO of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency (MSMEDA), stated the agency directed 45% of its total financing, amounting to EGP 18.7bn, to projects owned or managed by women from July 2014 to December 2025. This supported around 934,000 projects across agricultural, industrial, productive, service, and commercial sectors, creating about 1.3 million job opportunities.

The Federal Government of Nigeria has engaged over 12,000 youths in local and global opportunities. It has also allocated more than N13 million in grants to support over 80 youth initiatives.

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A small souvenir shop named 'Loving Myself' is located on 26th Street, between 21st and 23rd, in Vedado, Havana. It offers a variety of items such as handmade soaps, perfumes, and ornamental plants. While prices may not be affordable for everyone, it highlights what private entrepreneurs can achieve amid economic challenges.

At 29, Damien turned his speculative crypto gains into an entrepreneurial career, realizing the importance of the real economy and concrete work. A finance student in 2017 in southern France, he became fascinated by blockchain, seeing it as a revolution akin to the internet in the 2000s.

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Isaac Brizuela, known as 'Cone', a former Chivas de Guadalajara player, has turned his dessert passion into a successful marquesitas business originating from Yucatán. After over a decade in football, he founded Marquesitas Las Originales in 2015, now featuring franchises in several Mexican cities. The first major outlet opened inside Estadio Akron, the team's home stadium.

 

 

 

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