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- 29 Nov 2022
5000 Entrepreneurs Graduate from Google’s Hustle Academy
Google on Tuesday held graduation events in Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa to celebrate 5000 business owners who have completed its Hustle Academy training programme. At the events, Google also…
- 9 Feb 2022
Google Hustle Academy Set to Empower 5000 SMEs and Entrepreneurs Across Africa
Google has announced that 5000 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and entrepreneurs in Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa will be receiving free training to help their businesses thrive via the newly…
- 6 Mar 2025
Google Launches Hustle Academy 2025: Empowering SMBs in Africa with AI-Powered Training and Mentorship
Google on Thursday announced the opening of applications for the 2025 edition of its Hustle Academy program, designed to empower small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) across Kenya, Nigeria, and…
- 23 Nov 2023
Google's Hustle Academy Awards 75 Million Naira to 15 Nigerian SMBs in Funding Initiative
5,300 small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) across Africa today celebrated their graduation from Google’s Hustle Academy, showcasing their commitment to enhancing their business skills and…
- 9 May 2024
Google's Hustle Academy Re-launches with AI Focus to Empower African SMBs
Google has announced the opening of applications for the 2024 cohort of its Hustle Academy, a program dedicated to accelerating the growth of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Sub-Saharan…
- 8 Apr 2026
Google, UpSkill Universe Relaunch Hustle Academy to Bring Free AI Skills to Africans
Google and UpSkill Universe, Sub-Saharan Africa’s leading AI and business skills training partner, have announced a major redesign of the Google Hustle Academy programme. For the first time, the free…
- 28 Sept 2023
Google Dangles ₦75m on Nigerian SMBs
Google on Thursday announced the opening of applications for the Hustle Academy SMB Fund, a ₦75 Million equity-free fund dedicated to amplifying the ambitions of Nigerian Small and Medium-sized…
- 17 Oct 2022
NITDA, Google Partner to Train MSMEs on Business Improvement and Revenue Generation Skills Using Digital Technologies
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) in collaboration with Google Nigeria is announcing the launch of a Google Hustle Academy Bootcamp, 2022. The Bootcamp is aimed at…
- 6 Jun 2022
Sendy Partners with Google to Empower MSMEs in Nigeria
Sendy, a tech company that builds fulfillment infrastructure for e-commerce and consumer brands has joined with Google in an initiative aimed at empowering Africa’s small and medium businesses. The…
- 15 Jun 2022
Google Celebrates International SMB Month with an eCommerce Summit and Digital Marketing Scholarships
Google has announced new initiatives to support small retail businesses in Africa as part of a month-long commemoration of International Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Businesses Day in June. This…
- 8 Mar 2023
Google for Startups Accelerator Africa: 15 Startups Selected for the Inaugural Women Founders Cohort
Google on Wednesday celebrated International Women's Day by announcing three new initiatives aimed at empowering women entrepreneurs in Africa and providing them with the resources they need to…
- 17 Nov 2025
7,500 African SMEs to Receive AI and Digital Trade Skills Through New Google and AfCFTA Secretariat Programme
Thousands of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Nigeria and the African continent can now gain critical AI and digital skills to expand their businesses and trade continent-wide. Google…
- 8 Mar 2022
International Women’s Day: Google.org Dangles $1m Grant Funding to Support Women Entrepreneurs
Google on Tuesday announced that its philanthropic arm, Google.org, is committing $1m in charitable funding to support programs helping women entrepreneurs to grow their businesses, as part of a…
- 5 Oct 2022
How Google is Delivering on its $1B Commitment to Africa
Google on Wednesday announced its intent to establish a new Google Cloud region in South Africa – its first on the continent. The news, which came at the second Google for Africa event, is the latest…
- 21 Aug 2024
Google Search Trends Reveal How Nigerians Turn to AI to Boost their Creative Careers
Google New search trends released on Wednesday show that people in Nigeria are now using the search engine to ask AI for ways to Boost their creative Careers more than ever before. In a statement…
- 7 May 2025
Google Unveils AI Max to Boost African Business Visibility
Google has announced the global beta rollout of AI Max for Search Campaigns, an upgrade to its Search Ads platform that brings smarter, more intuitive advertising tools to businesses — including…
- 19 Mar 2025
Google Cloud Launches First African Cloud Region, Driving Digital Transformation
Google Cloud has marked a historic milestone with the launch of its first African cloud region in Johannesburg, South Africa. This initiative is part of Google’s $1 billion investment to accelerate…
- 9 Jul 2025
UpSkill Universe Launches 'Skills for Business' to Empower 10,000 African SMEs, in Collaboration with HP and Google
UpSkill Universe has announced the launch of the Skills for Business programme, a new initiative to help 10,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria and South Africa build critical…
- 4 Nov 2024
Africa’s AI Transformation: Unlocking Potential and Driving Progress
By Matt Brittin, President of Google Europe, the Middle East and Africa AI has the potential to drive progress and prosperity across the world. But nowhere is this more apparent than on the African…