Heritage Bank renews support for entrepreneurship among youths
Businessam Staff
September 19, 2019
Omobayo Azeez Heritage Bank Plc has renewed its support in boosting entrepreneurship among youths in Nigeria through its commitment towards organising the sixth edition of The Next Titan, a reality show designed to help youths redefine strengthen their entrepreneurial spirits. According to a an official statement from the lender, this year’s edition of the reality […]
Entrepreneur harps on stable policy, improved infrastructure, interest friendly loans for SMEs to thrive
Businessam StaffSeptember 10, 2019
Kenneth Afor An entrepreneur has asked governments at all levels and the financial institutions in Nigeria to implement stable policies, provide improved infrastructure, reduce multiple taxations and offer interest friendly rates for SMEs to have a breathing space in the country’s business ecosystem. Ada Osuagwu, an entrepreneur and a Human Resource consultant in an interview […]
Exploring the core strategy of Trilateral Entrepreneurship
Philip Eyam-OzungMarch 6, 2019
By Philip Eyam-Ozung ENTREPRENEURIAL STRATEGY IS ONE OF THE KEY DOMAINS of entrepreneurship that will be most fundamentally impacted by the introduction of the concept of Trilateral Entrepreneurship. In this connection, the concept and practice of entrepreneurial strategy will be radically transformed by the core strategy of Trilateral Entrepreneurship which is to develop operating, […]
Trilateral entrepreneurship
Philip Eyam-OzungFebruary 5, 2019
SINCE THE DANCE METAPHOR in relation to which the entrepreneur was portrayed as a three-legged dancer proved so useful in setting the stage for the introduction of the concept of Trilateral Entrepreneurship, the temptation to re-visit dance in the hope of gleaning new insights and learning new lessons that are both relevant to entrepreneurship and […]
Bee hiving has potential to generate $10bn against Nigeria’s current $2.1bn annual honey import, says Chibugo Okafor, Kendake Honey founder
Nse Anthony-UkoJanuary 28, 2019
Nigeria can generate over $10 billion from local and international trade in honey and other hive products annually. Yet the country spends over $2 billion annually on the importation of honey alone, thus missing out on the benefits of developing the entire value chain locally. CHIBUGO OKAFOR, a trained pharmacist, young entrepreneur and the producer […]
Tony Elumelu Foundation to train 50 additional Beninoise entrepreneurs.
Adesola AfolabiJanuary 28, 2019
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has announced plans to include 50 additional Beninese entrepreneurs to its usual selection of 1000 African entrepreneurs for training and sponsorship every year. The additional beneficiaries will be trained and sponsored based on a partnership between the foundation and Sèmè City, who will invest $250,000, a statement from the TEF […]
Unveiling the Entrepreneur’s three-legged Dance!
Philip Eyam-OzungJanuary 15, 2019
Philip Eyam-Ozung Principal Consulting & Coaching Executive WHEN USED AS A METAPHOR, the art form of dance is a very apt and effective means of discussing the subject of Entrepreneurship especially given the fact that the elements of distinctive skills set, creativity, responsiveness, resonance, choreography, flow, and the ability to attract and satisfy the […]
Nigeria’s Development Bank finances 35,000 MSMEs in first year of operations
Nse Anthony-UkoNovember 29, 2018
The Development Bank of Nigeria has signed on at least 35,000 Micro Small and Medium Enterprises in its first year of operation, signaling an increase of 75 per cent increase over its announced projection of 20,000 MSMEs for the year. The Federal Government had created DBN to provide structured and sustainable financing to small businesses. […]
Nigeria will rake in more income from cocoa market when consumption trend changes locally
Temitayo AyetotoNovember 27, 2018
The Oloni of Eti-Oni, Oba Dokun Thompson is a veteran cocoa trader whose domain of interaction is the international market. His fervor for the cocoa industry and the issues holding Nigeria back from benefits accruable to producing economies led him to initiate the Annual Cocoa Festival at his hometown, Eti Oni, Osun state. For him, […]
Nigeria’s energy gap is 180 megawatts – Operator
Bukola OdufadeNovember 22, 2018
On the sidelines at the Future Energy Nigeria event, Ujunwa Ojemeni, senior investment associate at All-On Nigeria, an impact investor in Nigerian energy companies spoke to business a.m. on the investment deficit in the Nigerian clean energy space and how the company’s presence is drawing other institutions in the industry. she also talked about the […]