Attend YEEx for Women 2014 this Saturday & stand a chance to win up $100k in business investment!

More good news... This opportunity is not just for women, it’s for everyone and attendance is free

This Saturday 20th December 2014, youth entrepreneurs will gather to showcase their goods and services at YEEx For Women 2014. Up to $100,000 could be invested in the most viable business at the discretion of our investors after a selection from a Pitching Competition for both exhibitors and guests.   

 

Entrepreneurs, aspiring entrepreneurs, workers, students and every other person who loves beautiful and quality things are all invited. 

How does it work? There would be a Pitching Competition out of which the top 3 would be selected to meet our investors with their business plans after the event. Two will be selected from the exhibitors while one (any gender) would be selected from entrepreneurs or aspiring ones in the audience.

The least that could be invested in your business is $25,000!

Our Panelists would speak on personal entrepreneurial success and sub-topics on the Theme of the Day, 'Growing the 21st Century Women Enterprise'.
The Panelists would include:

·         Executives from the Central Bank of Nigeria- Accessing SME Funds

·         Tunde Kehinde, founding partner of JUMIA and MD of Ace.ng - Having A Successful Business Pitch to Investors

·         Yinka Thomas, Founder, Thomas O. Women Network and Member YouWIN 3 Panel of Judges- Branding Your Way To Success In The Male Dominated Business Environment

·         Ejiro Amos-Tafiri ,CEO, Ejiro Amos Tafiri Fashion Label, an award winning Fashion Designer- Overcoming Challenges As A Woman Entrepreneur

·         Angela Ihunweze, CEO, Angela Itambo and Small Business Consultant - Understanding The Technicalities In Writing A Business Plan

Our investors have a special partnership with Silicon Valley and have the mandate to find viable businesses which have online presence. They are technology driven, and they have said the businesses must be online driven. Most of our guests and panelists would also be at our Networking Lounge.

Date: 20th December, 2014. Time: 9a.m - 6p.m

Venue: LCCI Conference and Exhibition Center, 10 Nurudeeen Olowopopo Drive, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos (Behind MKO Abiola Gardens)

Come, see and buy quality products and services from our exhibitors, and have an opportunity to be rewarded with free gifts, be at our Networking Lounge, appear on TV and in our post event pictures. Also, ten people who patronize the exhibitors the most would get a chance to win free gifts and get an opportunity to appear on TV.
What is YEEx Networking Lounge? It's a lounge specially created for networking outside the exhibition ground. Exhibition attendance is FREE but our Lounge comes with a fee of N3,000 to access. There would be free cocktail at the Lounge. This is where contacts would be made and future partnerships struck. Our exhibitors have automatic access to the Lounge.

Other benefits are; Sales, Mentoring, Training and Brand Exposure.
Special Guests are Dame Abimbola Fashola, First Lady of Lagos State and Alhaja Sherifat Aregbesola, First Lady of Osun State. Guests of Honour are Mr. Femi Mokikan, Executive Director, Seven-up Bottling Co. PLC and Mr. Mudashir Olaitan, Director, Central Bank of Nigeria.

The first 100 people to get to the venue will get free business plan training! This would help those who need it for opportunities that come from Business Plan Competitions.

This event is supported by: CBN, FIIRO, YOUWIN, PEPSI, EDC, NEPC & SMEDAN and TOWN. For more information, please call  08088038606, 07064870764; Email - yeexnigeria@gmail.com, info@yeex.com.ng;   Visit: www.yeex.com.ng; Add BB PIN 2AF61EF8