Layal Tinubu Empowers Women Entrepreneurs With 40 Million Naira Grant At “Be Empowered” Maiden Edition Event
Layal Jade Tinubu, the co-founder and director of the Noella Foundation, is making waves in the entrepreneurial world with her latest initiative, “Be Empowered.” Which took place on June 29th, left a lasting impact on all those in attendance. The event aims at providing women entrepreneurs with the tools and opportunities they need to start, scale, and sustain their businesses. The maiden edition of this event was a resounding success, as 14 young women entrepreneurs were empowered with a shared sum of 40 Million Naira Grant.
The event featured some incredible keynote speakers, including Adaora Mbelu, a renowned creator and chief storyteller, Tejumade Tejuoso, a social impact leader, Nonye Udeogu, an award winning entrepreneur & content creator, and Teni Sagoe, creative director.
These speakers shared and provided quality insights and experiences with the attendees.
The 14 beneficiaries of the Grant were carefully selected based on their business ideas, passion, and potential for growth. Each recipient received a portion of the 40 Million Naira Grant, which they can use to invest in their businesses, expand their operations, or launch new ventures.
The 40 Million Naira Grant awarded at the event will undoubtedly make a significant impact on the lives and businesses of the recipients, enabling them to take their entrepreneurial endeavors to new heights.
Layal Tinubu took to her Instagram platform to express her gratitude for the success of the event. In her post, she shared her motivation behind the initiative.
On Saturday the 29th, I hosted the maiden edition of my initiative titled
“Be Empowered” An initiative birthed out of my desire to provide women in entrepreneurship the adequate tools and opportunities to start, sustain and scale their businesses.
We received over a thousand applications and my team and I personally vetted each and every business to eventually shortlist 60 candidates, it was an extremely difficult choice as there were so many innovative businesses. From those 60 candidates, it was my honour to then be able to distribute the 40 million naira grant amongst 14 winners.
We’re not stopping there. I’m excited to now be moving into the boot camp stage of this initiative, where those 14 candidates will be put through a 5 week training program teaching them fundamentals of business by experts. This aligns with my vision to equip entrepreneurs with the necessary tools to sustain what they have.
I would like to thank all participants who applied, all attendees who showed up on the day, and the 14 winners. I’d also like to thank the co-founder of Noella Foundation, Seyi Tinubu for his unwavering support and presence on the day.
She went on to thank her team at Noella Foundation for working tirelessly in planning and ensuring the success of “Be Empowered” event.
The success of the maiden edition of “Be Empowered” is just the beginning for Layal and the Noella Foundation. Her work is making a real difference in the lives of women entrepreneurs.
