As part of measures towards a hitch-free event this year, the Oyo Mega Trade Fair 2013 has entered into partnership with GMN Discount Card, a company that specialises in digital trade promotion and marketing. Announcing this in Ibadan during the weekend, the president of Oyo Mega Trade Fair, Mr. Delight Owoyemi, said the involvement of GMN in the trade fair would impact positively on the overall success of the 10-day event which kicks off on August 9. He told the Central Working Committee of the Oyo Mega Trade Fair 2013 that no stone would be left unturned in ensuring a... Continue Reading
By Nawa Mutumweno – Farming in Zambia is beset with many factors which lead to high costs of production such as high cost of finance, poor extension services, lack of access to finance and credible agricultural research, fees, levies, numerous taxes, etc. Government announced the 2012/13 crop forecast results recently against a cloud of uncertainty that a reduction in maize production was eminent due to the early stoppage of the rains, effects of army worms, replanting and late delivery of the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) inputs in most parts of the country. The Agricultural Production Survey estimates carried out... Continue Reading
The Federal Government has been called upon to create an enabling environment for business initiatives to grow and blossom. Speaking in Ibadan while unveiling the logo of the forth-coming Oyo Mega Trade Fair, the president of the National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (NIMN), Mr. Rotimi Adeyeye, said it was the duty of government to create an enabling environment for the players and not to dabble into business ventures. Mr. Adeyeye said what the government ought to do was to create conducive atmosphere by putting the necessary infrastructure in place, providing the right social amenities and utilities and instituting independent... Continue Reading
Thursday 15 May 2013, Westcliff Hotel, South Africa applauded and awarded innovator and entrepreneur, Innocent Sibeko, as the Regional Pitch & Polish winner from workshops held in April in Secunda and Sasolburg. Pitch & Polish is a workshop-come-competition which tests the contestants’ ability to pitch their idea convincingly to investors. Contestants are coached on the art of pitching while the audience role-play as investors and bank managers. The free, day-long business training programme gives each entrepreneur valuable knowledge and insights into business which has a ripple effect in the communities where it’s held, encouraging more people to explore their ‘inner... Continue Reading
By Nawa Mutumweno – National Airports Corporation (NAC) is set to roll out an infrastructure replacement programme to modernise the country’s four international airports. The company has received 19 bids from international and local firms to replace outdated infrastructure at the aviation facilities, information availed by the Zambian Embassy in Washington, USA, Deputy Head of Mission, Ben Kangwa has revealed. In a presentation on a panel discussion titled ‘Aviation: Safe Skies for Africa Space Integration’ that took place in Cincinatti, Ohio, NAC managing director Robinson Misitala says great business opportunities in infrastructure development now exist. The country’s four international airports... Continue Reading
