AM Agoro Entrepreneurship Series

A massive CONGRATULATIONS to our incredible new AMAESI beneficiaries! 🥳🎉 👏🏿

In today’s business landscape, it takes serious grit, innovation, and passion to build something from scratch. We selected these entrepreneurs because their vision stands out, and their determination is unmatched. They represent the next generation of industry leaders who are ready to change the narrative.

We are incredibly proud to support your journey with the resources needed to scale. Your growth is our win, and we can’t wait to watch your businesses thrive and disrupt the market! 🚀📈

Let’s show them some love! Drop a 'Congratulations' for them in the comments to celebrate their hard work!

Congratulations to you:
Luxury Handmade bag in Nigeria/ Fareykraft
KIDS BALL DRESSES AND FEMALE FASHION DESIGNER IN LAGOS.
SPA IN OSHODI/ISOLO
IRAWO STAR PAINT
Titilayo Okanlawon
Gerard (eye of the gods)
Funkyfit Atelier
Abis Cleaning Services
Dee's Yarn Concept
Dreamland Agric & Allied Ventures

The energy in the room was unmatched! Pitch Day at the A.M. Agoro Entrepreneurship Support Initiative (AMAESI) Grant Interview Event!
The numbers speak for themselves:
👥 85 applications received
🏆 10 final grant beneficiaries selected to build the next big thing!

Our shortlisted entrepreneurs went face-to-face with our panel of judges, defending their metrics, sharing their visions, and proving why their businesses are ready to scale. The competition was fierce, the ideas were brilliant, and while the judges' decision is final, every single founder left it all on the pitch floor. 💯

We are beyond proud to back these 10 new winners as they inject fresh innovation into the market. 🚀

👀 Keep your notifications on as we’ll be introducing you to the final winners and their incredible businesses.

Winning the customer right now isn't easy, but it is entirely possible. 🔥

The 8th Annual A.M. Agoro Entrepreneurship Lecture Series (AMAELS) is back to give you the exact blueprint Nigerian businesses need to adapt, survive, and thrive in today’s tough economy.

Featuring:
✨ Special Guest of Honour: Mr. Olayemi Micheal Cardoso (Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria)
✨ Chairman: Alhaji Chief Rasak Akanni Okoya (CON)
✨ Keynote Speaker: 'Lolu Akinwunmi
Plus an elite panel of industry experts ready to share practical, real-world growth strategies.

🗓️ Saturday, 11 July 2026
⏰ 11 AM (WAT)
📍 Yoruba Tennis Club, Lagos

Secure your seat today! Click the link in our bio to register for free. 🎟️👇
🔗 bit.ly/8thAMAELS26

✨ Introducing Our Keynote Speaker!

We are highly honored to announce that 'Lolu Akinwunmi will be delivering the keynote address at the 8th Annual A.M. Agoro Entrepreneurship Lecture Series (AMAELS), he will be speaking on this year's highly vital theme: "Winning the Customer in a Tough Economy (How Nigerian Businesses Can Adapt and Grow)."

'Lolu Akinwunmi is a legendary marketing communications professional with over 40 years of experience. He is the Founder and Group CEO of Prima Garnet Africa, a past President of the Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria (AAAN), and former Chairman of the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON). Known for pioneering the national "Good People, Great Nation" rebranding project, he is an inducted Hall of Fame marketing legend, author, and postgraduate lecturer dedicated to business leadership and strategic communication.

If you are looking for battle-tested strategies to keep your business customer-centric and thriving through economic shifts, you cannot afford to miss this session.

📅 Date: Saturday, 11 July 2026
📍 Venue: Yoruba Tennis Club, Lagos.

Secure your seat today before slots fill up!
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/8thamaels26 (Link also in the bio)

How do you keep your customers happy and your business growing when times get tough? Find out at the 8th Annual A.M. Agoro Entrepreneurship Lecture Series (AMAELS).

This year, we are diving deep into a theme that matters to every business owner, innovator, and leader: "Winning the Customer in a Tough Economy (How Nigerian Businesses Can Adapt and Grow)."

↑ Venue: Yoruba Tennis Club, Lagos

Date: Saturday, 11 July 2026

Time: 11:00 AM

Register Here: https://bit.ly/8thAMAELS26 (Link in the bio)

We are deeply honored to announce the legendary industrialist, property developer, and philanthropist, Alhaji Chief Rasak Akanni Okoya, CON, as the Chairman of the Occasion for the 8th Annual A.M. Agoro Entrepreneurship Lecture Series (AMAELS)!

As the Founder and Chairman of the Eleganza Group of Companies, his legendary journey in indigenous manufacturing embodies resilience and strategic growth. He will be presiding over this year's crucial conversation: "Winning the Customer in a Tough Economy (How Nigerian Businesses Can Adapt and Grow)."

Alhaji Chief Rasak Akanni Okoya, CON, is a Nigerian industrialist, property developer, and philanthropist — Founder and Chairman of the Eleganza Group of Companies and of RAO Investment Property Company Limited. Born on Lagos Island on 12 January 1940, he rose, with only a primary education, from his father's tailoring trade to build one of Nigeria's largest homegrown manufacturing conglomerates, with a market reaching across West Africa.

His enterprise extends from the everyday goods that furnish Nigerian homes to the residential estates and warehousing shaping the Lekki–Epe corridor. A holder of the national honour of Commander of the Order of the Niger and the Aare of Lagos, he stands among the country's foremost indigenous industrialists and elder statesmen of enterprise.

Learn from an elder statesman of enterprise whose business footprint extends from everyday consumer goods to critical real estate infrastructure.

📍 Venue: Yoruba Tennis Club, Lagos.
📅 Date: Saturday, 11 July 2026

🔗 Registration link: https://bit.ly/8thAMAELS26

Do you want to uncover the exact strategic shifts required to protect your revenue and scale despite a tough economy?
Then join us at the 8th Annual A.M. Agoro Entrepreneurship Lecture Series (AMAELS), where we dive into the theme: "Winning the Customer in a Tough Economy."

🗓️ Saturday, 11th July 2026
📍 Yoruba Tennis Club, Lagos.

Register to Attend: https://bit.ly/8thAMAELS26

How do you win customers in a tough economy? 📉✨
​Find out at the 8th Annual A.M. Agoro Entrepreneurship Lecture Series (AMAELS).

We are honored to introduce our Special Guest, Mr. Olayemi M. Cardoso, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Mr. Olayemi Michael Cardoso is the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), appointed in September 2023, where he leads the nation’s monetary authority at a pivotal moment for Nigeria’s economic stability. In recognition of his leadership and reform-driven approach, he was named Central Bank Governor of the Year at the 2025 African Banker Awards.

In the private sector, Cardoso has held senior leadership positions across the financial services industry, including as Chairman of Citibank Nigeria. He also served on the boards of several leading corporations and non-profit organizations, contributing his expertise in finance, corporate governance, and sustainable development.

Internationally, Cardoso has provided strategic guidance to a range of global institutions on economic development, urban policy, and financial sector reform.

An advocate for good governance, accountability, and inclusivity, Cardoso’s leadership at the Central Bank of Nigeria is marked by a commitment to restoring confidence, ensuring price stability, deepening the financial system, and positioning Nigeria as a competitive player in the global economy.

Cardoso holds a Bachelor’s degree in Managerial and Administrative Studies from Aston University, UK, and a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government as a Mason Fellow. He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers and an Honorary Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria.

​Join the conversation on how Nigerian businesses can adapt, scale, and grow despite macroeconomic pressures.

​🗓️ Saturday, 11th July 2026
📍 Yoruba Tennis Club, Lagos.

Register to Attend: https://bit.ly/8thAMAELS26

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The ultimate business cheat code? Knowledge + Capital. 📈💸

Capital without structure is just an expensive mistake. Knowledge without funding is just a daydream. True scale happens when they meet.
Discover the powerful balance of AMAELS (Knowledge) and AMAESI (Capital) at the 8th AM Agoro Entrepreneurship Lecture Series.

📍 Yoruba Tennis Club, Lagos (Physical & Virtual)
🗓 Saturday, 11th July 2026

🔗 Stay tuned registration link dropping soon!

The average Nigerian wallet has shrunk. If your customers are changing how they spend, you must change how you sell.

Let's discuss these survival blueprints live at the 8th AM Agoro Entrepreneurship Lecture Series.
🗓️ Saturday, 11th July 2026
📍 Yoruba Tennis Club, Lagos (Physical & Virtual)
🎟️ Free Registration: Anticipate the registration link