Southeast incubation
Starting聽a business requires聽critical identification of problem prevalent in the chosen community with the aim of聽coming up with solution and doing聽what is needful, the Coordinator, South-east Incubation Zone, Dr.聽Loveth O. Ekwueme,聽has said.
Ekwueme disclosed this during a聽1-day virtual sensitisation programme for students in the region, aimed at聽acquainting them聽on the philosophy of Business Creation & Growth (GST 302) in preparation for the presentation of their business plan proposal聽so as to聽come聽out excellently.
The聽incubation聽zone’s areas of focus for business plan proposal, according to聽her,聽are the four out of seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations, which are to alleviate poverty,聽zero聽hunger,聽good聽health聽&聽well聽being and聽quality聽education.
The former聽Ag.聽Head of Department (HOD), Library and Information Science,聽reiterated that the zone’s thematic areas of focus are Agripreneur, Biotechnology, Green Education, Information Communication and Integrated Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (ISTEM).
The coordinator聽stated that students are expected to link their business plan proposals聽to synchronize with the thematic and SDGs, with the purpose of bringing out their creative and innovative ideas.
She聽reeled out the content鈥檚 requirement of聽a聽student鈥檚 business plan write up, which,聽among others,聽are executive summary, mission & vision statements and product/service description.
While acknowledging that the course is compulsory without which graduation would be elusive, the coordinator cautioned on the dangers of handling it with levity.
Ekwueme emphasised the importance of decent dressing when appearing for聽a聽virtual meeting as well as having business plan proposal of products/services in videos form.