Hub trains Katsina entrepreneurs on grant applications

The Youth Entrepreneurship Support Hub (YES – Hub) and OHUB, another firm, have mentored some entrepreneurs in Katsina State on how they can apply for the 2022 Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) grant. Speaking at the session, the founder of YES – Hub, Mr Ismail Bello, said: “The aspiring entrepreneurs were guided on how to put […]

The Youth Entrepreneurship Support Hub (YES – Hub) and OHUB, another firm, have mentored some entrepreneurs in Katsina State on how they can apply for the 2022 Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) grant.

Speaking at the session, the founder of YES – Hub, Mr Ismail Bello, said: “The aspiring entrepreneurs were guided on how to put in a winning application for the 2022 TEF grant thereby scaling up their businesses, contributing to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 8, and creating wealth for themselves while on their journey to financial independence.”

Also commenting, the founder of OHUB, Dr Babangida Ruma said the session is an attempt to build an ecosystem that brings together students, jobs seekers and opportunities providers. “This is part of our mandate to train one million job seekers and students to place one million in dignified employment over the next five years in Nigeria.

“The TEF grant initiative Is part of our roadmap for establishing a Digital Skills Bank) which is first of its kind in Nigeria. The skills bank helps support artisans, farmers, unemployed graduates as well as professionals to provide unfitted services to the people with technology,” said Ruma.

Sharing her experience with the participants, a 2019 winner of the grant and founder of Kayana_by_Aisha, Mrs Aisha Mukhtar Dabo, said: “I came to realize that a lot of the applicants have beautiful and mind blowing ideas to apply for TEF grant but none had a guide, therefore I decided to guide them using my experiences.

“In a few months, we’re planning on creating a singular act of mentorship even if it’s using a conventional method, where entrepreneurs can always reach out to us with any questions regarding structuring and planning a business,” Dabo noted.

She also said the strategy will be a huge change in the entrepreneurial space which could trigger more growth in businesses in the country while circulating wealth.