She Leads Africa has announced the top six finalists for the 2015 She Leads Africa Entrepreneur Showcase holding at Oriental Hotel on September 26, 2015.
Now in its 2nd edition, the initiative which is sponsored by GTBank is geared towards shining a spotlight on women who are driving Africa’s growth through leadership, commerce and innovation by providing a veritable platform for young female entrepreneurs to grow their businesses across Africa and compete for US$10,000 in cash prizes, direct access to investors and international media exposure.
This year, applications were received from over 400 startups in 20 countries before 6 finalists (i.e. Beauty Rev NG, Heat Free Hair, Heels In the Kitchen, InstaHealth, Kamokini and Omolata) were selected to pitch their businesses to a panel of leading business personalities including Segun Agbaje, Managing Director of GTBank plc; Tunde Folawiyo, Managing Director of Folawiyo Group; Huda Al Lawati, Abraaj Capital Midle East and North Africa Chief Investment Officer; Acha Leke, Director, Mckinsey & Company; Mo Abudu, Founder of Ebony Life TV.
According to Mr. Yasmin Belo-Osagie, co-founder of SLA, “We are very excited about the judging panel for this year’s She Leads Africa Entrepreneur Showcase. The panel is made up of established and well-respected individuals from the consulting, media and finance sectors. Each judge’s professional insight and experience will play an important role in deciding the winners of this year’s Entrepreneur Showcase.
Commenting on the development, Segun Agbaje, Managing Director/CEO of GTBank said “empowering SMEs across Africa remains pivotal to the sustenance of growth and development in emerging economies across the world. It is for this reason that using our SME MarketHub platform, we have strategically targeted this sector to provide opportunities and create value for all our customers. He further stated that “SME businesses listed on the GTBank SME MarketHub can take advantage of the “She Hive”, a one week training program sponsored by the SME MarketHub of the Bank to train small business owners on capacity building, business ethics and global best practices. Tickets for the pitch competition are available on the SME MarketHub i.e. www.smemarkethub.com
GTBank has consistently played a leading role in Africa’s banking industry. The GTBank brand is regarded by industry watchers as one of the best run financial institutions across its subsidiary countries and serves as a role model within the financial service industry due to its bias for world class corporate governance standards, excellent service quality and innovation.
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