JAN hosts 50youth in its 2018 venture management program

The Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN) in collaboration  with the African Capital Alliance Foundation (ACA Foundation) and the Lagos Business School (LBS) is hosting 50 outstanding youths in its 2018 venture in management program.

The 50 outstanding youths, who just recently finished their National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), were selected through a rigorous process and would to go through the residential at LBS, where they will be exposed to lessons in strategy, business management, finance, corporate governance, ethics and leadership as well as MBA modelled business cases.

“One of the best things about the Venture in Management Program is the opportunity it provides for participants to network with their peers, facilitators, and business executives they come in contact with. ViMP is a great platform that helps participants to kick-start their career,” Chienye Ogwo, CEO and ViMP alumni, said during the just concluded ViMP program.

Speaking on the topic ‘Entrepreneurship in an Uncertain Economy’ Henrietta Onwuegbuzie of the LBS Faculty said “as an entrepreneur, the key question you should be asking is ‘what problem am I solving?’ because no matter how uncertain the business environment becomes, as long as you are adding value through your product or service, as an entrepreneur, you will always have a market”.

Segun Adebanji, principal and head, FMCG/Agric, Africa Capital Alliance, encouraged the participants to make the most of the opportunity and take every experience as a step towards becoming model business leaders.

Adenike Adeyemi, executive director, FATE Foundation and ViMP alumni, inspired the participants as she relived her ViMP experience, noting how much of an impact it had on her career path as a social entrepreneur and enabler of businesses.

Since its debut in 2000, ViMP has produced notable alumni including Gbenga Sesan of Paradigm Initiative Nigeria; Tunji Eleso of Co-Creation Hub; Toyosi Adekoya, senior vice president, Human Resources, Africa Finance Corporation;  Michael Nwoseh, head, Youth Segment, Retail Banking, FCMB; amongst many others. Interested participants should visit www.ja-nigeria.org for more information on ViMP 2019.