Funmi, a 54-year-old widow with four children living in the low-income area of western Nigeria lives on a daily wage. The two-week lockdown has forced her and her family into a state of fear as she looks for their next daily bread. She ponders leaving the house to sell her wares...
On the 23rd of July 2019, Growing Businesses Foundation in Partnered with Aspire Coronation Trust Foundation to empower 65 women in Lagos State. The 65 women were chosen from the 105 women that attended the Entrepreneurial woman event which took place on the 4th of June, 2019 based on their age,...
On the 4th of June, 2019 GBF partnered with Aspire Coronation Trust Foundation on a Business Development and Mentoring Program tagged “The Entrepreneurial Woman”. In attendance was a total of 105 business women from different parts of Lagos State. The aim of this project is to improve the lives of...
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Growing Businesses Foundation has partnered with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to facilitate training classes for returned migrants. This training is part of the IOM reintegration program for the Libyan migrant returnees under the EUTF-IOM Joint Initiative for Migrant Protection and Reintegration. The initiative is designed to build the...
An executive trustee of Growing Businesses Foundation and senior partner with Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie, Dr. Myma Adwowa Belo-Osagie, has been elected as an honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences’ 2018 Class of new Fellows and International Honorary Members. Founded in 1780, the American Academy of...
After graduating with a good grade and submitting tons of CVs, young graduate, Toyosi never made it past the interview stage and the feeling of self doubt began to creep in. Toyosi is the firstborn in a family of 7 and we all can relate with the enormous responsibilities firstborns...
Citi Bank Nigeria in collaboration with Growing Businesses Foundation (GBF) is organizing a 3-day entrepreneurship and leadership seminar tagged “Accelerating Pathways”. The purpose of the seminar is to help teenagers and youths harness their entrepreneurial and leadership skills. The training will hold on three Saturdays 25th November, 2nd and 9th...
Celebrating its 18th Anniversary, GBF also won August/September edition of the coupon code Charity Contest 2017. Couponcode.ng is a popular coupon website that is active in 9 countries. The goal of coupon code is to help save money on online shopping by collecting the best deals and coupons for all...
The Centre for Global Solutions and Sustainable Development (CENGSSUD) recognized Dr. Ndidi Nnoli-Edozien for driving sustainability awareness and compliance after she facilitated a session on CSR to Corporate Sustainability: Transforming from a short-term philanthropy mind-set to a more strategic, sustainable CSR approach module. The Corporate Sustainability Masterclass 3.0 is platformed...