Aphased summit has kicked off in the country aimed at enhancing the capacity of no fewer than two million startups.
The summit organised by Pertinence Group, a Lagos-based estate company, is scheduled to hold in Kwara and Delta states soon, after hosting two sessions in Lagos.
Group Chief Executive Officer of the company Dr. Stephen Oluwatobi said the company is committed to raising individuals and businesses through a shared value system powered by information and leveraging the company’s products.
Oluwatobi said the programme was designed to help struggling or upcoming entrepreneurs fulfil their dreams, stressing that the company plans to empower about two million entrepreneurs by 2023.
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“To be an entrepreneur, you will need to raise funds, build a team, sell products, access markets, etc. But through the Pertinence platform, budding entrepreneurs get the opportunity to leverage our systems, markets to sell our products and generate income from the process.
“So, that makes entrepreneurship a lot easier, that’s the reason we called it Start-Up Summit. Our target is to hit two million people for empowerment in the next two years and help them achieve their personal dreams through our existing platforms.”
“This is the finest time to pick up yourself,” he told youths. “If you think you can’t run the race by yourself, plug yourself to a platform…and heat up your cold coal to stay hot and vibrant. You must fire up and start cooking so you don’t remain a welfare project.”