Determined to pull out many Nigerians from the abyss of hopelessness and poverty, by training them to fend for themselves and become financial independent, e-bootCamp Company, specialist in skills development, has said it had scheduled entrepreneurial training programme, targeting one million Nigerians.
Speaking at a media event in Lagos to announce the birth of the programme, Lai Omotola, chancellor/CEO, e-bootCamp Company, said it has become very imperative for Nigerians, especially the youth to think entrepreneurship.
Omotola noted that it was no longer fashionable to depend on handouts from paid employments, particularly at a time when companies themselves are struggling to stay afloat. He said he had all it takes to teach people how to fish for themselves rather than being given fish.
“Announcing the theme of the training ‘Think Entrepreneurship’, the CEO said: “This is the target of the think entrepreneurship training programme we are introducing today to get 1 million people to commence entrepreneurship and in the next 10 years produce businesses that are in billions turnover. We will demystify entrepreneurship and make it friendly. Our belief is that if we can positively change the mindset of the Nigerian entrepreneur then we can build the most robust economy.”
He further explained that Nigeria is blessed with intelligent individuals who can make a mark if they decided to take up their own businesses, but were held back by fear.
Omotola also lamented that many people have had their fingers burnt by approaching their businesses in wrong way.
“Finally, with the potentials we have in our country if we are able to liberate the entrepreneurial spirit in this country then in the next two decades Nigeria should be number 5 largest economy in the world,” he said.
Chinwendu Sunday
