FGBMFI Annual Business Seminar holds June 12 and 13,2015

Ugo Amadi

Lagos :Thursday: June 4,2015. With the rising challenges and opportunities of investment and running business in Nigeria today, the Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship International Nigeria “2015 Annual Business seminar”, is positioned to release viable strategies to meeting business needs in the today’s business environment.

In a press conference held on Thursday, 04 June, 2015 in Lagos, the  District Co-ordinator of the South West 3 district ,Mr Fola Aguda stated that this year’s Annual Business seminar is  scheduled to hold between 12th and 13th June, 2015 with a two-tier seminar structure to enable the fellowship better cater for the need of members and the general public.

According to him  the 2015 business seminar has two themes “The 21^st Century Entrepreneur: Opportunities & Challenges” for Seminar I, holding at the NECA House, Events Centre, CBD, Alausa, Ikeja to offer lower level training for start ups, and for growing micro and small businesses; and  “Business Excellence in a Deregulated Emerging Market” for Seminar II, holding at the De Renaissance Hotel, Awolowo Way, Ikeja to offer intermediate to high level training for growing medium and large businesses. Each will host a Business Exhibition and Workshop.

Aguda expressed that the seminar is an  annual empowerment programme aimed at equipping professionals to best practices in career and business; and creating a forum for learning and sharing experiences, business networking, products and services exhibitions and workshops for participants.

Aguda who is also the Managing Director of ED-Theo Consults said that the  seminar one will address the 21^st Century Entrepreneur: Opportunities & Challenges, Management Essentials for Business Growth, How to Access Funds for SME’s, Emerging Opportunities in Waste Management, Opportunities & Challenges in Small Scale Export Business and the Power to Get Wealth.

While the seminar two course content will address  thriving in a Globalized Economy ,Financing Enterprises through Risk/Equity and the Capital Market ,Investment Opportunities in the Oil & Gas Downstream Sector ,Client Management  Growth ,Opportunities in the Maritime Sector Power to Get Wealth

He said that seasoned speakers has been carefully selected to deliver this year’s seminar and they include Prof Pat Utomi of Pan African University, Dr. Uche Ogah –President of Master’s Energy Group, Lere Baale of Nertherlands Business School, Emmanuel Asiak of African Capital Alliance Group, Chidi Ilogu- SAN and Apostle Alex Bamgbola

Others include Dr. Adebola Olubanjo, Principal, Adebola Shobanjo & Co., Joko Okupe, MD/CEO Soulsite Advertising Agency, Mr. Lolu Akinwumi, Group MD, Prima Garnet Africa, Mr. Chiagozie Nwizu, SME Advisory Manager, Diamond Bank HQ, Mr. Ola Oresanya, MD, Lagos State Waste Management Agency (LAWMA), Mr. Johnson Rotimi Ajayi, MD, Agri4all Nig. Ltd  and Engr. Niyi Ogunnusi, Managing Partner, Concem Associates.

Also speaking the Chairman of the Business seminar, Eddy Eworo noted that this year’s Annual Business is designed to develop participants  attitudes, knowledge, skills ,abilities and behaviors for harnessing market potentials in the rising Africa economy.

He said that this year’s Annual Business Seminar is expected to attract more than 500 businessmen and professionals from all walks of life, and feature exhibitors.

In his own contribution Emmanuel Asiak of African Capital Alliance Group,one of the speakers to the seminar gave some highpoints of his topic, stressing that the seminar will deal with and how of getting good and proper finance for business.

He expressed that participants will go home with much practical knowledge and the necessary requirements on  Financing Enterprises through Risk/Equity and the Capital Market .

My Ayoola Badejo, the District Co-ordinator of South West 6 district   shared the vision of the fellowship as a not-for-profit organization of Business and Professional men and women from all walks of life whose main objective is to emphasize the importance of God and integrity in our lives, careers and businesses. Stressing that FGBMFI creates forum for both young and experienced business men and professionals to come together to share experiences for better business principles  The fellowship exists in over 160 countries; with over 3,500 chapters in Nigeria and 500 chapters in Lagos.