The FATE School of FATE Foundation has announced the winners of the Mitsubishi Corporation-sponsored Aspiring Entrepreneur Program: Business Case for Sustainability (AEP Sustainability).

The organization said the winners were selected after a 12-week hybrid program with 30 sustainability startups. He said the program provides startups with the knowledge, tools and skills to grow viable businesses.

He added that the hybrid format allows for full exploration of the curriculum focusing on the pivot of the sustainability model, sector empowerment and financial literacy in a way that is both practical/experiential and informative to support innovative business ideas. , generate income and create jobs. .

She indicated that the sectors represented were renewable energy, circular economy, climate change, green economy and sustainable development.

According to the organization, the three winners are Managing Director, Oke Partners, Bolajoko Ireoluwa, (1st position – N750,000); CEO, Event Mantis Limited, Rowland Oluwafolakemi, (2nd position – N500,000) and CEO, Designed Spaces by Yemi, Olayiwola Omoyemi, (3rd position – N250,000).

In a statement, FATE Foundation Executive Director Ms. Adenike Adeyemi said, “We are committed to empowering businesses across Nigeria and AEP Sustainability has enabled us to provide training, advisory support and connection. within the ecosystem to entrepreneurs who have created impact in the sustainability value chain.