Twenty-two entrepreneurs
received grants of N300,000 each to support their businesses when the
train of the ongoing Goldberg empowerment initiative, Isedowo stopped in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti
State, on Friday, September 22, 2017.
The artisans are
among the 100 participants Goldberg plans to support with N300, 000 through
Isedowo across Southwest Nigeria.
Also, Kayode
Omoyeba, a carpenter, remarked “l commend Goldberg and Nigerian Breweries for
the empowerment scheme which will go a long way in enhancing my business. I
have been thinking of how to buy work tools for a while and Goldberg has relieved
me of that burden. I am now a happy man and this initiative is worth
emulating.”
Other artisans
which included motor mechanics, tailors, caterers, carpenters, makeup artists,
electricians and an artist also commended Goldberg for assisting them with
funds to boost their businesses.
10 out of the 22 beneficiaries of Goldberg’s Isedowo empowerment initiative during the presentation of business grants to entrepreneurs in Ekiti state on Friday. |
Commenting on Isedowo, the Portfolio Manager,
Mainstream Lager and Stout brands, Nigerian Breweries Plc, Mr. Emmanuel Agu,
said “Goldberg would, through the scheme, extend its affinity with the people
of the Southwest beyond culture and tradition to entrepreneurship.” That way,
he added, “it would have positioned itself as an empowerment platform that
shares the aspirations of the people.”
To benefit from the
initiative, interested participants are expected to showcase their business
ideas and how they impact the society.
The initiative,
which was launched last month by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi
Ojaja II, in his palace, has received wide commendation from prominent monarchs
in the Southwest.
Known for its
leading role in promoting culture and tradition, Goldberg through Isedowo has deepened its connection with
the people of the South-west by supporting their economic aspirations.
The scheme which has so far supported artisans
in Osun and Ekiti states will also activate in other Southwestern states in the
coming weeks.
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