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Winners Emerge in Ecobank Entrepreneur TV
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By Simon Ugwu
Published on November 10th, 2009
 
AT least 23 winners have emerged in Ecobank sponsored -The Entrepreneur TV Reality show Season one programme.

AT least 23 winners have emerged in Ecobank sponsored -The Entrepreneur TV Reality show Season one programme.
The lucky winners were the beneficiaries of the N12 million earmarked for the programme by the bank in season one. However, Ecobank has earmarked another N15 million for grab for the Entrepreneur TV Reality show Season two programme.
Speaking at the media launch of the Entrepreneur TV Reality show season two, Mr. Jubril Aku, executive director, Ecobank Plc, noted the challenges facing Small and Medium Enterprises such as power, improved transportation and credit facility. To this end, he maintained that the bank would continue to support The Entrepreneurs TV Reality show programme.
According to him, “lucky winners are welcome in Ecobank any time they need credit facility. Those who will context in this season two programme should sharpen themselves and put up good presentation to win”.  
Also speaking at the occasion, Mrs. Mudupe Babalola, marketing manager, Vitamalt said in consonance with the current global trend in corporate social responsibility and the need to develop the small scale industry as a fulcrum for national development, Vitamalt  Plc was desirous of contributing its quota to encouraging programme like ‘The Entrepreneur’  To her, Vitamalt is happy to be one of the sponsors of the programme. The entrepreneur, he said,  is looking for those who have skills for what they want to do while the bank encourage more people to participate in the season two programme by coming up with brilliant and remarkable ideas.
Mr.Ekemelu Nloni, programme director, Group Business Foundation (GBF) stated that the body has been working with corporate bodies and individuals since 1999 to realise their business objective in their businesses. He pointed out that GBF has been educating business people how it can be young entrepreneurs, existing entrepreneurs and start-ups to realise their goal in business. 
Ecobank has therefore, earmarked N15 million for the Entrepreneur season two, which is meant for entrepreneur, investor, business person, dreamer, promoter, creditor and innovator. The entrepreneurs,  according to the bank, presents the opportunity to pitch breakthrough business concepts to our judges to convince them to invest in their businesses.