Quick Takes

Tony Elumelu to Speak at the White House

African business leader and philanthropist Tony Elumelu, will speak at a White House event hosted by United States President Barack Obama today to celebrate emerging entrepreneurs around the globe. The event is a prelude to Obama’s scheduled trip to Kenya this summer for the Global Entrepreneurship Summit.

The White House event will bring together established and emerging entrepreneurs from all over the world who can benefit from the support and commitment of investors, governments, private foundations, and individuals. Elumelu is the only nonAmerican speaker at the event.

The United Bank for Africa chairman is no stranger to the promotion of global entrepreneurs— Elumelu’s foundation recently launched the $100 million Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme, which aims to assist in growing 10,000 start-up companies across the African continent over the next 10 years

Other speakers at the event include Mark Cuban( owner of the Dallas Mavericks); Barbara Corcoran(Founder of Barbara Corcoran Venture Partners); Daymond John, (CEO and founder of FUBU —all investors on the hit ABC show SharkTank); Antonio Gracias(Founder of Valor Equity Partners); and Julie Hanna (Founder of Kiva).

Regenesys’ Forum on Competitive Advantage

Regenesys Business School has brought experts together who will discuss how Organisations can have the advantage required to deliver sustainable profit margins and business continuity.

Strategy involves decisions on where organisations will compete, and how they can win in those areas.

Regenesys has brought together local and international experts, to treat this topic in three emerging markets namely South Africa, India and Nigeria. In Nigeria, the experts, who not only have vast experience in strategy crafting, but also in successful execution of strategy, will unpack strategy and give case studies and practical knowledge that participants can apply in their own organisations.

According to the organisers, Harvard Professor of Business Administration, Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Founder/Chairman of Regenesys, Dr Marko Saravanja will lead guest speakers.

“Casadesus-Masanell, as well as every member of the panel, are experts in the strategyfield, and therefore will be able to answer any questions for any stage of strategy development, execution and evaluation,” the organisers said.

According to them, event aims to specifically contribute to emerging market managers to understand central strategic challenges facing senior managers and CEO’s, and through case study examination, be guided towards identifying or understanding the roots of competitive advantage, evaluating the limits to such advantage; and towards making decisions that create and sustain performance advantages over time.

PTV Rewards Customers

As a way of appreciating its esteemed customers for their patronage, Peace Tidings Ventures Limited, a cellphone marketing company, recently rewarded its loyal customers. One of the customer got a new Hyundai Accent car.

Speaking at the prize presentation in Lagos, the Chief Executive Officer, PTV, Mr. Banji Adesanmi said the company organises an annual customer reward promotion that has run for two years.

‘’The promo is to buy a phone worth three thousand naira from any of the company offices statewide and a raffle draw ticket would be issued instantly and that qualifies the customer for the draw. And other consolation prizes are given to different customers every week which 20 finalists were drawn from the company’s 14 branches for the final raffle draw’’ he said.

Mr. Abiodun Akano, an agent of Ikeja Disco centre, who bought N15, 000 Opsson’s phone- double Sim, won the star prize of Hyundai Accent Car.

Akano expressed joy of becoming a brand new car owner. He thanked the company for an uncompromisable and well conducted promo.