In
its continued effort to create and preserve wealth and curb
unemployment among youths, Heritage Bank Plc in partnership with the
Centre for Values in Leadership has graduated 100 young
entrepreneurs in the CVL Young Entrepreneurship Training Programme in Ajegunle, Lag
The CVL is aimed at identifying young people, especially youths in densely populated communities, and putting them through a full year of training in small business management.
These young entrepreneurs, who have been trained in various skills such as catering, bead making, event management, fashion design, arts, hair dressing, shoe cobbling among others, have also imbibed comprehensive business management and entrepreneurship skills that would equip them to be successful business owners.
Speaking at the event, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Heritage Bank, Ifie Sekibo, expressed appreciation to the founder of CVL, Prof. Pat Utomi, for the initiative and implored the graduands to reciprocate by making the best of the opportunity.
In Sekibo’s words: “We are attracted to CVL because we seek how we can harness entrepreneurial skills of people, reduce unemployment and foster development of communities, like the Ajegunle community. We are delighted with the mechanics of this program and we recognize the strategic importance and impact of successful businesses could have on young entrepreneurs and the society, which is why we provide funds for start-ups.”
As a way of showing Heritage Bank’s commitment to the initiative, the Managing Director, who was represented by the Divisional Head, Corporate Banking, Heritage Bank, Apapa Region, Kehinde Olugbemi, announced that two physical agent banking kiosks will be opened and commissioned before the end of the year so as to make financial services more accessible to the graduands as well as the city of Ajegunle.
The Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, who was represented by Olabisi Boko, a Director in the State Ministry of Employment, tasked them to use the acquired skills immensely to add value to their wellbeing.
entrepreneurs in the CVL Young Entrepreneurship Training Programme in Ajegunle, Lag
The CVL is aimed at identifying young people, especially youths in densely populated communities, and putting them through a full year of training in small business management.
These young entrepreneurs, who have been trained in various skills such as catering, bead making, event management, fashion design, arts, hair dressing, shoe cobbling among others, have also imbibed comprehensive business management and entrepreneurship skills that would equip them to be successful business owners.
Speaking at the event, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Heritage Bank, Ifie Sekibo, expressed appreciation to the founder of CVL, Prof. Pat Utomi, for the initiative and implored the graduands to reciprocate by making the best of the opportunity.
In Sekibo’s words: “We are attracted to CVL because we seek how we can harness entrepreneurial skills of people, reduce unemployment and foster development of communities, like the Ajegunle community. We are delighted with the mechanics of this program and we recognize the strategic importance and impact of successful businesses could have on young entrepreneurs and the society, which is why we provide funds for start-ups.”
As a way of showing Heritage Bank’s commitment to the initiative, the Managing Director, who was represented by the Divisional Head, Corporate Banking, Heritage Bank, Apapa Region, Kehinde Olugbemi, announced that two physical agent banking kiosks will be opened and commissioned before the end of the year so as to make financial services more accessible to the graduands as well as the city of Ajegunle.
The Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, who was represented by Olabisi Boko, a Director in the State Ministry of Employment, tasked them to use the acquired skills immensely to add value to their wellbeing.
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