In an effort to drive a culture of entrepreneurial leadership in the country, Endeavor Nigeria has unveiled plans to host its 4th annual entrepreneurship scale-up summit.
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Commerce/Economy: Endeavor Nigeria builds capacity, welcome 3 entrepreneurs
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Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja
As Nigeria yearns to sit among the 20 largest economies in the world after occupying the first spot in Africa, Endeavor Nigeria, has been on the mission of building capacity and on May 18, 2021, welcomed three new entrepreneurs into its global network.
This was made known by the Head, Marketing and Communications, Endeavor Nigeria, Joy Mabia, in a statement made available to Vanguard.
The three entrepreneurs are Onyekachi Izukanne, Michael Ukpong, and Ruke Awaritefe, the co-founders of TradeDepot, a fast-growing retail distribution platform in Africa.
The trio was selected as ‘Endeavor Entrepreneurs’ on May 18, 2021, at the 15th Virtual International Selection Panel (v-ISP #15). TradeDepot is a B2B eCommerce platform that allows retailers to order inventory through multiple channels (Mobile, USSD and WhatsApp) and have it delivered the next day.