Meet the Team
Stephen Osawaru
executive director
Osayi Omokaro
director of administration
Teajay Chunu
director of studies
Ibrahim Odion
head of oprations
Some More Things to Know
Ignite StartupX is a social enterprise with programmes designed to accelerate the successful development of aspiring entrepreneurs, and entrepreneurial companies of Startups in Nigeria (Edo State in particular) through an array of business support resources and services, which are developed and orchestrated by our team of experts.
Ignite StartupX is set to nurture, accelerate and train aspiring entrepreneurs, business leaders and startups by attempting to unravel the complexity of leadership, and business management and offer a framework that will help people to become great business leaders with technology as a tool.
In the end, we hope to produce business leaders who will know how to mobilize others to get extraordinary things done in organizations and nations. They will be able to transform values into actions; visions into realities; obstacles into innovations; separateness into solidarity and risks into rewards.
The initiative is meant for motivated people to become business leaders and want tools to become dynamic, strategic and visionary leaders that will transform organizations and our nation.
Our organization has emerged to empower Nigerians through Entrepreneurship, Technology, and Leadership as an engine of change.
At Ignite StartupX, we facilitate access to personalized mentorship, business support services, advisory service, digital marketing, grant opportunities, networking opportunity and business promotions to aspiring entrepreneurs and business owners.
This helps to build the capacity of aspiring entrepreneurs, startup owners/founders and prepare them for successful management of their companies. This works to reduce the high cost of doing business, especially at the startup stage of the business.
Our service stimulates innovation, accelerate growth and anchor high-value development activity in Nigeria. Using these technologies and resources, businesses can develop new products and services more rapidly and effectively.
At Ignite StartupX, we solve the problem of access to quality business and leadership training through Ignite Entrepreneurship Development Centre (Ignite EDC).
The centre is in partnership with Genius Hub Global Initiative, African Center for Leadership, Strategy and Development (Center LSD) founded by Dr Otive Igbuzor based in Abuja, Nigeria and many others.
Ignite StartupX seeks to train aspiring entrepreneurs, business owners, managers and leaders at various levels for free.
This initiative has adopted a vision for the transformation of Nigeria (starting with Edo State) over the next decade to the path of economic revolution and development through Entrepreneurship, Leadership and the most viable tool TECHNOLOGY.
Our business and leadership programme promotes creativity, innovation, peace, harmony and inclusive development. It is focused on providing a platform for youth development. We offer young people the opportunity to be global citizens and examples for other Nigerian youth while equipping them with the experience and skills that matter today for starting their own companies.
Who We Are
Ignite StartupX is a social enterprise with programmes designed to accelerate the successful development of aspiring entrepreneurs, entrepreneurial companies of Startups in Nigerian (Edo State in particular) through an array of business support resources and services, which are developed and orchestrated by our team of experts.
Our Vision
Our vision is to create a total of 10,000 companies, 100,000 jobs, and generate taxable income for the government by 2023.
Our Mission
Inspiring startups, growing companies, providing entrepreneurs with the expertise, networks, and tools they need to make their ventures successful.
Our Core Values
Inspiring startups, growing companies, providing entrepreneurs with the expertise, networks, and tools they need to make their ventures successful.
Our Objectives
- To alleviate the burden of aspiring entrepreneurs, startups and reduce the barrier to business entry in Nigeria.
- To accelerate startup companies and fledgling enterprises with the cardinal need of every business- funding through grants and Loans.
- To provide access to necessary and required resources for startup entrepreneurs to help them achieve their startup dreams.
- To democratize business education to all sundry and institutionalize training in Edo State.
- To promote healthy competition and to foster the spirit of innovation and creativity among Nigerians.
- To birth businesses that will drive the economic prosperity of the country and
“None of us, including me, ever do great things. But we can all do small things, with great love, and together we can do something wonderful”
~ Mother Teresa
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