Abuja, the nation’s capital, is hosting a major social entrepreneurship conference next week. The conference slated for between March 15 and 17, is designed to promote positive entrepreneurship as vehicle for positive social impact and innovation.
The conference, which is themed: ‘Social Enterprise–Impact, Innovation and Sustainability’, will take place at the Abuja Enterprise Agency (AEA) Entrepreneurial Complex. The pro-gramme is organised by APLUS Trainers, a training and business consulting firm with a mission to support entrepreneurship development and small businesses in Nigeria.
According to Executive Director, APLUS Trainers, Mrs. Titi Ojo, the target audience are young people with ideas for social innovation, business startups, already existing businesses, executives running social businesses or non-governmental organisations (NGOs) seeking to reshape or grow interest in corporate social respon-sibility projects and need ideas.
In addition, the forum is meant for individuals, who wish to explore a new career in social entrepreneurship, policy makers in every sector of the economy, government or philanthropic organi-sations that might be looking to invest in or buy from social enterprise.