‘I was happy to leave banking for shoemaking
Fu’ad Idowu Oduniyi, an Industrial Relations and Personnel Management graduate of the Lagos State University, Ojo, has quit his banking job for shoe making. Fatimah Abdul reports. Why will an...
View ArticleMaking a fortune from turkey farming
A Lagos-based mini-livestock entrepreneur, Mr. Lamson Opeyemi, has earned himself fame and fortune from rearing turkeys. Turkey farming, according to experts, is a higher income yielding venture than...
View ArticleFUNAAB students hold summit
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...
View ArticleWhy Lagos backs entrepreneurship, by commissioner
Lagos State Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment, Babatunde Fuad Durosinmi-Etti, said the government is supporting entrepreneurship as a key driver of growth and development. He spoke at the...
View ArticleMaking a living from barbing
A young graduate of Enugu State University, Emeka James, has taken on the big salons and rewritten the rules of barbing.TIMILEHIN BABATOPE reports. Stories of perseverance by young entrepreneurs who...
View ArticleCreating wealth through cooperatives
Creating wealth and eradicating poverty require the painstaking building of new entrepreneurs through cooperatives. The President, Project Fix Nigeria, Mr. Olusegun Kowontan, is leading a movement in...
View ArticlePassion for photography
University campuses are becoming breeding grounds for budding entrepreneurs. A Mass Communications undergraduate of Caleb University, Lagos, Mr. Okpara Henry Chidozie, has carved a niche for himself in...
View ArticleEmpowering artisans, tradesmen
The Lagos State Government, in collaboration with the private sector and organised labour, has set for itself an ambitious target of creating jobs and reducing poverty through massive investment in...
View ArticleChurch promotes entrepreneurship
NO fewer than 200 Lagos residents in Ikotun, last Saturday, attended a business forum sponsored by the Kingdom Light Ministries (KLM). Its founder and Senior Pastor Samson Makinwa said the event was...
View ArticleProviding youths with business, skills, training
The growing youth population brings with it a high number of social and economic challenges. The Lagos State Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment is, however, taking steps in partnership with...
View ArticleOpportunity for food-based micro entrepreneurs
A powerful local food campaign is growing in Lagos State. It is aimed at bringing about a better way of appreciating rural agric entrepreneurship by food companies, large and small grocers and...
View ArticleConference seeks ways to boost entrepreneurship
Successful entrepreneurs s are slated to bring their savvy and innovative business practices to the Founders Conference billed for Lagos, in October. The conference is aimed at creating an annual...
View ArticleTech operator eyes packaging houses
Tech startups have emerged with solutions to boost agriculture and reduce disruptions in the food supply chain. Beyond creating a portal, Chief Executive, Easyshop, Mrs Saudat Salami, is set to create...
View ArticleEntrepreneur’s success with tiger nuts
Tiger nuts, according to experts, boost fertility in men and women. For Omoye Olaye, a Lagos-based female entrepreneur, producing natural drinks from these nuts marked the beginning of a successful...
View ArticleAmbode to address forum
Lagos sTATE Governor, Mr. AkinwunmiAmbode is billed to open this year’s Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum. The event is scheduled for September 29 in Lagos. In a statement, AWIEF...
View ArticleAWP moves to galvanise entrepreneurs
Founder of the AWP Network, Ms. Mary Olushoga, has reiterated her organisation’s determination to accelerate the growth and scalability of entrepreneurs in Nigeria. Her organisation held the first ever...
View ArticleMaking money from exporting herbs, spices
There is a huge market for herbs and spices-thanks to rising demand in Asia and Europe. While this is a big opportunity for emerging entrepreneurs, cultivation of herbs could become the backbone for...
View ArticleYouths get boost from empowerment camp
The Deeper Life success camp, which held in Ajao Estate, Lagos mainland, gave young people leadership tools needed for their future and how to be successful in life. TIMILEHIN BABATOPE reports. IT was...
View ArticleSMEs battle to get bank loans, raw materials
Small business operators have said high cost of raw materials is giving unfair advantage to foreign manufacturers.This is in addition to bank loans being are expensive. Speaking in Lagos, President,...
View ArticleHow entrepreneurs can raise international funds
Entrepreneurs keen on creating startup businesses are hampered by lack of investors to fund their ventures. TechCircle, an entrepreneurship promotion organisation, held a start-up forum at the Lagos...
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