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Turning talent into trade: Africa is awash with potential, and entrepreneurship is crucial to job creation and economic growth.

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Turning talent into trade: Africa is awash with potential, and entrepreneurship is crucial to job creation and economic growth.

As part of our ongoing efforts to support entrepreneurship on the continent, we have just seen the third set of startups graduate from Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa – a programme of mentoring and support for startups.

Class 4 is set for later this year, and we hope to see another 10-12 African startups complete the three-month accelerator programme. Applications for Class 4 are open till the 26th of July, 2019. Register here >> http://bit.ly/LaunchPad4

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