S.M.I.L.E
The mentees in the Social Enterprise Cohort of S.M.I.L.E’s Executive Mentoring Program for Youth(EMPY) had an insightful time with facilitators from the Wema Bank Plc team during the retreat held on Saturday July 20, 2024 at the Wema Bank Plc Purple Academy.
Ms. Oladele Team Lead, Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility, taught the mentees about the importance of crafting a clear and compelling Vision, Mission and Values. She encouraged them to align their work with the Sustainable Development Goals and cited practical ways to identify and prioritize high impact programs.
Special thanks to Ms. Peace Igwe and Mr Deji Mahmood, Investor
Relations Officer at Wema Bank Plc, who shed more light on the importance of data collation, analysis and interpretation in reporting and communicating impact.
We are yet to recover from the mental shift by Mrs. Oluwaferanmi Owolabi, Head of Purple Academy Wema Bank Plc. who taught the mentees on the need to properly understand their social enterprise, the needs it was created to meet and the specific details they need to have so they can easily scale and be grant ready.
Mr Ajibade Laolu-Adewale
Group Head, Partnerships & Ecosystem wrapped up the session by encouraging the social entrepreneurs to embrace a value-driven approach to building relationships with investors and partners.
The first day was wrapped up by a joint session for mentees in the Career, Business and Social Enterprise Cohorts on Sales and Marketing Strategies by Mr Idy Enang, CEO Corporate Shepherds Limited and the President/Chairman of the Governing Council of the National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria.