Tush Awards offers One Million naira business grant to young entrepreneurs 

 According to  Project Director,  Mr Oyedayo Oyeniran, the conference with theme “Youths in Business:  Fund, Run and Grow your business and Ideas” will also be   offering   a   sum   of   one   million   naira   as   business   grant   to   young entrepreneurs.

 Oyeniran said that, one   of   the   important   reasons   for   staging   this   conference   is   provide   anavenue for the youths in business to interact with the key players in thebusiness world and also learn several ways to access funds to grow theirbusinesses even in the face of peculiar situations. Basically, it is an eventorganized as a bridge to the knowledge gap for youths that are in businesson how to grow, fund and run their businesses, he said.

 Some of the confirmed panelists who would also form Board of Judges forthe SME Pitch Competition which seeks to give a One  Million Naira BusinessGrant to deserving entrepreneurs are Mr. Steve Babaeko, CEO, X3M IdeasGroup; Mrs. Kemi Aina, Group Head, Customer Service Management, WemaBank; Mrs. Ezinne Okoroafor, Group Head, SME Banking, Sterling Bank; Mr.Gbenga   Aiyeremi,   The   CEO,   Workbay   Co-Space   Nigeria;   Mr.Ikechukwu Kalu, Head, Consumer Market, Insights and Analytics, Eco bank; Mr.Goodness Morakinyo, Founder, Valencia College, Ibadan, among others yetto be fully confirmed.

 The   SME   Business   Pitch   Competition   which   is   presently   ongoing   onInstagram will   end   by August  25th,   2018 and  to  participate   is   quite   very easy.    Oyeniran further explained that , Interested  participants   should   follow   the   Instagram   handle   of   TushAwards, @TushAwards and upload a minute video stating why they need thegrant   with   the   approved   hashtags,   #TushAwards2018   and#AYTASMEPitch.

 Tush   Awards   will   repost   all   videos   with   the   approvedhashtags and will select the top 20 most valuable business ideas, Oyeniran explained.