By Oluwagbenga Bankole
Nigeria’s
number one rugs and carpets brand, Nobel Carpets, has demonstrated its
unalloyed commitment to support and encourage Nigerian women entrepreneurs. The
company reaffirmed this at the just concluded 2015 Empowerment Day event
organized by Prime Women Builders Foundation of Nigeria which took place in
Badagry, Lagos.
With
the theme; An Enterprising Heart, the aim of the event is to assist women in
communities to acquire needed skills to self-realization and empowerment in
their chosen area of endeavor.
Nobel
Carpets and Rugs from the stables of Lucky Fibres plc was also presented with
the Prime Women Builders Foundation of Nigeria Recognition Award for its
outstanding support for women empowerment.
Speaking
at the event which was sponsored by Nobel Carpets, Assistant National Sales
Manager, Mrs. Bunmi Odunoye encouraged women to become self-sufficient by
acquiring entrepreneurial skills which will go a long way in empowering them
economically. She also urged the women to take advantage of empowerment
opportunities provided by Nobel Carpets.
She
said, “As a company, Nobel Carpets understands the role and contribution of
women in the society. We are also aware of some of the economic challenges
women face and we are motivated to empower them to overcome them”.
She
added that “Women can start a centre rug business with as little as N20, 000
and make good margins on every investment. As a company, we would assist women
entrepreneurs in acquiring our products at very affordable prices and also
deliver it to them at no cost so they can maximize profit”.
Also
speaking at the event, National President Prime Women Builders Foundation of
Nigeria, Mrs Adekemi Olofinkua stated that this year’s
event was aimed at encouraging women to go after and create opportunities
rather than wait for them.
She
said, “This year’s theme, ‘An enterprising heart’ reflects a heart that is
creative, enterprising and willing to take challenges, a heart that goes after
opportunities rather than wait for them.”
Mrs.
Olofinkua also expressed her gratitude to Nobel carpets and Rugs for their
continued partnership and support for the foundation in empowering women.
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