#StartupSouth debuts radio programme on entrepreneurship

#StartupSouth is happy to announce the debut of a business roundtable radio entrepreneurship education program on Wish 99.5FM Port Harcourt.

The business roundtable show is a 30-minute startup and entrepreneurship education programme that would leverage the experience of successful entrepreneurs in teaching different aspects of running a business. One of such is Tomi Davies—President, African Business Angel Network (ABAN) and Co-Founder, Lagos Angel Network.

Part of the show will be used to promote results of the program and some businesses from the #StartupSouth network, this promotion would usually take the form of interviews with a representative of the selected business.

"The goal is to get a lot more people learning how to start and grow innovation-based businesses while supporting them with access to funding", Uche Aniche—Convener, #StartupSouth tells Benjamin Dada.

There will also be a dedicated portal for questions and answers (Q&A) after every episode.

Some of the topics to be treated include: Introduction to Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Validating Ideas, Team Building, Introduction to Selling, Introduction to Finance/Accounting Tools, Unit Economics, Funding, Pitching and many more.

The show is a partnership between Wish 99.5FM and #StartupSouth and will last for an initial one year.

The programme is scheduled to start on Monday, December 24 at 9:00am every week day.

About Wish 99.5FM

Wish 99.5FM is the first and only business radio east of the Niger operating out of Port Harcourt. Their signal is received across five states in the regions.

About #StartupSouth

#StartupSouth is a four-year-old startup and entrepreneurship ecosystem development project focused on the South-South/South-East. Her goal is to educate, support and attract investors to founders living and operating in the regions.