CFA’s Startups Hangout Slated for This Friday 

By justice okemgba

The CFA Startups Hangout edition for October 2017 is slated for this coming Friday, October 20, 2017.

The CFA’s Startups Hangout, is as a strategic forum, where Startups meet to learn from successful Entrepreneurs who come over to speak to them on their successes and pitfalls they encountered on their way to success, as well as how they overcame challenges in their organisations, so that the Startups too can learn and follow through.

Wale Ajisebutu, The Vice-Chairman, 21st Century Technologies, will be available to speak to the Start-ups at the event.

He is a Chartered Accountant by training. He ventured into the Telecommunications industry after a stint in trading.

His company, 21st Century Technologies, was incorporated in in 1997 and began operations in 1999. Today, 21st Century Technologies has evolved into a major player in the Telecommunications industry.

His clientele includes some of the largest Multinationals, Oil and Gas firms, Hotels as well as several blue chip organisations, not just in Africa, but across the world. He is a perfectionist and gentleman to the core, who believes that Nigerians can build great companies and this is a vision he is working hard to achieve.

Also to speak at the October edition of the CFA’s Sartups Hangout, is Nkiru Balonwu, Managing Partner at RDF, a Consultancy that provides counsel to clients in the public and private sectors on strategic communication, organizational strategy and stakeholder engagement.

Prior to RDF, Nkiru was CEO of Spinlet, the leading music digital distribution platform on the continent. In addition to a structural turnaround, Nkiru drove the re-branding of the company and ensured it was profiled properly through tactical placement of strategic communication.

Nkiru is also the Founder of Bukkipa; a simple accounting mobile application designed for individuals and small businesses to aid effective cash flow management. She holds a Doctorate degree from the University of California, Berkeley, a Master’s and first degree from University College London & University of Manchester, respectively.

The saying also goes, that, health is wealth and it is only when you are healthy, that you can run your Startup well. In this regards, therefore, The Bridge Clinic will be on ground to make a brief presentation on health issues to the Attendee Startups as well as give them free blood pressure and glucose level tests. Our team appreciates this great gesture on the part of the management of The Bridge Clinic.

Past editions of the hangout had featured prominent successful Nigerian Entrepreneurs, such as Austin Okere, Founder, CWG, Banke Alawaye, Country Manager, Praekelt, Chinenye Mba-Uzoukwu, CEO, InfoGraphics, Afolabi Abiodun, CEO, SB Telecoms and Devices, Bolaji Finnih, CEO, TechPreneur Africa and Ommo Clark, CEO, iBez Solutions. Nadu Denloye, PhD, Co-Founder of Telnet and Director,CDNet, Deepankar Rustagi, the Co-founder, VConnect, Adeoye Abodunrin, ED,Xpos Technologies, Simeon Ononobi, Co-Founder, MyAdsGlobal, Helen Anatogu, CEOand Founder, iDea Nigeria, and Yele Okeremi Founder of Precise Financial Systems and others.

The October 2017 edition of CFA’s Startups Hangout will be sponsored by TAMS and Remita.

We look forward to the active support of more brands for the future editions of this selfless mission to help many Nigerian Startups to learn, grow and sustain their businesses for the development of the Nigerian Entrepreneurial ecosystem in particular and the Nigerian economy in general.

We also appreciate our media partners, Guardian Tech,  Nigerian CommunicationsWeek, Connectnigeria, ITPulse and cfatech.ng, for their unflinching support in sharing this rare opportunity to learn from successful Entrepreneurs to our numerous Startups in Nigeria.

The October 2017 Edition of CFA’s Startups Hangout, holding on October 20, 2017 at Adna Hotel, Ikeja GRA, Lagos is a free event, but registration is compulsory for every Startup that will be attending.

Limited seats are available, therefore, you need to register early, to book for a seat at the event.

You can register for the October 2017 edition of CFA’s Startups Hangout @ http://startups.cfatech.ng