A 300-level student in the Department of Business Administration, College of Management Sciences (COLMAS), Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta(FUNAAB),Miss Oluwatobi Adesina and her colleagues have held a business excellence summit, titled: Start-Up: A key to sustainable impact.
The organisers include: Festus Akinfenwa, Eno Dan,Folasade Olabisi and Funmi Olaoye; all from COLMAS.
Others were: Michael Ojediran and Babatunde Asiwaju, College of Environmental Resources Management (COLERM); Shemuel Olawoyin, College of Plant Science and Crop Production (COLPLANT); Idris Sanni, College of Veterinary Medicine (COLVET); Francis Iyere, College of Animal Science and Livestock Production (COLANIM);Oluwalaanumi Ayorinde, College of Food Science and Human Ecology (COLFHEC); Tolulope Ogundare, College of Engineering (COLENG); and Roliat Elemere of College of Biological Sciences (COLBIOS).
Delivering a keynote speech titled, “The entrepreneur in you”, targeted at the development of youths’ entrepreneurial skills in tertiary institutions, the Director, Consultancy Services, Lead City University (LCU), Ibadan, Prof Olajumoke Familoni, admonished the participants to love what they do best and carry out research in such fields with passion.
She noted that the seminar’s aim was to lighten-up dormant business ideas and encourage entrepreneurship mindset among the youth.
Chairman of the occasion and the Director, Centre for Entrepreneurial Studies (CENTS) of FUNAAB, Prof Adewale Dipeolu, urged the participants to watch out for opportunities on entrepreneurship, which abound, adding that they should look for such as there are no boundaries to it.
The don, who specialises in production economics, marketing and consumer economics, advised the students to look inward, think hard and look up to God.
The students’ Staff Adviser, Dr. Elizabeth Oluwalana in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management (AE&FM), College of Agricultural Management and Rural Development (COLAMRUD), urged the participants to venture into agribusiness, saying that opportunities exist in the area, especially during this economic recession.
She charged the participants to be innovative by adding value to agricultural produce, noting that this would reduce wastes during glut, create wealth and reduce poverty.
Highpoint of the event, attended by over 300 participants from within and outside of the insitution, was the presentation of awards of excellence to the keynote speaker, facilitators as well as the donation of over 50 copies of a book titled, “Key Traits of a Successful Leader/Entrepreneur and Entrepreneurial Workbook”, written by Familoni, to participants.
There was also an exhibition and the display of value-added herbal products and fabric bags with their accessories.
At the event were: Dr. Bolatito Ikenweiwe of the Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries Management, COLERM; Mr. Tomisin Oyewole, Department of Economics, COLMAS; Chief Executive Officer, Ebenezer Animal Affairs, Lagos, Mr. Adewale Adesina; CEO, Denaro Properties Limited, Lagos, Mr. Babajide Ogunleye; Marketing Insight Manager, MTN Nigeria Mr. Adewale Salami; Mr. Femi Akinbola of Fastcash, Lagos and Mr. Adesola Adepegba.
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