SS-EDC partners Delta to boost entrepreneurship
The Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) South-South Entrepreneurship Development Centre (SS-EDC), is partnering Delta State Small & Medium Enterprise Development Agency in the bid to promote innovation...
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Championing techy artisans
The Lagos Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment and the Lagos State Technical and Vocational Education Board (LASTVEB) are partnering to produce competent artisans to support the Lagos State’s...
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Friesland Campina brands have stayed top of the pack – Tarang Gupta
In times of trouble and great challenges, especially with the Nigerian economy in recession, it is more important for entrepreneurs and enterprises to stay true to their vision and purpose, keeping...
View Article29 win SMEs grants
Expo 2020 Dubai has announced the first recipients of its Expo Live grants to socially responsible fledgling start-ups. The winners of the $100,000 (Dh367,000) social entrepreneurship grants were...
View ArticleInspiring change
Principal Consultant, Ideation Consult Limited, Tomisin Ajiboye, is leading a campaign to help small businesses formulate solutions that will change lives and foster impactful and sustainable growth ....
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Behold the teen inventor!
Teenagers are coming up with creations and inventions. One of them is Babatimilehin Daomi, 16, a pupil of Dobar Schools, Ikorodu, Lagos State, DANIEL Essiet reports. MANY kids are into innovation. They...
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Making wealth from recycling
Disturbed by the tonnes of waste generated in Nigeria and its poor management, some women are making efforts to create a rewarding business out of recycling, writes DANIEL ESSIET. As the price of...
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Preparing youths for employment
The Bridge Leadership Foundation (TBLF), a Cross River State-based organisation, has held its Career Day to assist the unemployed with programmes that can narrow skills gaps. DANIEL ESSIET reports. To...
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Finding success in poultry businesses
Natnupreneur is promoting poultry entrepreneurship. The initiative is helping entrepreneurs to set up thriving and profitable poultry businesses. DANIEL ESSIET writes. Then Chief Executive, Kadopo...
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Turning adversity into prosperity
When it comes to turning a bad situation to a golden opportunity, the award must go to Chief Executive, SB Telecoms, Afolabi Abiodun and Chief Executive, InfoGraphics, Chinenye Mba-Uzoukwu. Their...
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Economic recovery: Food processing to the rescue
Nigeria’s food processing industry is valued at $10 billion. It also provides an estimated 10 million direct jobs. Despite being one of the world’s largest producers of agricultural products, Nigeria...
View ArticleRotary gives traders N1m micro credit
The Rotary Club of Ikoyi, District 9110, Nigeria has presented N1million micro-credit to the Sura Market Traders Association in Lagos. Dr. Adewale Ogunbadejo, the District Governor, District 9110, at...
View ArticlePush for more women in hospitality business
Top executives in the hospitality business are pushing for more opportunities for women in the industry. DANIEL ESSIET reports. Nigeria offers potentials for the development and growth of small...
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Soaring with Ethanol
Ethanol production is winding its way into the economy. It has the potential of aiding electricity generation, food and beverages production. Increasing demand for the ‘spirit’ is helping cassava...
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An undergraduate’s success story
King Adeyemi Adedamola, a Caleb University student, has turned his hubby, photography, into a profitable venture. He tells Timilehin Babatope his story. King Adeyemi Adedamola, a Caleb University...
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How to eke a living from plantain flour
Many young entrepreneurs are earning income from food processing. A Cross River State-based entrepreneur, Peter Edoki, is making money from producing plantain flour. The business has created jobs and...
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Help for all seasons
Errands and business support services is not new, but in recent years, companies have risen up to modernise it. One of them, Elite Concierge Services, a part of Les Concierges Group, is servicing...
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‘Patents vital to start-ups’
Ideas are valuable assets for entrepreneurs and start-ups. It is critical they get patents to protect them if they want to make money. A United States-based Nigerian start-up, Oshi Agabi, advises young...
View ArticleGraduates ‘lack job skills’
THe Manging Director, RUBIX Management, Ope Onaboye, says tertiary institutions aren’t preparing their graduates for jobs. He noted that finding qualified applicants was difficult, as applicants were...
View ArticleEmzor CEO, others bag awards in South Africa
Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Emzor Pharmaceutical Industries, Mrs. Stella Okoli, is to be honoured at the inaugural Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) Awards on October 5,...
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