The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) last week held its annual gathering of entrepreneurs tagged TEF Entrepreneurship Forum. The event marked the graduation of this year’s beneficiaries of the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme, following a rigorous nine-month period of training, mentorship and funding.
Reaons for inviting Presidents
Founder and Chairman of UBA Plc, Tony Elumelu shed more light on why Presidents are invited to the annual gathering:
However, the government has a vital role – the transformation of our continent and the economic empowerment of our youth cannot happen without the active engagement of our political leaders #TEFforum2018 #TEF2018
— Tony O. Elumelu, CON (@TonyOElumelu) October 26, 2018
And so it was important to give a platform to these entrepreneurs to engage policy makers directly, letting them know that they are passionate and willing to succeed and contribute. All they need is an enabling environment #TEFforum2018
— Tony O. Elumelu, CON (@TonyOElumelu) October 26, 2018
I thank H.E. President @NAkufoAddo of Ghana and President @UKenyatta of Kenya for giving audience to these entrepreneurs, for believing in entrepreneurship – and actively pursuing policies to unleash our next generation of business leaders.
Nations that understand this succeed. pic.twitter.com/juNs8oYS0P
— Tony O. Elumelu, CON (@TonyOElumelu) October 26, 2018
Feedback from the event
Meet Alice Erem from Cross River State, #Nigeria. She has a new idea to produce healthier plantain flour. Happy to meet her and the other 200 entrepreneurs supported by @ICRC at the #TEFforum2018 today. pic.twitter.com/R7XIpNYFWe
— Eloi Fillion (@EFillionICRC) October 25, 2018
Amazing 2 days at #TEFforum2018 learning and boosting my network. Congratulations to all #TEF2018 entrepreneurs. Let’s go make history 😉 @TonyElumeluFDN pic.twitter.com/1uNYxKBdAH
— Ugochic Obidiegwu (@TheSafetyChic) October 25, 2018
2017, Adebimpe came for our waste remodeling training. That same year, after the training, pitching her skills, she won WIMBIZ and TEF grant
Today, I joined other TEF alumni to celebrate Adebimpe, founder Drose Recycling at the TEF Forum 2018#tef2018 #changingthenarrative pic.twitter.com/c4oC1NKA9S
— PearlRecycling® (@pearl_recycling) October 25, 2018
#TEF2018, we are here.
FG will not create jobs for you, only the private sector will.#Entrepeneurship #TEFforum2018 pic.twitter.com/bTIUfNgyDR
— Atekoja Olawale(Atex) (@AtexXeta) October 25, 2018
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Being recognized by the Tony Elumelu Foundation is the highlight of my year. #TEF2018. pic.twitter.com/HLiSYcrF5b
— ‘Segun Maleghemi (@kloma_k) October 24, 2018
