Weekly Entrepreneurship News

October 12, 2019

Weekly Entrepreneurship Highlights

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Ekiti State Government set to empower 2,000 Nigerians with Entrepreneurial Training and Funding

The Ekiti State Government will be organizing the Annual Ekiti Entrepreneurship Week (EEW) where about 2000 Nigerians will be expected to receive Entrepreneurial training and business supportKeep Reading Vanguard

300 Micro-Enterprises benefit from Entrepreneurship Training at PAYED 2 ProgrammeTechnoserve and Citi Foundation has just concluded the second phase of the Pan-African Youth Entrepreneur Development (PAYED 2) Programme training over 300 Entrepreneurs with relevant skills

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Union Bank Secures $200m funding to support Female Entrepreneurs

Union Bank of Nigeria, in partnership with Atlas Mara Ltd., has secured $200m in funding in an agreement with Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) which will be used to fund women-led businesses and lend Small and Medium EnterprisesKeep Reading Nairametrics

Ogoni Liberation Initiative launches N10bn fund to support SMEs in Niger DeltaA non-governmental organization, the Ogoni Liberation Initiative, has launched a N10 billion investment fund to help start-up businesses in Ogoniland and other parts of the Niger Delta

Keep Reading Daily Trust

NECA empowers 35 women-owned businesses at Entrepreneurship Summit

Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA) has held its 6th Annual Summit on Network of Entrepreneurial Women (NEW) to empower 35 women-owned businesses to scaleKeep Reading This Day

NEF trains 110 Nigerians in Entrepreneurship

The Nigeria Entrepreneurs Forum (NEF) has just concluded its six (6) month training programme on “Enterprise Management and Competency-based leadership” for 110 Nigerians Keep Reading Daily Times

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