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What's Happening at FATE Foundation in the month of September😃
What's Happening at FATE Foundation in the month of September😃
What's Happening at FATE Foundation
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Hope you are having a productive week! Here's what is making the headlines at FATE Foundation and also get to know about our upcoming programmes that may be relevant to you or someone you know.
It's time for our annual conference and this year its all about building high impact businesses. This year's theme is "Innovating for Scale". Exhibition stands are available for our entrepreneurs. We hope you are excited to hear from our great line up of speakers. Register now by following the link below.
The ScaleUp Agribusiness Accelerator Programme 03 ended on a high note with a Demo Day and Pitch Competition on Friday, September 6, 2019. The Entrepreneurs were excited to pitch their business ideas to our funding partners. Emerging as the overall winner of the Pitch Competition is Timothy Ajekiigbe (CEO, Uplinx Allied Services) who received a prize award of NGN 1,000,000. Oscar Obiora (CEO, The AgroBarn Limited) and Adeyinka Tekenah (CEO, Happy Coffee) also emerged as runners-up and received prize awards of NGN 500,000 and NGN 250,000 respectively.
Upcoming Events and Programmes
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ASPIRING ENTREPRENEURS PROGRAMME (AEP): Registration is currently going on for the Citi- Bank sponsored Aspiring Entrepreneurs Programme-Tertiary, Ibadan. Know anyone who might be interested? tell them to register here to learn business skills to help them start their businesses
Organised by the Orange Corners Nigeria Student Ambassadors. These sessions seek to promote entrepreneurship in tertiary institutions. This meeting will feature experienced entrepreneurs sharing their stories while also inspiring tertiary students to see entrepreneurship as a desirable career option. To register, click here
ASPIRING ENTREPRENEURS: DIGITAL PROGRAMME (AEP)
The Facebook-funded AEP Digital Programme will be take place in Aba and Lagos in October and November 2019 respectively.
Register here to learn more about the AEP Programme taking place in Aba and Lagos.
Here is announcing the 2019 Mentors Induction Programme. It is a platform for prospective mentors to understand the FATE mentoring process and the dos and don 'ts for engagement with mentees during the mentoring program. The Induction is for accomplished entrepreneurs and professionals to network with each other. For more details and application, click
Here is announcing the 2019 NutriPitch Accelerator Programme, for growth stage nutrition-sensitive businesses in Nigeria. Selected applicants will receive in-depth capacity building to accelerate and scale their businesses as well as an opportunity to represent Nigeria at the Global Competition in Singapore. For more details and application, click
MSMEHub.org Resources For The Week
Regulatory Hurdles to Cross Before Registering Your Logistics BusinessBy
How to know your business is productive by
Nneka Okonkwo CEO, Productivity Insights
Other Resources
The Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge 2019
The Pan- African Awards for Entrepreneurship in Education 2019
