A UK based Foundation
for Women; Cherie Blaire in partnership with the Youth for Technology
Foundation has trained 365 women entrepreneurs in Aba, the commercial centre of
Abia State.
The women were equipped with business
skills and knowledge and the ability to use technologies appropriately to
access critical information necessary to build and sustain their businesses.
One of the guest speakers, Emelike
Ogbonnaya, of the department of Business Administration and Management, Abia
State Polytechnic, spoke on ‘Business Planning: a sine qua non to successful
entrepreneur.’
He noted that about 80 per cent of business
failures today can be blamed on lack of planning. He called on government to
play its part in providing the needed support for entrepreneurship to grow in
Nigeria.
Another speaker, Ejem Agwu, also of the
department of Banking and Finance, Abia State Polytechnic, articulated the
various sources of funds for entrepreneurs in Nigeria, and identified funding
as a major problem for entrepreneurs in developing nations.
Ngozi Okpala, a
successful entrepreneur inspired the women by recounting how she grew from the
valley to the top. She said believing in oneself, building self image and
integrity should be primary when trying to build a business and not money as
people think.
The program manager,
Ezekiel Nworie, said the objective of the programme is to provide women
entrepreneurs in Nigeria with broad based training to help them strengthen and
grow their businesses and become more financially independent and self-reliant.
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